考察队花了几个月收集标本。

The expedition spent a month amassing samples.

除了收集标本外，还有其他方法记录和研究植物吗？

Besides collecting specimens, what are the other ways to record and study plants?

许多人热衷于收集标本，并且保留了十九世纪绅士般的自然主义，当他们外出旅行结束后总是满载而归。

Many people associate collecting and preserving with the 19th-century gentleman naturalist returning home from his exotic travels armed with souvenirs.