壹蘋派生活美語　芒草季降臨！銀白花海夢幻來襲

　　Fourteen species of silvergrass grow throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Many cultures around the world have found different uses for this special plant. The Japanese have long valued silvergrass for its beauty and used it in papermaking. In Papua New Guinea, the stems have been used to make garden fences and the outer walls of traditional houses. Dried stems are also burned at night to provide light and heat. In many countries, silvergrass has also been used as a bedding material to give farm animals a comfortable place to sleep.

　　亞洲、非洲和美洲各地有十四個品種的芒草。世界各地的許多文化都發現了這種特殊植物的不同用途。日本人長期以來一直重視芒草的美並將其用於造紙上。在巴布亞紐幾內亞，芒草的莖被用來製作花園圍籬和傳統房屋的外牆。曬乾的莖也在晚上焚燒以提供光源和熱氣。在許多國家，芒草也被用作墊料，為農場動物提供舒適的睡覺之處。

生活必備字詞：

fence　n. 籬笆，柵欄

outer　a. 外圍的，外部的

material　n. 材料，原料

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