His movement had shaken the young tree only a tiny bit.

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A Christmas tree, in other words, is a sign that can only be understood intelligibly in terms of a certain cultural understanding.

也就是说，它仅仅用于，也仅仅在一定的文化背景中,才能有意义，被理解。

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Go up the tree 1. And now, of course, the only place to go is right.

回到树1，现在，当然，我们只能往右走。

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At that fateful moment, Adam and Eve are standing together at the tree, and although only the woman and the serpent speak, Adam was present, and it seems he accepted the fruit that his wife handed him.

在那非同寻常的时刻，亚当和夏娃一起站在树下,尽管，只有女人和蛇在说话，但是亚当确实在场,而且接受了妻子递过来的果实。

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