Hello E-Speller friends!
親愛的E-Speller朋友們！
I’m very sad because my basil plant died while I was away during the Spring Festival.
我非常難過，因為在我春節離開的這段時間裡，我種的九層塔死掉了：（
But I’m going to take this opportunity to teach you an English phrase.
但是我想借這個機會教你們一個英文短語。
Together we are going to watch this plant rise from the ashes.
我們可以一起見證這顆植物從灰燼中重生。
The phrase 「rise from the ashes」 comes from the story of the phoenix. When phoenixes die, they burst into flame and then turn into ash. From the ashes, a new bird is born and rises from the ashes.
這個短語來源於鳳凰的故事。鳳凰死了以後，它會把自己燃燒成灰燼。然後，一隻新的鳳凰會從灰燼中重生。中文是不是叫「鳳凰涅槃」？
You can use this phrase to talk about something that was renewed or rebuilt after being destroyed. Here are some examples:
這個短語可以用來說明被損壞的東西重建或者重生。例如：
I hope in a few weeks my basil plant will have risen from the ashes. I will take a picture of my plant every day. Then after it has risen from the ashes, I will make a video to share the progress with you.
我希望幾周後我的九層塔可以重生。我每天都會給它照相。如果它真的重生了，我會再做一個視頻來匯報。
Please send lots of positive energy so my plant will rise again!
點個讚吧，給它一些力量！