Another metaphor - think about how trees communicate with each other through their network of roots underground.

另一个比喻——想想树木如何通过地下根系网络相互交流。

The young and the old propping each other up and sending each other nutrients through their networks of roots.

年轻人和老年人互相支撑，通过根系网络互相输送养分。

For example, the entire forest transitions simultaneously from winter to spring and uses its vast network of roots to distribute water and nutrients from trees with plenty to trees in need.

比如，整个森林在冬春交季时同时发生变化，并凭借其巨大的根茎网络，来从营养富足的树向需养的树输送水和营养物质。

Even the trees in the forest, they're not all in competition with each other, they're connected with the vast network of roots and mushrooms that let them communicate with one another and pass nutrients back and forth.

甚至是森林里的树木，也都不一定是互相竞争的。它们与庞大的根和蘑菇网络相连，这些根和蘑菇让它们彼此交流，并来回传递营养。

And over a long enough timeframe, the networks of roots in the forest and all the plant, other plants that are there and the fungi that are there might be forming something like a biological internet.

在足够长的时间范围内，森林中的根部网络以及所有植物、那里的其他植物和那里的真菌可能会形成类似生物互联网的东西。