If I plant the tree near my house, my children may take the apples.
如果我把树栽在我家附近,我的孩子们可能会摘苹果。
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If I plant the tree in one of my field, my neighbors may come at night and steal the apples.
如果我把树栽在自己的一块地里,邻居们夜里就可能会来偷苹果。
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The symbolism may come from the fact that the olive tree takes a long time to produce fruit, so olives could only be cultivated successfully in long periods of peace.