I chose a strong tree and spent weeks cutting it down.

我选了一棵结实的树，并花了几个星期的时间把它砍倒。

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The second tree smiled when the woodcutter took him to a shipyard, but no mighty ships were being made that day. Instead, the once strong tree was hammered and sawed into a simple fishing boat.

第二棵树面带微笑地被送到造船厂，但是，那天没有建造什么坚固的大船，而是，原本粗大的树木，被锯开并敲打成了一艘简易的渔船。

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This pine tree looks tall and strong but actually its trunk is hollow.

这棵松树看起来又高又壮，但实际上它的树干是空心的。

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Roger, Strong-arm!Be advised we have incoming from the tree line at point blue plus two!A.K. s and rockets!

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