Satan's spear is to the tallest pine what the tallest pine is to a little, bitty wand.

撒旦的长矛对于最高的松木而言就如同最高的松木,对比一根小小的棍子一般大。

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The heater was on high, belting out a stinging warmth that smelled of the little cardboard pine-tree air freshener dangling from the rearview mirror.

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They tend to be less fond of those comedians who have themselves tired of the non-stop laughter and pine for a little silence.

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These low-intensity fires did little damage to the big Ponderosa pine trees that dominated western forests.

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