Then it stops feeding, and its body changes into what is called a chrysalis.

然后幼虫就不吃东西了，身体变成了“茧”，英语是chrysalis。

For a long time, we couldn't see what was going on inside of a chrysalis.

在很长段时间，我们看不到发生了什么。

This is the inside of a chrysalis.

这是的内部。

My personality was entombed within a seemingly silent body, a vibrant mind hidden in plain sight within a chrysalis.

我的意识像是被埋葬在看起来寂静的身体。活跃的内心被束缚起来。

When the butterfly is ready to emerge, the chrysalis splits open, but the butterfly cannot fly yet.

蝴蝶准备破茧而出时，就会开，但这时蝴蝶还不能飞。

The chrysalis hardens into a protective case, and over the next few weeks the caterpillar inside transforms into a butterfly!

这些茧会变硬足以保护它们，在接下来几周，毛毛虫在变成了蝴蝶！

But to Scarlett, newly emerged from the chrysalis of widowhood, all the war meant was a time of gaiety and excitement.

但是，对于刚刚从寡妇蛰居中跑出来的思嘉来说，战争只不过是快和兴奋的时候而已。

And there's this really fat one that should be turning into a chrysalis soon.

还有只特别肥的，应该很快就要变成了。

I'm quite surprised at how it can turn to chrysalis.

我对它如何变成感到非常惊讶。

As we know, lots of things are going on inside that chrysalis.

众所周知，内部正在进行许多变化。

When a caterpillar enters the chrysalis, it literally dissolves into a liquid.

当毛毛虫进入蝶时，它实际上会溶解成液体。

I'm beginning to eat my way out of the chrysalis.

我开始从茧吃出条路来。

So yeah, a chrysalis is not a silk sleeping bag that they spin and then crawl into.

是的，不是丝绸睡袋，它们旋转然后爬进去。

I think it's amazing that a caterpillar can have an experience, go into its chrysalis, five weeks pass.

我认为毛毛虫能够在五周的时间经历次进入的经历，这真是太神奇了。

What I'm talking about is something called... ANDREI SOURAKOV: The chrysalis.

我所说的是种叫做... ANDREI SOURAKOV： 。

It's during metamorphosis in the pupa or chrysalis that really the scales are emerging, and the colors happen.

正是在或的变态过程中， 鳞片才真正出现，颜色也才显现出来。

I do believe that we're in this cocoon You know this chrysalis like the worm and it's cracking.

我相信我们正处于这茧中，就像毛毛虫那样，它正在破茧而出。

So to recap, the caterpillar consumes, the chrysalis transforms and the butterfly pollinates.

所以总结下，毛毛虫进食， transformation，蝴蝶授粉。 注：此处 " transforms" 直译为“转变”，但在上下文中为了保持简洁和流畅，可以理解为“蜕变”。不过根据原文要求，仅做直译。

There's still a ton we don't know about how wings form inside the chrysalis.

关于翅膀在内如何形成，我们还有很多不知道的地方。

What do you think happens inside the chrysalis?

莫莉：你认为会发生什么？