Dual tracks of light from luminous spots, one on each side of the thorax, chronicle the movements of a click beetle on a leaf in Jamaica.
图为在牙买加，叩头虫胸腔两侧的发光腺体发出的两条光迹，记录了叶片上的这只叩头虫的行踪。The British envoy was represented as bearing tribute to the Son of Heaven, and his refusal to kowtow was put down to outlandish ignorance.
这位不列颠使者没有向“天之子”表达敬意，也拒绝行使叩头这种蒙昧的礼节。My God, what would a man do with a woman like that except worshiping her?
我的天哪，男人碰上这种女人，除了对她叩头膜拜之外，还能做什么呢？If he had performed the kowtow, what would this have said about the power of the Chinese emperor compared to the power of King George?
如果马戛尔尼伯爵真的叩头了，和乔治三世的权力相比，这将如何说明中国皇帝的权力？Unlike the hovering, twinkling firefly, Pyrophorus beetles glow for several seconds then fly like a comet.
不同于盘旋闪烁的萤火虫，荧光叩头虫发出几秒钟的光后就像彗星一样飞走。Participation was aware, from passionate toward kowtowing apology.
录参知之，诸若水叩头谢罪。Clan leader bows three times and offers the incense sticks three times.
族长跪下，叩头三次，然后上香三次。To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, or submission, as formerly done in China.
叩头跪下并使前额触地，以表示高度尊敬、崇拜或臣服，以前曾用于中国。Emperor blame ask its reason, and KouTou qi yue: "fear lee a captain. "
帝怪问其故，并叩头泣曰：“畏李校尉。”