With me they flower better when potted and even my thicker-leaved, more tender types survived last winter outside unprotected.

在我跟前的花盆里花开得更好，而我那些叶片更为稠密也更为柔软的品种，去年冬天在没有保护的户外也都生存了下来。

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It's hot, swollen and so tender that even the weight of a sheet on it seems intolerable.

脚趾炙热，肿胀，甚至盖在它上面的床单的重量都令人难以忍受！

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The few tenacious flowers left on the tung trees appeared brighter and more gorgeous. And the newly growing leaves now also looked even tender and greener.

经过风雨的洗礼，天空愈发显得纯净，满树桐花已所剩无几，但剩下的几朵顽强的花，却愈发鲜亮，新发的枝叶也更柔嫩青翠，温和的阳光又重新洒向大地。

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So far,the answer is no. Even though some of Louisiana's quarter-million hectares of rice farms are located within shouting distance of bespoiled marshes, rice ponds rely on fresh water from wells and rainfall - not saltwater that,even without oil, would kill tender plants.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

Even royal travel was changed, with a budget now set each year and flights for visits abroad even put out to tender.

BBC: The changing face of the monarchy