As children grow , brambles of short brain connectionsare gradually pruned down to longer , stronger neural pathways .

随着儿童身体成长，脑部像荆棘似的短连接逐渐被修剪，长成更长，更强壮的神经传输途径。

While neurons continue to grow in size during childhood , and brain connections get built and pruned , the number of neurons remains constant from birth .

大脑在孩童时期体积变大，神经之间相互连接并且修剪，然而神经细胞的数量保持不变。

Just like flowers , servants are being pruned .

就像那些鲜花一样，服务人员也受到了精简。

It 's not that those new french oak barrels or carefully pruned vines don 't matter-it 's that the logo on the bottle and price tag often matter more .

酒是否装在新的法国橡木桶中，酿酒用的葡萄是否修剪干净，这些都不重要，重要的是酒瓶上的商标与酒的价格。

The arts of rose pruning are revealed to the public in early spring when the favourites of vita sackville-west , such as charles de mills and cardinal de richelieu , are pruned and trained to within an inch of their lives - a philosophy described simply as " treat them mean , keep them keen " .

修剪玫瑰最宜在早春时节，作家维塔.萨克维尔－西最爱的玫瑰品种，如查尔斯.米尔斯和红衣主教，都在长度一英寸时修剪和培养－尝有位哲人将这个步骤简单描述为“刻薄待之，使之尖锐”。