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.
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。
Once a lumberjack was about to chop down a tree, when he noticed a heart carved on it, with two names inside.
从前，有个伐木工人正要砍倒一棵树时，注意到上面刻了一颗心，中间有两个名字。
The past Christ-mas, my father took me out to chop down a small fir tree for the house, and I wondered if he was sad now, without me to help him choose the right one.
上一个圣诞节，爸爸带我去砍了一棵小冷杉运回家，我想他现在会不会觉得悲伤，因为我不能帮他挑选合适的树木。
On the second day, when he went up the mountain to chop firewood and at the side of a tree he found his lost axe.
第二天，他上山砍柴时在一棵树边上发现了丢失的斧子。
Although four hours seem to be quite a long time, it can help people chop down the tree more smoothly and less laboriously in the rest two hours.
虽然四个小时看起来是挺长的一段时间，然而它却可以帮助人们在剩余的两个小时内更加顺利和省力地砍掉树木。
As soon as he had spoken, the Tin Woodman began to chop, and in a short time the tree fell over with a crash, whereupon the Scarecrow's clothes fell out of the branches and rolled off on the ground.
铁皮人说了以后，立刻动手砍树，在一个短时间内，听到砰礴一声响时，树便倒下来了。稻草人的衣裳，也从树枝上掉了下来，落到地面上。
If I only had an hour to chop down a tree, I would spend the first 45 minutes sharpening ma axe.
如果我只有一个小时砍倒一棵树，我会花第45分钟磨砺我的斧头。
After a day's hard work the farmers used to chop yarns under this ancient tree.
一天辛苦劳动之后，农夫们常在这棵古老的树下讲故事。
Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
给我留个小时砍掉一棵树，那么我会花前面的四个小时来磨斧子。
There is a statement by Abraham Lincoln, which is that "Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four hours sharpening the axe."
亚伯拉罕·林肯有一句话，“给我六个小时砍倒一棵树，我会先花四个小时磨斧头。”
So the Woodman took his axe and began to chop down small trees to make a raft, and while he was busy at this the Scarecrow found on the riverbank a tree full of fine fruit.
于是铁皮人用他的斧头，砍倒了一些小树，做成一个木筏。当他正在忙碌地劳动时，稻草人发现靠在河边的一株树上，满生着佳果。
If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I would spend six hours sharpening my axe.
假如我只得八小时要把一棵树砍倒，我就会花六句钟把斧头磨好。
If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I would spend six hours sharpening my axe.
假如我只得八小时要把一棵树砍倒，我就会花六句钟把斧头磨好。
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