An orchid is a plant with flowers that are brightly coloured and unusually shaped — often with a lip in the middle, sometimes looking a little like a face, a moth, or a slipper. Many kinds grow in warm, wet places, some high on trees; others sit in pots in Taiwanese homes and flower shops, especially around the New Year.

An orchid蘭花 is a plant with flowers是一種花朵 that are brightly coloured顏色鮮豔 and unusually shaped形狀特別的植物 — often with a lip in the middle中間常有個唇瓣，sometimes looking a little like有時看起來有點像 a face一張臉、a moth一隻蛾、or a slipper或一隻拖鞋。Many kinds許多品種 grow in warm, wet places生長在溫暖潮濕的地方，some high on trees有些高高長在樹上；others sit in pots另一些則種在盆栽裡 in Taiwanese homes and flower shops擺在台灣的家裡和花店，especially around the New Year尤其是過年前後。

People think of orchids as elegant and a little special.

People人們 think of orchids as elegant覺得蘭花高雅 and a little special又有點特別。

Though actually, the name comes from a Greek word that also meant testicle, because the roots of some wild orchids look like a small round pair. Older English even called the plant ballockwort, “testicle-plant”; orchid is the later, politer name. You do not need that story to buy flowers, but that is where the word comes from.

Though actually不過其實，the name這個名字 comes from a Greek word源自一個希臘字 that also meant testicle那個字也有「睪丸」的意思，because因為 the roots of some wild orchids某些野生蘭花的根 look like a small round pair長得像一對小圓球。Older English更早的英文 even called the plant甚至把這種植物叫做 ballockwort「ballockwort」, "testicle-plant"意思是「睪丸草」；orchid而orchid is the later, politer name是後來比較文雅的名字。You你 do not need that story to buy flowers買花不需要知道這個故事，but that is where the word comes from但這個字就是這樣來的。