Violet Vale was purple with violets and the seedling apple tree far back in the woods was a huge tree peppered over with tiny, crimson-tipped blossom-buds.
紫罗兰山谷开满了紫色的花朵,而树林背后深处的苹果树苗长成了绽满了细小的、尖端是深红色的花苞的大树。
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To achieve giant stature, a tree needs three things: the right place to establish its seedling, good growing conditions and lots of time with low adult mortality.
要想长得高大,一棵树需要具备三个条件:合适的育苗地点、良好的生长条件和大量低成虫死亡率的时间。
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But violet Vale was purple with violets and the seedling apple tree Gilbert had once found far back in the woods was a huge tree peppered over with tiny, crimson-tipped blossom-buds.