21世纪学生英文报（初一）第14期These flowers s

Sunflowers are amazing. 向日葵太棒了。

show us that告诉我们

plants do not just stand around and do nothing

植物不会只是站在那里什么都不做

look toward the sun

望向太阳

as it rises in the east

当太阳从东方升起时

As the sun moves westward, the flowers also turn west.

当太阳向西移动时，花朵也会向西移动。

according to a 2016 study

根据2016年的一项研究

the stems of sunflowers

向日葵的茎

grow at different speeds

以不同的速度生长

during different times of the day

在一天中的不同时间

moves from east to west

从东向西移动

the east side of the stem

茎的东侧

grows faster than the west side

比西侧生长得更快

this uneven  growth

这种不均匀的生长

leans  toward the sun

向太阳倾斜

similarly同样

when the sun sets

当太阳落山时

the growth on the west side of the stem

茎西侧的生长量

slowly turns back to the east

慢慢地返回东方

begin the cycle

开始这个循环