Scientists are trying to find ways to mimic the waterproof surfaces found in nature, like the lotus leaf or certain butterfly wings.

科学家们在试图模仿自然中的防水表面，例如荷叶或者是某种蝴蝶翅膀。

I live and move upon a world-wide chasm of separation, unstable as the dew-drop upon the lotus leaf.

我在世界范围的分离鸿沟上生活和移动， 像荷叶上的露珠一样不稳定。