Turning to the rose-tree, she went on, "What have you been doing here?"

她转向玫瑰树，继续说：“你在这儿干什么？”

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"No," said the rose-tree. "I bloom in gladness, because I cannot do otherwise."

“没有”玫瑰树说：“我高兴就开花，因为我没别的事做。”

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"I expect a great deal from you," said the rose-tree. "May I ask when it will appear?"

玫瑰于是说：“我对你大有期望，能问问那个时代会什么时候出现吗？”

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We are just beginning to see the results of the long and successful effort to reclaim the Hudson River waterfront for public use in the river-front gardens and promenades of Lower Manhattan and the tree- and rose-lined bicycle and running paths that have transformed the water's edge on West Street.

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