A friend sent me a root from Mexico, and I hope to naturalize it.
一位朋友从墨西哥寄给我一块根茎，我希望它能适应这儿的生长环境。
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But in the end, it was the combined efforts of a great dish, a properly made horseradish sauce and a slug of straight vodka that convinced me that the root had a place in my life.