Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there will it lie.

树若向南倒，或向北倒，树倒在何处，就存在何处。

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Physicists have no problem answering the question of "If a tree falls in the woods and no one's there to hear it, does it make a sound?"

物理学家回答这样的问题是完全不成问题的：即“如果一棵树倒在树林里并且那里没有人听见声音，那么树倒下发出声音了吗？”

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He did not cry out. He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound, because of the sand.

他没有尖叫，他轻轻地倒下，像一棵树那样，毫无声息地缓缓倒在了一片沙地上。

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If a tree falls in the forest, and no one hears it, it still makes a sound.

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If a tree falls in a forest and no one laughs, then you've killed a perfectly good tree for nothing.

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"He skis off, he turns around to get a pass, he slams into a tree head first, he falls down unconscious, " reports Hay, who says he was a few feet away.

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