Eric cut off the flowers at the
stalk.
埃里克把茎上的花都剪掉了。
Tom pours wine into a glass with a tall
stalk.
汤姆将酒倒入一只高脚玻璃杯中。
Sales of toilet seats made of straw stalk are expected to reach more than 200,000 pieces this year.
According to sources from the Hongqiao Flower Market, the largest of its kind in the city, domestic roses currently cost between 10 and 15 yuan ($1.57 to $2.36) per stalk, while imported roses can cost up to 25 yuan each.
The new variety is resistant to heat, diseases, flooding, salt-alkali soil and lodging－where a stalk is bent close to the ground, making the grain difficult to harvest and reducing the yield.
"Resellers of chipmaking gear say they cannot find used equipment, leading some buyers to stalk old factories in the United States, Japan and Europe, waiting for them to close in hopes of snapping up the gear inside.
"We are the bamboo stalk that stands tall and proud against wind from all directions, whether north, south, east or west," Xu said.