英国现巨型向日葵破世界记录

　　This enormous sunflower has been nicknamed the ‘Eiffel Flower’ after growing to a whopping 23ft - and is on course to break a world record.

　　这株太阳花被亲切的成为“埃菲尔之花”，其株高竟然达到了“登峰造极”的23英尺（约合7米），从而成为了有望打破世界纪录的“种子选手”。

　　The huge plant has grown from a humble seed planted in the garden of the home of Eve Fielding, in Margate, Kent.

　　这株巨大的植物是由一粒不起眼的种子的发芽茁壮成长而成的，它被种植于位于肯特郡马盖特的Eve Fielding一家的花园之中。

　　Eve, 48, had sown a handful of seeds as part of a light-hearted competition with her four-year-old granddaughter, and planted this one as a spare.

　　为了于四岁的孙女“比赛种花”——这个温馨的有缘，48岁的Eve在花园中洒下了不少种子，结果却“无心插柳柳成荫”的长出了这一株庞然大物。

　　She watered it every day but didn't give it any special attention and says she expected it to grow to around 12ft, just like the dozens of other flowers

　　she's planted over the years.

　　尽管她会每天为向日葵浇水，但却并没有特别精心的培育，Eve说她原仅仅指望花能够长到差不多12英寸（约合3.7米）的样子，这与其她在今年种下的花卉应该别不两样。

　　But to her amazement it soon shot past the height of her other blooms - and shows no sign of stopping.

　　但是不久之后，Eve却被向日葵的迅猛涨势而感到惊讶，并且这株植物似乎还没有停止生长的趋势。

　　It now towers well above the mother-of-two, who is 5ft 2in, and could even break the world record of 26ft 4in.

　　现在，这株植物的高度已经远远的超过了这位两个孩子的母亲。她的身高为5英尺2英寸（1.6米），向日葵将有可能打破目前的最高纪录——26英尺4英寸（约合8.1米）。