It has been known for some time that plants can talk to one another. Many communicate chemically, both through the air and via their roots—warning each other, for example, of the arrival of herbivorous insects in order to co-ordinate their responses to these pests. Those responses are also often a form of communication, namely a further release of chemicals that recruit predators and parasites of said herbivores. These then solve their summoners’ problems by having lunch.
人们知道植物之间可以相互交流已经有段时间了。许多植物通过空气和根部进行化学交流——例如，它们会互相警告食草昆虫的到来，以协调应对这些害虫。这些反应通常也是一种交流形式，即进一步释放化学物质，招来捕食动物和上述食草动物的寄生虫。然后，他们通过吃午餐来解决这些“召唤师”的麻烦。
Plants’ interactions with sound are less well understood, though it is known that flowers such as evening primroses can detect the buzzing of bees and respond by producing sweeter nectar. Moreover, a paper published in this week’s Cell, by Lilach Hadany of Tel-Aviv University and her colleagues, describes how plants make noises when they are stressed by drought or physical damage. Dr Hadany and her team do not yet know whether other plants are listening, but suspect that they might be.
人们对植物与声音的相互作用了解甚少，但众所周知，月见草等花卉可以探测到蜜蜂的嗡嗡声，并产生更甜的花蜜作为回应。此外，特拉维夫大学的Lilach Hadany和她的同事，在本周的《细胞》杂志上发表了一篇论文，描述了植物在遭受干旱或物理伤害时是如何发出声音的。Hadany博士和她的团队还不知道其他植物是否也在听着，但怀疑它们可能是这样的。
植物受伤会发出声音⁉️
?这是一项全球突破：植物在脱水或者被切断根茎时，会发出的清晰声音，类似于爆米花爆裂的咔嗒声，但频率很高，超出了人耳的听力范围，某些植物或动物可以听见！
【重点词汇】
?herb
n. 药草，香草; 草本植物
词汇范围：高中 / CET6 / 考研 / TOEFL
?由此我们记住另外两个相关的词汇：
1⃣️herbivore ：n.[动] 食草动物
2⃣️herbivorous：adj.[动] 食草的
?co-ordinate
n.坐标（系）
v.使……协调
词汇范围：CET4 / CET6 / 考研 / IELTS / TOEFL / GRE / GMAT / 商wu英语
?And how to co-ordinate with overseas companies.
怎样与海外公司合作。
?summon
v. 召唤; 召集(会议); 传唤，传讯(出庭); 迫切地要求(帮助); 鼓起(勇气)，振作(精神)
词汇范围：CET6 / 考研 / TOEFL / GRE / SAT
?I punched the button to summon the elevator.
我按电钮叫电梯。
?文章中加-er：summoner
它的意思是：n.召唤者；法院传票送达员；召唤师（游戏职业名）
