The world of flora has long been a source of cancer-fighting therapies.

一直是抗癌疗法的源。

And this evolutionary change was a big deal for the plant kingdom.

这进化变化对说意义重大。

The plant world's leading biodiversity hotspots are, quite literally, dirt poor.

就是说，生多样性富饶区，其实非常贫瘠。

That's why they are the botanical equivalent of Fort Knox.

这就是为什么它们被看做是的诺克斯堡。

It'll be one small step for plant, one giant leap for plantkind.

这将是的一小步，却是的一大步。

It's artificial selection so extreme that they're known as the " dog breeds of the plant world."

这人工选择是如此极端，至于它们被称为“的犬”。

Like, there's a debate that's been simmering among plant people for decades about the philosophical significance of the cell.

比如，有一场关于细胞的哲学意义的争论已经在酝酿了几十年。

I observed that all these exhibits from the vegetable kingdom were attacthed to the seafloor by only the most makeshift methods.

我观察到，所有这里的产品，跟土壤只是表面上连接起。

This is the doctrine of Malthus, applied to the whole animal and vegetable kingdoms.

这就是马尔萨斯的学说， 适用于整个动和。

In the vegetable kingdom Mr. Mivart only alludes to two cases, namely the structure of the flowers of orchids, and the movements of climbing plants.

在， Mivart先生只提到了两情况， 即兰花的花的结构和攀缘的运动。

Today, we're giving some attention to the unsung heroes of the botanical world — those essential plants that were the first to join the party, but that tend to lie low.

今天，我们关注一下的无名英雄——这些必不可少的是第一批加入这个行列的，但它们往往很低调。

We can get a feel for how these plant types came to be by referring to the plant kingdom's phylogenetic tree, a diagram that shows us how organisms evolved over time.

我们可通过参考的系统发育树了解这些类型是如何形成的，这张图向我们展示了生体是如何随着时间进化的。

As for the foregrounds passing before our eyes, they were fantastically carved rocks, forests of trees that had crossed over from the vegetable kingdom into the mineral kingdom, their motionless silhouettes sprawling beneath the waves.

在我们眼前闪过的前列景象，是那离奇古怪的割切成的大石块，从到动的树林，那屹立不动的形影在海水中挤眉弄眼的怪样子。

If we look even to the two main divisions—namely, to the animal and vegetable kingdoms—certain low forms are so far intermediate in character that naturalists have disputed to which kingdom they should be referred.

如果我们甚至看一下两个主要部分— —即动和— — 某些低等类型的特征迄今为止处于中间状态， 至于博学家对它们应该归入哪个王国存在争议。

It is the doctrine of Malthus applied with manifold force to the whole animal and vegetable kingdoms; for in this case there can be no artificial increase of food, and no prudential restraint from marriage.

它是马尔萨斯的学说， 多方面的力量应用于整个动和；因为在这情况下， 不可能人为地增加食， 也不会审慎地限制婚姻。