“It appears to be made of cotton,” the Man said.
　　“Which comes from a plant?” the Cat asked.
　　“Yes,” said the Man.
　　“From just one plant, or from many?”
　　“From many cotton plants,” the Man answered.
　　“And in the same soil from which grows the cotton plants, it would be possible that other plants and flowers would grow? A rose could grow alongside of the cotton, yes?” asked the Cat.
　　“Yes, I’m sure it would be possible,” the Man said.
　　“And all of the plants would feed from the same soil and drink the same rain, would they not? Then all of the plants, rose and cotton, would be very similar on the inside, even if they appeared outwardly very different,” said the Cat.
　　“它是什么做的？”猫问。
　　“看起来好像是棉花做的。”男人说。
　　“是从某种植物上来的吗？”猫问。
　　“是的。”男人说。
　　“是从一株棉花上来的，还是许多棵？”
　　“从许多株上来的。”男人回答说。
　　“在棉花生长的那片土地上，有可能长出其他植物或花朵吗？棉花的旁边也有可能生长着一株玫瑰，对吗？”猫问。
　　“是的，我相信这是可能的。”男人说。
　　“那么所有的植物都可能生长于同一片土地，啜饮同样的雨水，对吗？所以一切植物，玫瑰和棉花，本质是非常相似的，即使它们从外表看起来很不一样。”猫说道。
　　The Man nodded his head in agreement, but didn’t see what that had to do with the present situation.
　　男人点了点头表示同意，但是依然不明白这同目前的情况有什么关系。