The Nursery

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sensitive 

Plants are very sensitive to water.敏感

rot 

腐烂

crumple 

When plants don’t get enough water, their leaves crumple and die. 枯萎

absorb 

Plants absorb water at their own rate. 吸收

pour 

He never pours water directly on the soil. 倒水

soil 

The sand in the soil keeps the roots dry. 土壤

basin 

He pours water in basins beneath the plants. 盆

beneath 

The basins sit beneath the plants.在……下方。

flat 

The basins have flat bottoms like plates. 平的

bottom

 The basins have flat bottoms like plates. 底部

draw 

The plants can draw water from the basins. 汲取

decaying 

He looks for decaying roots and leaves. 腐烂的

prevent 

He follows steps to prevent the plants from getting worse. 防止

repot

 He needs to repot the plants with rotting roots. 换盆

recover 

Then the plants recover. 恢复

reduce 

That reduces the plants’ risk of getting sick again. 降低

delicate 

Delicate plants are more likely to get diseases. 嫩弱的

disease 

Delicate plants are more likely to get diseases. 疾病

attract 

Delicate plants attract bugs. 招来，吸引

spray 

He sprays the healthy leaves with soapy water.喷洒

perform 

performs完成

ambition 

His ambition is to own his own nursery someday. 志向