一个大猫在树前睡觉。

A big cat is sleeping behind the tree.

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我在两棵柠檬树前停了下来，享受它们的香味。

I paused before the two lemon trees to enjoy their perfume.

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在砍到一棵树前，去磨斧头，即使会花一点时间，砍伐的速度和效率会提高很多，但是你会花更少的时间，减少花在同一棵树上的时间。

Even though sharpening the axe before chopping down a tree takes you sometime, the speed and efficiency of it will be improved a lot, and you will spend less time cutting down the same tree.

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