那男孩坐在农舍前，砍树枝。 （伴随）

The boy sat in front of the farm-house, cutting the branch.

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他和爸爸一起砍树、拖着树干、将树枝叠成堆。

Together, he and his dad cut trees, dragged logs, and stacked sticks.

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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。

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.

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