这些点是标记，使他们能够测量花朵从萌芽到开花的每一次大小和形状的变化。

These dots were markers that enabled them to measure every change in the size and shape of the flower as it went from bud to bloom.

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为了使自己在新的一年中芝麻开花节节高，人们会回顾上一年所取得的成就，并找出仍需提高的地方。

Those wishing to excel in the year ahead tend to review their previous accomplishments and consider areas for improvement.

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栽种的日子，你周围圈上篱笆，又到早晨使你所种的开花。但在愁苦极其伤痛的日子，所收割的，都飞去了。

In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

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