Then it stops feeding, and its body changes into what is called a chrysalis.

然后幼虫就不吃东西了，身体变成了“茧”，英语是chrysalis。

This is the inside of a chrysalis.

这是蛹的内部。

For a long time, we couldn't see what was going on inside of a chrysalis.

在很长一段时间里，我们看不到蛹里面发生了什么。

When the butterfly is ready to emerge, the chrysalis splits open, but the butterfly cannot fly yet.

蝴蝶准备破茧而出时，蛹就会裂开，但这时蝴蝶还不能飞。

My personality was entombed within a seemingly silent body, a vibrant mind hidden in plain sight within a chrysalis.

我的意识像是被埋葬在一个看起来寂静的身体里。活跃的内心被蛹束缚起来。

Now, imagine the grand city of Kazan, the city that was his chrysalis.

现在，想象一下喀山这个宏伟的城市，这座城市就是他的蛹。

The chrysalis hardens into a protective case, and over the next few weeks the caterpillar inside transforms into a butterfly!

这些茧会变硬足以保护它们，在接下来几周，毛毛虫在里面变成了蝴蝶！

So yeah, a chrysalis is not a silk sleeping bag that they spin and then crawl into.

是的，蛹不是一个丝绸睡袋，它们旋转然后爬进去。

What do you think happens inside the chrysalis?

莫莉：你认为蛹里面会发生什么？

And there's this really fat one that should be turning into a chrysalis soon.

还有一个非常胖的，应该很快就会变成蛹。