蒙學漢文初階 第七十六之課 Beginning Chinese - Entry Level Lesson #76 植物之花 plant things [pp] flowers 受睛天之烈日 subjected clear_weather sky [pp] intense sun 每於夜中發光 every at night middle emit light 其光由花中 its light from flower inside 所含電氣 that_which contain electrical energy 及花上之粉 and flower on [pp] powder 所致也 cause cause [ep] Plant flowers subjected to the intensity of the sun in clear weather, from each night, it will emit light. This light is caused by the electrical energy contained within the flowers and also because of the powdery substance on them. Notes: Actually, 含 means to keep something in the mouth without chewing, thus extended to mean contain. For example, 含冤受屈 is translated as "silently to suffer wrongs of being falsely accused". In actual fact, it means to have the "wrong" contained in the mouth without swallowing and suffer the accusation.