These slight movements appear to be of no service to the plants in question; anyhow, they are not of the least use in the way of climbing, which is the point that concerns us.

这些轻微的运动似乎对所讨论的植物没有任何帮助；无论如何，它们在攀登方式上一点用处都没有， 这正是我们所关心的一点。