But the myth does speak to what made the acanthus enduring.

但这个神话确实说明了是什么让鼠尾草经久不衰。

Along with acanthus, it includes tobacco leaves.

除了老鼠，它还包括烟叶。

All the Corinthian columns’ versions reflected the strength of the acanthus.

所有科林斯柱的版本都反映了老鼠的力量。

But acanthus leaves? They may never be replaced.

但是老鼠叶呢？它们可能永远不会被取代。

There's a myth behind the acanthus’s appearance on columns.

老鼠出现在柱子上有一个神话。

There I drank it, my feet resting on acanthus, my eyes wandering from sea to mountain, or peering at little shells niched in the crumbling surface of the sacred stone.

我在那里喝了它，我的脚搁在老鼠身上，我的眼睛从大海游到山上，或者凝视着圣石破碎表面上的小贝壳。