" Now I plant maguey because it needs less water" .

" 现在我种植龙舌，因为它需要 的水更少。"

Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton which was imported or ayate fibre made from the maguey cactus.

阿兹特克人的常是由进口的棉花或由马圭仙人掌制成的阿亚特纤维制成的。

De Santiago said he provides a liter of water every month to each of his 400 maguey plants.

德·圣地亚哥说，他每月为他的400株龙舌提供1升水。

[Interviewer] It's a roasted maguey worm taco.

- [采访者] 这是烤龙舌卷饼。

The heart of a maguey (a kind of agave) will produce as much as six litres per day for up to six months.

龙舌（一种龙舌）的心脏每天会产生多 6 升的液体，持 6 个月。

Because it requires fresh sap, and the maguey's growing range is limited, pulque remains a proudly local product, made only in Mexico City and nearby states.

因为它需要新鲜的汁液， 而龙舌的生范围有限，所以龙舌酒仍然是引以为豪的本地产品，只在墨西哥城和附近的州生产。

In contrast, Nana Huatzin used the thorns of their maguey plant to draw out his blood, and because he could not afford incense, he burned scabs from his own body.

相比之下， 纳纳华津用他们的龙舌植物的刺来抽取自己的血，由于买不起香，他便燃烧自己身上的痂皮。

Pulque-makers carve out the heart of a mature maguey plant (ie, one around 12 years old) and collect the sap, known as aguamiel, or " honey water" , for its ultra-sweet taste.

龙舌酒制造商从成熟的龙舌植物（即 12 岁左右的植物）中挖出心脏，并收集其汁液，因其超甜的味道而被称为 aguamiel 或“蜂蜜水”。