The tree was evidently aged, from the size of its stem. It was about six feet high, the branches came out from the stem in a regular and symmetrical manner, and it had all the appearance of a tree in miniature.

  • -- Robert Fortune 罗伯特·福琼

从树干的大小来看,这棵树显然是老了。它大约有六英尺高,树枝从树干上整齐对称地伸出来,看起来就像一棵微型树。

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In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving, from the thing experienced, or perceived.

在感知树的过程中,我们可以将体验或感知的行为与体验或感知的事物区分开来。

I set myself high standards on the pitch and I know I have not always lived up to them this season.

我在球场上给自己设定了很高的标准,我知道这个赛季我并不总是能达到这些标准。

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

宁愿站着死,也不要跪着活。

I went to public school up until junior high.

我上的是公立学校,直到初中。

A single tree doesn't make a forest.

一棵树成不了一片森林。

My feet are dogs.

我的脚是狗。