He cut diseased or dead trees and planted new ones.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

As you know, in classical literature the dead are referred to as shades, but here in Milton's simile "shades" merely means "shade trees."

在古典文学里，逝者常被用树荫来指代，而在这里弥尔顿的比喻“树荫“仅表示“叶绿成荫的树“

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They hung dead, well, not actually, actors pretending to be people that were dying from the trees.

他们把死尸吊起来，当然不是真的，而是演员假装成吊死在树上的死人。

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Even dead trees have found their way to the island.

VOA: special.2009.10.06