在春天，是他们耕耘土地，拨下种籽，修剪果树，照看嫩苗。

Then it was that he broke up the soil, sowed the seed, pruned his trees, and guarded the tender plants.

youdao

这可能意味着回归到更小的田地，农作物种植成网格形，而不是成行；果树修剪成二维形状，以便于收割。

This could mean a return to smaller fields, with crops planted in grids rather than rows and fruit trees pruned into two-dimensional shapes to make harvesting easier.

youdao

你能否告诉我，修剪苹果树是不是件好事？

Can you tell me whether it is a good thing to prune an apple tree?

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