1. The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life being an ugly-looking black goat on a short length of rope tied to a tree in a field nearby.
    村里似乎无人居住，唯一的生命迹象是附近田里一只面目可憎的黑山羊，用一截短绳拴在一棵树上。

2. The tree has grown against a warm wall on a sheltered side of the house.
    那棵树是靠着房子有遮挡的一面暖墙生长的。

3. They were climbing up the wall of the house and then on to the leaves of the tree.
    它们正在顺着房子的外墙往上爬，然后爬上树叶。

4. The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a ´cursed tree´.
    据说弗林利这个小村里有一棵"该诅咒的树"。

5. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.
    该树是50年前栽在教堂附近的，但只是近几年才得到了一个坏名声。

6. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused.
    人们曾请求教区的牧师叫人把树砍掉，但他直到现在也没有同意。

7. They were getting things ready for this year´s tree-planting.
    为今年的植树做准备，

8. The man who said he would help his friend at once got up a tree and hid himself among the leaves.
    那个说要帮助他朋友的人马上爬到树上，把自己藏在树叶丛里。

9. The elephant is not like a wall, or a spear, or a snake, or a tree; neither is he like a fan.
    大象既不像高墙、长矛、蛇、大树，也不像扇子，

10. The boat was really much bigger than any canoe I ever saw that was made of one tree.
    这只船确实是我见到过的最大的一只用一棵树做成的船。