In the centre of the flower is the seed-vessel.

花朵中间则是种皮。

The yellow parts have all fallen off, for the seed-vessel had no more need of them.

其中黄色的结构已经全部掉落, 因为种皮完全不需要它们了。

You can see the lower part of this seed-vessel outside the flower.

可以看到花朵外面的种皮下半部分。

Pulling off one of the white plumes , you will find a little round seed-vessel at the end of it.

摘下一根白色绒毛, 就会发现, 末端有一个小的形种皮。

The seed-vessel turns brown as it ripens, and in autumn it splits open and scatters its little black seeds on the ground.

种皮成熟之后变成棕色, 到了春天, 种皮裂开, 于是, 里面的黑色种子落到了地上。

Occasional mutant individuals among wild plants lacked thick seed coats or other inhibitors of germination.

野生植物中偶尔出现的突变个体缺乏厚厚的种皮或其他发芽抑制剂。

After that, the outside of the bean, which is called the seed coat, should be soft enough to open.

在那之后，豆子的外面， 也就是种皮，应该软到可以打开。

Before you open it, though, take look at this spot where the seed coat is a different color.

不过，在打开它之前，先看看这个地方， 那里的种皮颜色不同。

In the centre of the cherry-flower is the seed-vessel, which looks like a little green bag, with a long point called the style rising from it.

樱花的中部就是种皮, 外形像一个绿色小囊, 花柱从这里向外生长。

The first puff of wind that comes breaks off the ripe seed-vessels and their white plumes, and away they go sailing over the fields and the hedges.

微风吹来, 白色的绒毛从成熟的种皮上脱落下来并随风飘扬, 飞越田间与树丛。

This particular kind of auk is very rare --- only 78 skins are known to exist and most are not preserved as well as this one.

这种特殊的海雀非常罕见——已知仅存在 78 种皮，而且大多数都没有像这只海雀那样保存完好。

The seeds that have been sleeping for a winter, sensing the warming, can't wait to break through the seed coat, strive to take root, and explore nutrients.

沉睡一冬的种子，感知到大地回暖，迫不及待地挣破种皮，努力扎根，探寻养分。

If you planted this bean in the ground, the embryo would poke out of the seed coat and grow up and out of the ground and into a new bean plant!

如果把这种豆种在地里，胚芽就会从种皮中探出， 长大并从地里长出来， 长成一株新的豆类植物！