Sylvie's face was like a pale star when,at last, she reached the tree's highest branch.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

and then, "I'd like to go by climbing a tree."

我真想去爬白桦树，“

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And they have like a giant Christmas tree and a menorah and a bunch of other things, so.

到时候会有巨大的圣诞树、蜡烛，等等之类的都有。

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An island shaped like a palm tree was built for hotels, homes and entertainment.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree, And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again.

我真想去爬白桦树，沿着雪白的树干，爬上乌黑的树枝，爬向那天心，直到树身再支撑不住，树梢碰着地，把我放下来。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Thin rings show the tree is barely getting along, like during a drought year.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

They all died. And it was--not everybody, but in France 1,500,000 people died, and that's a huge demographic chunk, it's like a big shark took a big bite out of your basic pyramid of your demographic tree.

都死了,的确是,倒不是所有人,但是在法国有一百五十万人阵亡,这在人口比例中占很大一部分,就好像一个大鲨鱼照着,人口树的基底咬了一大口

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