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PLANTING THE TREE Henry Abbey
种树 亨利·艾比
What do we plant when we plant the tree?
种树的目的在哪里？
We plant the ship, which will cross the sea.
我们建造可以远航的航船。
We plant the mast to carry the sails;
我们建造可以杨帆的桅杆；
We plant the planks to withstand the gales,
我们建造可以抵御大风的木板，
The keel, the keelson, and beam, and knee;
龙骨，中内龙骨，横梁和肘板；
We plant the ship when we plant the tree.
我们建造树木时会建造船只。
What do we plant when we plant the tree?
种树的目的在哪里？
We plant the houses for you and me.
为你我建造房屋。
We plant the rafters, the shingles, the floors;
建造椽，屋顶板和地板；
We plant the studding, the laths, the doors,
我们建造壁骨材料，木板条和门板，
The beams and siding, all parts that be;
建造横梁和壁板，
We plant the house when we plant the tree.
我们建造树木时会建造房屋。
What do we plant when we plant the tree?
种树的目的在哪里？
A thousand things that we daily see;
我们日常看到的一千种事物；
We plant the spire that outtowers the crag,
我们建造高过悬崖的尖塔，
We plant the staff for our country's flag,
我们为国旗建造旗杆，
We plant the shade, from the hot sun free;
我们建造挡风物，遮挡炽热的太阳。
We plant all these when we plant the tree.
我们会在种植树木时建造这些事物。
