砍倒一棵粗壮坚固的紫檀树只需要花费两名男子一个小时的时间，但要将这段原木从满是泥泞藤蔓丛生的起伏林地里拖出来则需要15到30人，有时甚至是50人。

Two men can chop down even a thick, sturdy rosewood tree in an hour. Then it requires teams of 15 or 30 or 50 to pull the logs through the muddy up-and-down of the vine-covered woodland.

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与其他那些扛着斧头进入山林的年轻人一样，弗兰·瑟尔现在才惊讶的发现，原来紫檀木是如此值钱的木材，相比之下，其他那些树只能生产木瓜、椰子和榴莲一类廉价的水果。

Francel, like others who carry axes into the mountains, finds it curious that rosewood is so valued. Other trees yield food - papaya, coconut, jackfruit.

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微红并带有美丽花纹的马达加斯加紫檀木是世界上最受欢迎的木材，尤其是当亚洲相似的树材被伐尽以后。

Malagasy rosewood — reddish and superbly grained — is among the world's most sought-after timber, especially since Asian sources of similar trees have been depleted.

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