双语：鼠尾草,你是我最好的舞伴!

Sometimes when I am weeding in the late afternoon, I hear the vibrating wings of the ruby-throated hummingbird before I see it dipping its beak into the long tubular flowers of the blue anise sage (Salvia guaranitica) called Black and Blue for its cobalt-blue petals and near-black calyxes at the base of the flowers. Hummingbirds are shy, but if I remain perfectly still, it is usually so intent on the nectar inside those deep blue trumpets that I can admire it out of the corner of my eye as it backs out of one flower and moves on to another. Then, in a flash of iridescent green and red, it is gone. 我在傍晚除草的时候，偶尔会听到红喉蜂鸟扑腾翅膀的声音，紧接着，就会看到它把喙伸进瓜拉尼鼠尾草(Salvia guaranitica)的管状花朵里。这些花又被称为蓝黑鼠尾草(Black and Blue)，因为其花瓣呈钴蓝色，花朵基部的花萼则近乎黑色。蜂鸟怕人，不过如果我保持一动不动的姿势，它通常就会专心致志从深蓝色喇叭里吸食花蜜了。这样，我就可以用眼角看着它从一朵花飞到另一朵花上。接着，它就会在红绿交织的绚烂色彩中一闪而过，倏而消失。 Black and Blue holds its flowers aloft on footlong spikes that lean into the landscape, contributing to its laid-back personality and to the sense of movement in the garden. This plant has grown so big, it is leaning over the little chicken-wire fence that protects my French filet bean plants from the rabbits. The bean plants are full of snow-white flowers that will soon turn into slender bean pods, given all the bumblebees crawling over the blossoms. 蓝黑鼠尾草的花朵悬垂在一英尺长（约合30厘米）的穗状花序上，穗状花序斜倚在周围绿色的景观中，展露出闲适自在的意味，给花园带来一丝灵动的生机。这株植物长得太大了，已经伸出了保护菜豆(French filet bean)不被兔子啃食的小铁丝网。菜豆的植株上挂满了雪白的花，有一大群熊蜂正在花朵上忙碌，所以它们很快就会长成狭长的豆荚了。 One morning last week, I savored one of those serendipitous moments that no gardener can ever plan for: the deep blue-black salvia flowers mingling with the pure white bean blossoms. Salvias are the perfect dance partners; they make all the other plants look better. 上周的某个早晨，我体会到了任何园丁都可遇而不可求的一个时刻：深蓝与黑色相间的鼠尾草花与菜豆的纯白色花朵交相辉映，美不胜收。鼠尾草是最好的舞伴；它们能让所有其它植物增色生辉。 更多精彩推荐： 北京英语口语培训多少钱 http://www.douban.com/note/543572077/ 北京职场英语口语哪个好 http://www.douban.com/note/543570786/ 北京职场英语口语排名 http://www.douban.com/note/543569654/