Mike took the measly poinsettia outside during the warm months and replanted it in a huge pot.

在温暖月份，迈克把叶子少得可怜一品红搬到，新种进一个大花盆。

The poinsettia is native to Central America and needs warmth to grow. Bright red poinsettias are the best known.

一品红产地是中美洲，需要温暖生长环境，最著名是亮红色一品红。

Who would have thought a poinsettia would ever get this big?

谁能想到一品红（poinsettia）会长到这么大？

The Department of Agriculture estimates that Americans bought $250 million worth of poinsettias last year.

农业部估计，美国人去年购买了2.5亿美元一品红。

If 2020 has you seeing red, take heart that piddly poinsettia from the grocery store.

如果2020年让你心烦，那就买杂货店那些不起眼一品红来鼓舞自己吧。

In the 1960s came poinsettias that grew best in containers.

1960 年代出现了在容器中生长最好一品红。

In the 1960s came poinsettias that grew best in containers. The Eckes started to sell cuttings from these new plants.

盆栽一品红培育在20世纪60年代日臻完美，艾克家族转而开始销售这些新品种种苗。

The poinsettia is named for Joel Roberts Poinsett from South Carolina.

一品红以来自南卡罗来纳州 Joel Roberts Poinsett 命名。

His thin restless fingers tap-tapped, like the poinsettia shoots tapping against Mrs. Jessie Florian's front wail.

他不安分纤细手指轻敲着， 就像一品红嫩芽轻敲着杰西·安夫人前额。

Babies and pets that chew on poinsettias can get sick. But experts say the plant is not as poisonous as some people think.

婴儿和宠物若误食一品红也会感到不适，但专家称这种植物毒性并非人们所想那么厉害。

Babies or pets that chew on poinsettias might get sick. But experts say the plant is not as poisonous as some people think.

婴儿和宠物嚼食圣诞红会得名，但专家说这种植物并非像人们想那么有毒性。

Bright red poinsettias are the best known. But there are about 100 different kinds, in colors including white, pink, yellow and purple.

尽管鲜红色一品红最为大家熟知，但一品红其实约有一百种不同颜色，其中包括白色、粉色、黄色和紫色。

The " flower" of a poinsettia is actually a  bunch of bracts that are more fabulous than the true flowers themselves!

一品红“花”实际上是一束比真花本身更美妙苞片！

Wild poinsettias can grow up to four meters tall. He liked them so much that he sent some cuttings back to the United States.

野生一品红能生长到4米高，他很喜欢就剪了些枝条送回美国。

For poinsettia scenes with shades of red and green, they plant Christmas cheer " leafing" it to be seen with the holly and the ivy.

一品红有红色和绿色，人们在圣诞时种植它，与冬青和常春藤一起观赏。

The flowers of the poinsettia are very small. Around the flowers are colorful leaves called bracts. These bracts are what give the plants their beauty.

一品红花朵非常小，四周是带颜色叶片，称苞片。也正是这些苞片，造就了一品红美丽。

The Department of Agriculture estimates that Americans bought $250 million worth of poinsettias last year. The poinsettia is native to Central America and needs warmth to grow.

农业部估计，去年美国人消费了价值为2.5亿美元一品红。 一品红原产于中美洲，其生长需要温暖环境。

The poinsettias, as trusting as we, have reached their full brilliant bloom by midwinter and stand with proud heads to be struck down.

一品红，和我们一样信任， 在隆冬时节盛开， 骄傲地站着等待被击倒。

On the porch stood one lonely wooden rocker, and the afternoon breeze made the unpruned shoots of last year's poinsettias tap-tap against the cracked stucco wall.

门廊上立着一个孤独木摇椅， 午后微风吹得去年一品红未修剪嫩芽拍打着开裂灰泥墙。

The poinsettia shoots tap-tapped dully against the front wall. The clothes line creaked vaguely at the side of the house. The ice cream peddler went by ringing his bell.

一品红在前墙上轻轻拍打。晾衣绳在房子一侧隐隐作响。冰淇淋小贩摇铃过去了。