But the melon refused to co-operate, and burst through the steel-reinforced plaster mold by a good ten centimeters. This illustrated to Kung the resilience of nature-even something as small as a young melon could summon such explosive power in the name of self-preservation.
但是瓜體並不屈服於被範制在模型裡，不斷生長的瓜體居然撐破厚達十公分、還用鐵絲層層捆住的石膏模，這也讓龔一舫見識到大自然生命力的韌性；小小一粒瓠瓜，為了傳承生命居然有那麼強的爆發力。