Even if the animals could climb trees, this ability is not synonymous with gliding ability.

即使动物会爬树，这种能力也不是滑翔能力的同义词。

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Studies have shown that some kinds of trees can grow well even if the quality of the land is not very good.

有研究表明，即使在质量不怎么好的土地上，一些树木也能良好地生长。

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But it does suggest feathers may have helped promote life in the trees, even for creatures that could not actually fly.

但是，这的确说明对于居于树上、即使是那些根本不能飞的树栖生物来说，羽毛可能真的有助于它们的生活。

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The trees are pretty even if they have not yet reached their full colors in the fall.

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Sometimes we focus on the twigs in the forest, not even the trees, to understand that we're, again, likely one step closer to seeing comprehensive health care reform that we've had Presidents talk about for 70 years.

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You make it plain, though, that money does not grow even on tropical trees or in holes in the ground, whatever their contents.

ECONOMIST: A matter of give and take