根有两大重要功能，就是令树木坚固稳定，好能抵御暴风，以及汲取泥土的养分。

Roots serve two important functions. They give a tree stability, enabling it to stand in fierce storms, and they provide nutrients from the soil.

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大多数空气凤梨的根只起到固定植株的作用，令它们自己牢牢地附着在其他的植株或物品之上。

The roots for most Tillandsias are for anchorage only, attaching the plants firmly to its plant or object.

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- If you eat these raw, which they do in many places around the world, if you eat a bitter one, you could, in fact, get enough cyanide to kill you.

如果你生吃它们的话，它们在世界上的很多地方都存在，如果你吃了一个苦的根，可能，实际上，它所含的氰化物的量足以令你死亡。

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