Their seed heads raised just high enough above the ground to catch the wind, the plants are no bigger than they need be, their stems are hollow, and all the rigidity comes from their water content.

它们的种子的顶端向上生长，其距离地面的高度刚好可以接触到风；它们的体型大小也刚好是生长所需的尺寸；它们的茎是空心的，且仅仅是通过体内的含水量来保持自身的坚挺。

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The wind chasing the rain, rain to catch the wind, wind and rain together to catch up with the clouds of the sky, the whole world is in the rain.

风追着雨，雨赶着风，风和雨联合起来追赶着天上的乌云，整个天地都处在雨水之中。

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The movement is unusual, a bit like windsurfing, except that rather than having a sail to catch the wind, the beetle USES its wings to generate power.

这一动作不同寻常，有点像帆板运动。唯一的区别就是，甲虫获取风力的工具并非船帆，而是自己的翅膀。

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Cloth sails were used to catch the wind to move a ship through the water.

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But we were able to catch sight of some hammocks hanging from branches, rocked by the wind, and I saw, nestling in them, the girls who had led us to that place.

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