英語日記帶翻譯

一天，我們家裏搬來了幾盆花。它大約有一米高，圓柱形的主枝上，不規則的伸出一些分枝，分支的頂部長着一些形狀扁平、邊緣呈波浪狀的大綠葉，在這些綠葉之間，點綴着像火炬的花苞。爸爸告訴我，這是曇花，開放時可美了！

One day, we moved a few pots of flowers. It is about one meter high. On the cylindrical main branch, it extends out some branches irregularly. At the top of the branch, there are some big green leaves with flat shape and wavy edge. Among these green leaves, there are flower bracts like torches. Dad told me, this is Epiphyllum, when it's open, it's beautiful!

聽了爸爸的話，我搬來椅子，坐在花盆前，目不轉睛的盯着花。爸爸看我很奇怪，問：“你在看什麼呢？”“我在等曇花開花，看看它是不是真的那麼美麗。”“傻孩子，曇花要在晚上纔會開放呢！”爸爸笑着說。

After listening to my father, I moved to a chair and sat in front of the flowerpot, staring at the flowers. Dad looked at me strangely and asked, "what are you looking at?" "I'm waiting for the Epiphyllum to bloom and see if it's really so beautiful." "Silly child, Epiphyllum will open at night!" Dad said with a smile.

於是，我們耐心等着。到了夜裏十點鐘左右，我突然發現整個花株抖動了一下，然後花苞慢慢地翹起來，就像層層的紗衣在慢慢打開。接着曇花使勁地撐開柔美的花瓣，直到將潔白如雪的花朵呈現於萬物之間。我驚歎不已。

So we waited patiently. At about ten o'clock in the night, I suddenly found that the whole flower plant shook, and then the buds slowly rose, like layers of gauze clothes slowly opening. Then Epiphyllum Vigorously opens the soft and beautiful petals until it presents the white flowers like snow among all things. I was amazed.

這時，我突然想到，曇花這麼美麗，爲什麼不在白天開放，將這份美麗呈現給更多人呢？我帶着這個疑問，翻閱了許多資料，終於在一本《大自然祕密》的書裏找到了答案。原來曇花開花的奇異特性與它的原產地的`氣候和地理特點有關，它生長在美洲墨西哥至巴西的沙漠之中，那裏的氣候又幹又熱，但到了晚上就涼快多了。晚上開花，可以避開強烈的陽光，又可以大大減少水分的蒸發，使它的生命得到延續。天長地久，曇花在夜間開花的特性就逐漸形成，代代相傳，延續至今了。

At this time, I suddenly thought that Epiphyllum is so beautiful, why not open in the daytime, and present this beauty to more people? With this question, I read a lot of information, and finally found the answer in a Book of nature's secret. Originally, the unique characteristics of Epiphyllum flowering are related to the climate and geographical characteristics of its origin. It grows in the desert from Mexico to Brazil in America, where the climate is dry and hot, but it is much cooler at night. Flowering at night, can avoid strong sunlight, but also can greatly reduce the evaporation of water, so that its life can be continued. For a long time, the characteristics of Epiphyllum blooming at night gradually formed, passed down from generation to generation, and has continued to this day.

原來曇花還蘊含着一定的科學道理，我相信只要留心觀察生活，就一定會在大自然中發現更多的奧祕。

It turns out that Epiphyllum also contains certain scientific principles. I believe that as long as you pay attention to life, you will find more mysteries in nature.