But if it hit the trunk dead centre, it would make a distinctive "clonk".

但如果击中的正好是竹身的中心，也就是所谓的死点，那么会发出特殊的撞击声。

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Most of the best wood from timber and wood heart near the bottom of the trunk parts, and wooden centre usually more than new wood or wood outer black.

最好的木质多半来自木材的木心且靠近树干的下方部位，而中心木质通常比新木或较外层的木质黑。

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Descending the laurel walk, I faced the wreck of the chestnut-tree; it stood up black and riven: the trunk, split down the centre, gasped ghastly.

我走下月桂小径，面前是横遭洗劫的栗树，黑乎乎的已经被撕裂，却依然站立着，树干中一劈为二，可怕地张着大口。

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The gardener had pointed to a thick bamboo stem and explained that if a pebble was thrown at it and it hit the trunk slightly off-centre, it would bounce off and make hardly any sound.

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The road has been proposed as a solution to city centre congestion and as a way of easing travel across Inverness from the A96 and A82 trunk roads.

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