Their immense leaves capture huge amounts of sunlight, 它的大叶子捕捉了相当多的阳光

50. Their growing tips circle like lassoes, searching out anchors for their spindly stems.
    它们的生长锥如套索般圆形移动 来寻找可以攀援的物体.
51. They put coils in their tendrils so that if their support moves, they will stretch and not snap.
    因此向支撑的树移动时 它们会伸展而不会断裂
52. But the frontrunners at this stage, the first to fill the clearing, are pioneers like the macaranga.
    在这个舞台的其他地方 第一个长满地面的就是血桐等大戟科植物
53. Their immense leaves capture huge amounts of sunlight,
    它的大叶子捕捉了相当多的阳光
54. so fueling their growth.
    所以加速了它的生长
55. As a result the macarangas grow a remarkable eight meters a year
    结果是,这种血桐一年能长8米,
56. surging ahead of almost all their rivals.
    几乎超越所有竞争者

来自《行星地球 第一季 第八集 Planet Earth S01E08 热带雨林》第 53 行