In both North America and Europe, fungus-causing diseases such as Dutch elm disease have killed off millions of stately trees that once gave beauty to forests and cities.

在北美和欧洲，像荷兰榆树病这样的真菌疾病已经杀死了数百万棵曾给森林和城市增光添彩的高大树木。

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Other stately trees had remained standing, unaffected by the storm.

而其他高大的树却能屹立不摇，不受暴风的影响。

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Just outside the ruins is a castle surrounded by high walls and stately trees.

就在废墟外面，是一座高围墙的四周全是珍贵树木的城堡。

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It seemed like landscapers stood by, blowers in hand, ready to catch the leaves as they fell from the stately maple trees on campus.

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Humphry Repton modified this approach, reintroducing man-made embellishments such as terraces, statuary and stately avenues of trees.

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The roofs of the stately wood buildings with detailed carvings sprouted from clusters of gingko and maple trees.

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