1. Even as a child, the sight of exotic trees, foreign maps and descriptions of tropic zones had moved me to tears, for I had a longing for a homeland for my soul."
    即使是童年时期，异样的树木、外国的地图、关于热带地区的描述，都使我激动得流泪，因为我热切期望着找到我灵魂的归宿。”

2. Even trees live longer than people, and the Earth itself is far older.
    连树也活得比人长，而地球本身就更是个老寿星了。

3. We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it traced its way through the trees.
    我们以为这条路会突然终止,但发现小道的踪迹穿过树林

4. We plant trees every year.
    我们每年都植树.

5. We sheltered under the trees.
    我们躲在树下.

6. We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it traced its way through the trees.
    我们原以为小路会到此突然终止。没想到它到树林中继续向前延伸。

7. We had gone there the year before to plant trees in the surrounding mountains.
    一年前我们曾到那儿周围的山上种过树，

8. We told our friends that we would soon come back to plant trees again.
    我们告诉朋友们，过不久我们还会来种树。

9. Without grass and trees and bushes and, yes, dirt and mud to get dirty in, children miss an important part of childhood.
    没有了青草、没有了树木、没有了灌木，还有, 没有了弄脏他们手脚和衣服的污物泥土，孩子们就失去了童年生活中的一个重要组成部分。

10. With fewer trees, the paper industry is producing more paper from recycled materials but, unfortunately, damages the planet.
    由于树木减少，造纸厂更多地依靠再生材料造纸，但不幸的是，这同时也对我们这个星球带来了损害，