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在游览加州的参天红杉树时，导游指出红杉树的树根就在地面表层。 “那不可能！”我尖声叫道，“我是在农村长大的。我知道，树根如果不向地里深入扎根大风就会把树刮倒。” “红杉树不是这样，”导游说‘‘它们聚生在一起，根盘在地表盘结。因此，大风来袭时它们就会紧抱在一起。” Sequoias Without Roots While on a tour of California’s giant sequoias, the guide pointed out that sequoia tree has roots just barely below the surface. “That’s impossible!” I exclaimed. “I，m a country boy, and I know that if the roots don’t grow deep into the earth, strong winds will blow the trees over.” “Not sequoia trees," said the guide. "They grow only in groves and their roots intertwine under the surface of the earth. So, when the strong winds come, they hold each other up. sequoia 红杉 exclaim 惊叫；呼喊 grove 树丛；小树林 intertwine 纠缠，缠绕在一起 |
