Father spends his anger like a profligate; just a few hard strokes to endure, and by evening he'll be consoling us with tall tales and oranges that fit perfectly in our palms.

父亲发泄起怒火来就像个败家子儿，只需要忍受寥寥几下狠抽，到了晚上，他就会用荒诞不经的故事和正好能握在掌心里的橙子来安慰我们。

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It was shaded by tall coconut palms that were bent by the trade wind and on the ocean side you could walk out of the door and down the bluff across the white sand and into the Gulf Stream.

上有遮荫，是让信风吹弯了的高高的椰子树；一面临海，出了门只要爬下崖壁，穿过白灿灿的沙滩，面前便是墨西哥湾流了。

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Some leaves only take a little tender tip, lovely; some have grown into large palms, the breeze blowing, swaying, stand tall; some had become "jade", full of vigour.

有的荷叶才只冒出一点嫩尖，可爱极了；有的已经长成手掌般大了，微风吹来，随风摇曳，高高挺立；有的已经长成“大玉盘”了，生机勃勃。

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Jasmine and asparagus grew in some of the yards, while in others there were weeds under the tall palms, gossiping in the wind.

NEWYORKER: Waiting

Soon, a canopy of Monterey Cypress trees, similar in size to Californian Redwoods, looms into view, towering over tall palms and attention-seeking flowers.

BBC: The last piece of England

One of the only places on Earth to see them in their natural habitat, the wax palms in Cocora Valley can grow to 60m tall, and hundreds of them randomly dot the cleared grassland like floral pinwheels, towering above fields of grazing livestock.

BBC: Colombia��s valley of the palms