First, as they grow taller, big trees become thicker and less flexible: when winds blow across the surrounding cleared land, there is nothing to stop their acceleration.
The quake, tsunami and radiation have destroyed or defiled what may be the islands' most precious commodity, land, dealing a psychological blow that for many will be existentially disorienting.
地震、海啸和辐射摧毁的也许是岛上最宝贵的商品、土地，而造成的心理缺失将长期伴随灾后生存者。
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Outside the storms of war might blow and the land may be lashed with the fury of its gale, but in our own hearts this Sunday morning there is peace. (Cheers.)