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An emperor kept a strange plant in his garden.从前，有一位「皇帝」在自己的花园里养着一株奇怪的植物。 He did not know its name, and most people thought it useless.他不知道它的名字，多数人觉得它没有用处。 The new form was a strange kind of puzzle.这个新的样子是一种「奇怪的」难解之处。

They could exploit its beauty but did not understand it.他们会「利用」它的美，却并不懂它。 A scientist studied the plant for years.一位科学家研究这株植物多年。 She found that its ecological part was real, and it shaped the ecology there.她发现它起着的「生态的」作用是真的，也塑造了那里的「生态」。 Its essence, a kind of sugar, was food for insects.它的「本质」是一种糖，是昆虫的食物。 That finding was essential to her work.那个发现对她的工作「必不可少」。

A large company wanted to exploit her discovery.一家大公司想「开发」她的发现。 She said it could help many people.她说，它能帮助许多人。 Other scientists found no evidence for it.别的科学家没有为它找到「证据」。

She put her evidence on one page.她把自己的「证据」写在一页纸上。 It was evident that he would not listen.「显而易见」，他不会听。 The garden did not die.花园没有死。 Later it became quiet, and dynamic weather moved over the garden.后来它变得安静，多变的天气从花园上空经过。 He said the plant was essentially beautiful, and he had no eye for it.他说这株植物「本质上」很美，而他没有看懂它的眼光。