. We measured them every morning and watered them every night. The sweet peas grew skinny 15)tendrils that stretched and looped around the stick 16)trellis we had built for them. The bean 17)stalks began to sprout small leaves. The carrots, though, seemed to 18)plateau after just 5 days. It appeared that their first initial growth 19)spurt may also have been their last.
那个重大的种植日过去1个星期后，每个盆里都长出了小芽。孩子们都欣喜若狂。我们每天早上都测量芽儿的高度，每天晚上都给它们浇水。香豌豆长出了小小的卷须，那些卷须沿着我们为它们搭建的棚架伸展、缠绕。青豆茎上开始长出了小叶子。可是胡萝卜似乎只长了5天就不再生长，彷佛它们最初生长的那股劲儿也就是它们最后的力气了。
