Sassafras is a tree that grows in North America, and there are related trees in Asia too. People notice the leaves: on one tree you can see leaves with one part, two parts like a mitten, and three parts.

Sassafras isSassafras（檫樹）是 a tree that grows in North America一種生長在北美的樹 and 也有 there are related trees in Asia too亞洲也有親緣相近的樹種。People notice the leaves大家會注意到它的葉子 on one tree you can see同一棵樹上你可以看到 leaves with one part分一片的葉 two parts like a mitten像連指手套一樣分兩片的葉 and 分三片的葉 three parts。

The roots have a strong, sweet smell. For a long time people used those roots to flavour drinks and food — that old smell is part of the story of root beer.

The roots have它的根有 a strong, sweet smell一種濃烈、甜甜的香氣。For a long time長久以來 people used those roots to flavour drinks and food人們用那些根來替飲料和食物調味 that old smell is part of the story of root beer那種舊時的香氣是root beer（沙士）故事的一部分。

Though actually, shops in the United States mostly stopped putting the old sassafras root oil in food and drink, because they worried a bit of the plant was not safe; the name and the idea of the taste live on more than the original recipe.

Though actually不過 shops in the United States mostly stopped putting the old sassafras root oil in food and drink美國的商店大多已經不再把舊時的sassafras root oil放進食物和飲料裡了 because 因為 they worried a bit of the plant was not safe他們擔心這種植物有一部分成分不太安全 the name and the idea of the taste live on more than the original recipe這個名字和那種味道的印象，反而比原本的配方留得更久。

You may also meet dried sassafras leaves as a powder in some cooking from the south of the US.

You may also meet你也可能遇到 dried sassafras leaves as a powder曬乾的sassafras葉子磨成的粉 in some cooking from the south of the US在美國南方一些料理裡。