Sometimes I looked out of the window at the grey November afternoon, and saw the rain pouring down on the leafless garden.

时而望望窗外。11月气阴沉，大雨倾泻在秃枝枯叶花园里。

Masquerade (the dead leaf butterfly, for example) was the most effective technique, nearly quadrupling the time predators spent searching.

假扮(例如枯叶蛱蝶)是最有效战术，能够让捕食者寻找猎物时间变为原来四倍。

This butterfly is called a Kallima inachus.

这只蝴蝶叫枯叶蛱蝶。

Withered leaves danced and whirled in the hot air of noon.

枯叶在正炎风中飞舞。

With withered leaves they weave their boats and smilingly float them on the vast deep.

他们把枯叶编成小船，微笑着把它们飘浮在深远海上。

[Baz] So you have what looked like dead leaves down here versus vibrant leaves.

所以这里看来像枯叶，而不是充满活力叶子。

This walking piece of vegetation is the dead-leaf mantis.

这个会动植物是枯叶螳螂。

So when the blue smoke of brittle leaves was in the air and the wind blew the wet laundry stiff on the line I decided to come back home.

因此等到烧枯叶蓝烟弥漫空中，寒风把晾在绳上湿衣服吹得邦邦硬时候，我就决定回家来了。

Clostridium tetani bacteria are often found in soil, manure, and dead leaves, where they can survive for years in the form of spores, even amidst extreme heat and dryness.

破伤风梭菌通常存在于土壤、粪肥枯叶中，即使在极端炎热干燥环境下，它们也能以孢子形式存活数年。

With the disappearance of the sun, a bitter chill had fallen on the twilight world and a cold wind blew through the dark woods, making the bare boughs crack and the dead leaves rustle.

太阳一落，暮色中大地笼罩着刺骨寒气，冷风吹过黑暗树林，秃枝断裂，枯叶沙沙作响。

Wearing his mild Episcopalian hat, he mentioned a thousand points of light, a kinder, gentler America, and a new breeze blowing away the leaves of an old tree.

他戴着温主教帽，提出“千万光芒”项目，力求一个更友善、更温国，他提倡新风吹走老树枯叶。

We've featured a lot of interesting moth wing patterns on Oddity Central, from species that look like twig fragments or dead leaves, to some that depict flies feeding on bird droppings.

我们在Oddity Central上介绍了很多有趣蛾类翅膀图案，从看来像几段树枝或枯叶物种，到一些看来像苍蝇在鸟粪上觅食图案。

Avoid cutting the plants until spring, as slower growth in the winter means slower healing, but you can cut any dead and dying leaves.

不要在春之前修剪植物，因为冬生长较慢，这意味着愈合也较慢，但你可以剪掉枯叶或快枯萎叶子。

A tiger's stripes camouflage it in tall grass and dry leaves. Its prey may not see the tiger until it's too late.

老虎条纹能在高草枯叶中到伪装作用。猎物往往在发现老虎时已经为时已晚。

After a little silent munching they all huddled down together in the moss and dead leaves between four large beech trees.

他们默默地嚼了一阵，便依偎在一，躺在四棵高大栎树下面那层枯叶苔藓上。

And as he spoke he set about sweeping up the dry leaves and the straw which covered the brick-paved floor.

说着又用扫帚扫去散在四周枯叶柴屑。

The little bird was flying busily backwards and forwards as fast as he could, carrying pieces of dry grass.

小鸟正忙碌地飞前飞衔着枯叶。

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.

就像是遭遇暴虐飓风时枯叶骤然升空，障碍横挡路途时，他们也那样向上猛冲。

He made a bed for the tired girl among the dead leaves, and covered her with his coat.

他用枯叶给这疲倦女孩儿铺了张床，还给她披上了自己衣服。

And, one of the autumn eves, I made for my little brother, A bed of the yellow leaves.

一个秋夜晚，我为小兄弟床上，洒下枯叶。