Smelly 'Corpse' Flower To Bloom in Washington, DC(翻译)

A rare flower, called the titan arum, is about to blossom at the U.S. Botanic Garden. Unlike most flowers though, it is very smelly.
泰坦魔芋花是一种稀有花种，它将盛开在美国国家植物园。泰坦魔芋有别于大多花种，它闻起来很臭。

Some people say the smell is like rotting flesh or a dead body. That is why the flower is sometimes called a corpse flower.Corpse is a term for a dead body.
一些人称，这种花闻起来有种腐烂肉或尸体的臭味。这也就解释了它为何又称“尸花”了。Corpse是尸体的术语。

The flower comes from Indonesia where the tropical climate is warm most of the time. Washington, D.C., is warm in the summer, but it is too cold for the plant to survive outside during the winter.
泰坦魔芋花原产于印度尼西亚，那里是热带气候，几乎终年温暖。虽然华盛顿地区夏季温暖，但冬季太过寒冷，这种花很难在户外过冬。

So the plant lives indoors in a greenhouse, where the temperature can be controlled and it is warm and humid year-round.
因此，它便生长在室内温室里，温室气候可控，全年温暖潮湿。

The plant does not produce flowers each year.Once it blossoms, it may not bloom again for a number of years.The flower is actually a collection of hundreds of small flowers working together.
泰坦魔芋花并非每年都开花。一旦开花，再等下一个花期便需要数年时间。实际上，这种花是数百朵小花团簇在一起的。

The titan arum produces its strong smell to attract insects. The insects help pollinate the flower and make sure the titan arum can produce the next generation. The bad smell only lasts about two days.After that, the plant goes dormant again.
泰坦魔芋花散发强烈的尸臭味来吸引腐食昆虫。这种昆虫可帮助它授粉，确保繁殖下一代。尸臭味仅仅持续两天时间。随后，它会再次进入休眠期。

The U.S. Botanic Garden has shown five other titan arums since 2003. This is the first time the six-year-old plant has blossomed, and people are excited.
自2003年起，美国植物园曾展览过其余五株尸花。这次这株六岁的植物首次开花，人们都很兴奋。

The garden is open to visitors longer than usual each day so people can see the flower.It is supposed to be smelliest at night.
公园届时会延长每日对游客的开放时间，这样人们可以看到这株花。泰坦魔芋在晚间会更臭。

There is also a live webcam so people can check the status of the plant.
人们可通过网络直播观查到它的状态。

Last week, the same kind of plant bloomed at a garden in New York City. Many people posted videos and photos on Facebook and Twitter.
上周，同类型植物在纽约公园开花。许多人纷纷将视频和图片发布在了脸书和推特上。

The one in New York opened on Friday. By Monday, it was not smelly anymore.
纽约的一株尸花上周五盛开了。到周一时，它已不再发臭。

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