What Johnson meant was that with his shortsightedness he「d have to creep along the ground on all fours to be able to see those things that it is necessary for a botanist to see.
约翰逊的意思是这样:以他的近视程度,他不得不四肢着地的趴在地上才可以看到那些对于植物学家来说必须要看到的东西。
Let」s say for example, you are a botanist and your mother at the retirement center wants you to give a talk to her gardening club.
让我们假设这样一个案例,你是一个植物学家,你的母亲在退休老人中心想让你给她的园艺俱乐部做一个演讲。
Not sure what it is either. We will need a botanist to comment.
不确定是哪一个,我们需要植物学家来解说。
I had never talked with a botanist before, and I found him fascinating.
我从没有接触过植物学那一类的学者,我觉得他说话极有吸引力。
For instance a botanist may study one particular plant.
比如,一个植物学家可能只研究一种特殊的植物。
And we have a botanist named Fred Coville to thank.
这里我们应该感谢植物学家弗雷德·康维尔。