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近20层楼高的千年红杉树

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These are some of the world's largest trees that only grow on western slopes of mountain range running through California and Nevada.Photographer Michael Nichols spent two weeks capturing images of the 'President' - the world's second-biggest tree which is at least 3,200 years old in Sequoia National Park, deep in the southern region.

据英国每日邮报报道,在加利福尼亚州和内华达州山脉的西侧生长着世界上最高的树,摄影师Michael Nichols在国家红杉公园南部地区花了两个星期,用相机捕捉到了这棵距今至少3200年名为“总统”的世界第二高巨型红杉。

Sequoias only grow on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range which runs 400 miles through Nevada and California. Giant sequoias can reach 247-feet - the height of a 20-storey building.

这种树木仅仅在内华达山脉(横贯内华达州和加州四百英里的山脉)西侧生长,该巨型红杉高达247英尺,相当于一幢20层建筑物那么高。

The following is an excerpt from National Geographic magazine: 'It’s not quite the largest tree on Earth. It’s the second largest '.

据《国家地理杂志》称“这并不是世界最高的树,仅位列第二。”

Scientist Steve Sillett of Humboldt State University and his colleagues has confirmed that the President ranks number two among all big trees.Although its trunk isn’t quite so bulky. The tree holds nearly two billion leaves.

洪堡州立大学科学家史提夫·斯雷特和他的同事确认这棵红杉确实是世界第二高的大树。虽然它的树干直径看起来没有多么大,但是却承载了20亿片树叶。

Their giant size allows them to survive disasters which would wipe out many of their woodland competitors - they are unaffected by storms, resistant to forest fire and can live even after being struck by lightning.

巨大的尺寸使它们在风暴,森林大火、甚至雷击等灾难中优于其它森林中的竞争对手而幸存下来。
And the trees never stop growing even when they are hundreds of feet tall ,The trunk is constantly widening, while the upper limbs grow stronger even as the trees age.
这些树虽然有几百英尺高但它们并没有停止生长,树干不断变粗,随着树龄的增长,树冠随着时间也变得越来越强壮。

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photographer [fə'tɔgrəfə]

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n. 摄影师

 
slope [sləup]

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n. 倾斜,斜坡,斜面,斜线,斜率
vt. 使

 
confirmed [kən'fə:md]

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resistant [ri'zistənt]

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unaffected ['ʌnə'fektid]

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adj. 不受影响的,不矫揉造作的,自然的

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range [reindʒ]

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n. 范围,行列,射程,山脉,一系列
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trunk [trʌŋk]

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n. 树干,躯干,干线, 象鼻,(汽车后部)行李箱

 
lightning ['laitniŋ]

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constantly ['kɔnstəntli]

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adv. 不断地,经常地

 
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