008 树的故事

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Kevin, Nadine, and Dad looked at the huge tree lying in their backyard

凯文、纳丁和爸爸望着后院里那棵倒下的大树。

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" I can't believe the storm blew our tree down," said Nadine

“真不敢相信暴风雨把我们的树吹倒了。”纳丁说。

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Tears filled her eyes

她眼中盈满了泪水。

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" I loved climbing that tree," Kevin said sadly

“我以前最喜欢爬那棵树了。”凯文难过地说。

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Dad sighed

爸爸叹了口气。

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" This old oak tree was here when my dad built this house."

“这棵老橡树，在我爸爸建这栋房子的时候就在这儿了。”

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A truck pulled into the driveway

一辆卡车驶入了车道。

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Workers with chainsaws got out

拿着链锯的工人们下了车。

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The workers cut off the small branches

工人们锯掉了小树枝。

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Then they cut into the thick trunk

然后，他们开始切割粗壮的树干。

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Sawdust filled the air

锯末弥漫在空气中。

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With a giant crack, the trunk broke in half

随着一声巨大的开裂声，树干断成了两半。

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" It has rings of wood inside!" said Nadine

“里面有年轮！”纳丁说。

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" Most trees add one ring every year," said Dad

“大多数树木每年增加一个年轮。”爸爸说。

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" We can count the rings to find the tree's age."

“我们可以数年轮来知道树的年龄。”

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Kevin and Nadine took turns counting

凯文和纳丁轮流数着。

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" Our tree was 213 years old!" Nadine said

“我们的树有213岁了！”纳丁说。

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" That's right, and it has a tale to tell," said a lady behind them

“没错，而且它有一个故事要讲。”他们身后的一位女士说。

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" You must be Dr. Learner," said Dad

“您一定是勒纳博士吧。”爸爸说。

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She smiled at the kids

她对孩子们笑了笑。

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" Dr. Learner is taking a slab for the Tree Ring Lab

“勒纳博士正截取一段树干，要送去树木年轮实验室。”

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It's at the University of Arizona," said Dad

“实验室在亚利桑那大学，”爸爸说。

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Dr. Learner explained that the Tree Ring Lab had two million tree samples

勒纳博士解释说，树木年轮实验室有两百万份树木样本。

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" Trees build a picture of the earth's history," she said

“树木能描绘出地球的历史画卷，”她说。

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She pointed to a thin ring in the trunk

她指着树干上一道细窄的年轮。

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" This year had little rain, so your tree did not grow very much."

“这一年雨水很少，所以你们这棵树长得不多。”

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" Cool!" said Nadine, pointing to a thick ring

“真酷！”纳丁指着一圈粗壮的年轮说。

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" This year was rainy."

“这年雨水充沛。”

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" Trees are like a weather calendar!" said Kevin

“树就像天气日历！”凯文说。

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" More than that," said Dr. Learner

“不仅如此，”勒纳博士说。

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She pointed to a twisted ring

她指向一个扭曲的年轮。

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" This scar shows that something unusual happened — likely a fire

“这个疤痕表明发生了一些不寻常的事情——很可能是一场火灾。

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Trees can tell us about big events

树木可以告诉我们重大事件。

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A tree would grow less if a hurricane blew off its leaves

如果飓风吹落了它的叶子，树木就会生长得较少。

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Or if a volcano erupted."

或者如果火山喷发。”

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Kevin laughed

凯文笑了。

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" People would remember a volcano eruption!"

“人们会记得火山喷发啊！”

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Dr. Learner showed them a picture of a tree slab

勒纳博士给他们看了一张树截面的图片。

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It was twice as tall as a man

它有一个人的两倍高。

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" This tree grew from 212 to 1913."

“这棵树从212年生长到1913年。”

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" Whoa! That's 1,701 years!" said Nadine

“哇！那是1701年！”纳丁说。

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Kevin shrugged

凯文耸了耸肩。

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" Okay, maybe trees are better than people at remembering things."

“好吧，也许树木比人更擅长记事情。”

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Dr. Learner smiled

勒纳博士微笑了一下。

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" The oldest living tree is five thousand years old."

“最古老的活树有五千岁。”

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Nadine's eyes grew wide

纳丁睁大了眼睛。

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" How do you know that without cutting it down?"

“不砍倒它，你们是怎么知道的？”

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" We use a tool that drills a tiny hole," said Dr. Learner

“我们使用一种钻小孔的工具，”勒纳博士说。

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" It doesn't hurt the tree."

“它不会伤害树。”

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The workers finished

工人们完成了工作。

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The backyard was quiet

后院安静了下来。

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It looked strange without the tall tree

没有了那棵大树，它看起来有点奇怪。

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Nadine spied something near the fence

纳丁在围栏附近发现了什么。

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" Look! Our tree had a baby!"

“看！我们的树有个宝宝！”

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The family hurried over

一家人赶紧跑了过去。

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The tree was tiny

那棵树很小。

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" I wonder what stories this tree will tell in the future," said Kevin

“我想知道这棵树将来会讲述什么故事，”凯文说。

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" I don't think you'll find out," said Dad

“我觉得你没法知道了，”爸爸说。

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" But maybe your grandchildren or your great-grandchildren will."

“但说不定你的孙辈或曾孙辈会知道。”