一整年都能種植物
Greenhouses are structures that allow plants to be grown indoors with plenty of natural sunlight.
溫室是能讓植物在室內生長的建築，裡面有充足的自然光。
plenty of 大量的
The idea of cultivating plants in controlled environments can be traced back to Roman times when cucumbers, the emperor’s favorite vegetable, were planted in carts that were covered with transparent rock to allow light in and keep out the chills.
在可控環境內栽培植物的作法可回溯至羅馬時期，在那時，帝王最愛的蔬菜小黃瓜被種在推車上，推車被透明石塊覆蓋著，讓陽光可以透進來，又可將寒氣抵擋在外。
cultivate (v.)耕作,種植,栽培trace back to 回溯至……transparent (adj.)透明的chill (n.)寒氣
The carts could be wheeled outdoors in warm weather and brought inside again when it got cold, giving birth to the first greenhouses.
天氣溫暖時可將車推到戶外，變冷時可以再推回室內，溫室也就此誕生了。
wheel (n.)輪子 (v.)推(有輪子的東西) ；wheel a buggy 推嬰兒車；wheel a shopping trolley 推購物車
Beginning in the 13th century, glass panels became easier to produce, allowing larger greenhouse structures to be made in Europe.
13世紀開始，玻璃面板製造技術進步，讓歐洲得以建造出更大的溫室。
panel (n.)壁板；solar panel 太陽能板
These were used to keep exotic plants brought back from explorations to places like Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
這些溫室被用來種植赴非洲、中東和亞洲等地探險時所帶回的外來植物。
exotic (adj.)外來的,有異國風情的
Because of the glass in the walls and roofs, greenhouses could keep these plants warm even in the winter.
因為牆面和屋頂的玻璃，溫室即使在冬天也能幫這些植物保暖。
In the 19th century, glass became cheaper in Europe, leading to plants being housed in buildings made completely out of glass, some of which were open to the public to enjoy.
19世紀時，歐洲的玻璃變得比較便宜，讓植物可種在完全用玻璃建成的建築物中，其中有些還開放大眾參觀。
lead to + N 導致……house (v.)將……儲放在房內the public 民眾,大眾
Nowadays, greenhouses are available to anyone, as small versions made of plastic and aluminum with heating and lighting systems can easily be installed in backyards to grow plants year-round.
現今，人人都可擁有自己的溫室，用塑膠和鋁製作的小型溫室有加溫和補光系統，可輕易地安裝在後院，一整年都能種植物。
install (v.)安裝,設置；install security cameras 安裝監視器；install anti-virus software 安裝防毒軟體