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Aaah, Squeaks and I just got back from playing outside, and I'm really thirsty!
啊，吱吱和我刚从外面玩回来，我快渴死了！
With the straw in this bottle, I can get all of my water out of the bottle… every last drop! Its long, skinny shape fits perfectly into the bottle.
有了瓶子里的吸管，我就可以把瓶子里的水都拿出来了，一滴不剩！它又长又细的形状完全适合装在瓶子里。
And hey — you know what that reminds me of? Flowers and their pollinators! Let me explain.
你知道这让我想起了什么吗？花和它们的传粉者！我来解释一下。
So, Squeaks: Remember when we watched butterflies in The Fort's garden last week?
吱吱：还记得我们上周在沃斯堡的花园里看蝴蝶吗？
We saw them flying from flower to flower. They were there to drink the flower's sweet, sugary nectar.
我们看到它们在花丛中飞来飞去，他们在那里是为了喝那甘甜的花蜜。
But when the butterflies landed, they also got some dusty yellow stuff on their legs. That was pollen.
但是当蝴蝶着陆时，它们的腿上也有一些尘土飞扬的黄色的东西，那就是花粉。
And as the butterflies moved from flower to flower, they spread that pollen around — collecting it from one flower and dropping it on another one.
当蝴蝶从一朵花飞到另一朵花时，它们把花粉传播开来——从一朵花上收集花粉，然后撒在另一朵花上。
When an animal moves pollen from one plant to another, it's called pollination. And the animals that carry pollen are called pollinators.
当动物将花粉从一种植物转移到另一种植物时，这就叫做“授粉”，携带花粉的动物被称为“传粉者”。
Some plants need pollination so they can make seeds. And new seeds can grow into… Right, new plants!
一些植物需要授粉才能产生种子，新的种子可以长成……对，新的植物！
So, that means everyone wins! The butterfly gets a sugary drink of the nectar it likes, and the plant gets a little help making new seeds.
所以，这意味着双赢！蝴蝶可以从它喜欢的花蜜中得到含糖的饮料，植物也可以得到一些帮助来制造新的种子。
What does that have to do with my straw?
这跟我的吸管有什么关系呢？
Well, I'm glad you asked! See, there are so many kinds of flowers, and they come in all shapes, sizes, and colors.
嗯，很高兴你问了！你看，有这么多种类的花，它们有各种形状、大小和颜色。
And there are all kinds of pollinators! There are butterflies, but also bees, bats, and more.
还有各种各样的传粉者！有蝴蝶，也有蜜蜂，蝙蝠等等。
And sometimes, these animals have body parts that make them great for pollinating certain flowers.
有时，这些动物的身体部位使它们能够很好地为某些花朵授粉。
Like, let's look at butterflies again. When we think of butterflies, we usually think of their pretty wings.
我们再来看看蝴蝶。当我们想到蝴蝶时，我们通常会想到它们那美丽的翅膀。
But butterflies have another cool body part called a proboscis.
但是蝴蝶有另一个很酷的身体部位叫“喙”。
A proboscis is a specially shaped part of their mouths that butterflies use to drink the nectar from flowers.
喙是蝴蝶嘴巴上的一个特殊形状的部分，蝴蝶用它来喝花里的花蜜。
It acts kind of like a straw… and it can look like one, too.
它的作用有点像吸管，外形也像吸管。
A butterfly can use its long, skinny proboscis to reach nectar even in flowers that are long and skinny, just like my straw could get to the bottom of this bottle!
蝴蝶可以用它那又长又细的喙去接触花蜜，即便是又长又细的花朵，就像我的吸管可以到达这个瓶子的底部一样！
If a butterfly had a shorter or wider proboscis, it wouldn't be able to reach the nectar as well… or at all!
如果蝴蝶的喙较短或较宽，那么也无法接触到花蜜，甚至一点儿都接触不到！
Isn't it cool? And there are all kinds of examples like this!
很酷吧？还有很多这样的例子！
Sometimes, we can tell what kinds of flowers an animal pollinates by looking really close at their structure, or the way the animal is shaped.
有时，我们可以通过仔细观察花朵的结构或形状来判断动物授粉的花的种类。
So, let's try another example! Squeaks, are you ready?
我们再来举一个例子！吱吱，你准备好了吗？
Okay, let's look at the tube-lipped bat! This bat has a really, really long tongue! In fact, its tongue is longer than its whole body!
好了，咱们来看看长嘴蝙蝠！这只蝙蝠有着非常非常长的舌头！事实上，它的舌头比它的整个身体还长！
So, what do you think, Squeaks? What do you think the function, or job, of this super long tongue is?
吱吱，你怎么看？你觉得这个超长舌头的功能或工作是什么？
Do you think the flower it drinks nectar from looks flat and wide like this? Or tall and narrow, like this?
你觉得它喝花蜜的花像这样又平又宽？还是像这样又高又窄？
Right! The bat's long tongue can reach all the way to the bottom of the long flower.
没错！蝙蝠的长舌头可以一直伸到长花的底部。
And the flower is big enough at the top so the bat can fit its head inside!
因为花的顶部足够大，蝙蝠可以把整个脑袋塞进去！
And check it out — the part of the flower that makes pollen is also close to the top, so when the bat sticks its furry head inside, it gets covered in pollen.
你看，花里产生花粉的部分也靠近顶部，所以当蝙蝠把它毛茸茸的头伸进去时，它就被花粉覆盖了。
Then, when the bat flies away and goes to drink from its next flower, some of the pollen will fall off.
然后，当蝙蝠飞走去喝下一朵花的时候，一些花粉就会脱落。
This is really fun! Let's do one more! This time, we'll look at the flower first.
这真的很有趣！咱们再举一个例子！这次，我们先来看花。
This flower is pollinated by a bird. Which bird do you think is the mystery pollinator?
这种花是由鸟授粉的，你认为哪种鸟是这种花的神秘传粉者？
This one, with the short, thick beak... ...or this one, with the thin curved beak?
是这种，喙短而粗... ...还是这种，喙是弯的？
Right again! The hummingbird's beak has a thin, curved structure, so it can reach way down into the flower so the bird can get its yummy nectar.
又答对了！蜂鸟的喙有一个薄而弯曲的结构，所以它可以伸进花里，这样鸟就可以吃到美味的花蜜。
The flower's opening is just big enough for the bird's little head to fit in.
花朵的开口刚好能让小鸟的小脑袋伸进去。
So, the hummingbird's head and body will get dusted with pollen.
所以蜂鸟的头部和身体上会沾上花粉。
And then, that pollen will fall off on the next flower as the bird looks for another drink.
然后，当鸟儿寻找另一种饮料时，花粉就会落在下一朵花朵上。
And speaking of a drink… I think I could use a refill! Thanks for joining me here at The Fort.
说到喝的，我想我需要再来一杯！感谢大家来到沃斯堡。
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