But sadly the osmanthus is not a plant made for human company, for when confronted with smoke, dust and pollution, it only produces leaves, not flowers; and if it does flower it can endure neither heat nor rain, and in Taiwan's climate the blossoms wither and fall within two or three days.
可惜此物原非人間種，桂花一遇到煙塵汙染，就只長葉不開花；一旦開花，又忌暑怕雨，在台灣的氣候下，三兩天就灑落一地喟嘆。