The tree was evidently aged, from the size of its stem. It was about six feet high, the branches came out from the stem in a regular and symmetrical manner, and it had all the appearance of a tree in miniature.

  • -- Robert Fortune 罗伯特·福琼

从树干的大小来看,这棵树显然是老了。它大约有六英尺高,树枝从树干上整齐对称地伸出来,看起来就像一棵微型树。

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We are at last on the high lands of Mexico, the districts which at least three different races have chosen to settle in, neglecting the fertile country below.

我们终于来到了墨西哥的高地,这里至少有三个不同的种族选择定居下来,而忽视了下面肥沃的土地。

My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character.

我的脚就像另一个时代的东西——史前的巨怪。我一直期待着他们说话,他们有那么多个性。

We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet.

我们开始渴望小脚的啪嗒啪嗒声,所以我们买了一只狗。嗯,它更便宜,而且你有更多的脚。

One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers.

无论贵贱,人们的一个显著特征就是爱花。

The predator lands on an unknown tree.

捕食者降落在一棵不知名的树上。

But only God can make a tree.

但是只有上帝才能造树。