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树的乐章 2008年第3期 　　还记得小时候跟着爸妈或老师到公园去植树的往事吗？还能背诵小学课本里那篇《白杨礼赞》吗？三月，我们迎来的不仅是温暖的春天，还有一年一度的植树节。今年，在郊外或公园植树的同时，也在心中为这些伟大的“绿色工厂”播上希望和感激的种子吧。让我们停下脚步，在树荫下歇息心灵，静静欣赏一曲树的乐章―― 　　 　　If there is a distinctive image that reflects the 1)vitality of our earth, a single symbol of life, it is the tree. To enter the world of trees is to enter a complex world of mystery and beauty. We will enter that world to celebrate the 2)realm of the forest, the kingdom of the tree. 　　Trees ?3)hickory, 4)hemlock, 5)cottonwood, 　　oak ? their names echo softly through our minds, these old companions that mark the seasons of a lifetime. Our world would not be the same without them, yet most of us know little of their lives, their history, their being. 　　 　　Survive in the Harmony of Chaos 　　 　　Trees are the tallest, the largest and the oldest living things on earth. Trees 6)nurture our spirit, provide 7)sustenance, 8)sanctuary and shelter. No other form of life affects the rhythm of our lives more than trees. The great forests of Earth 9)veil our planet with a living 　　10)tapestry, a tapestry 11)vital to our very existence. 　　Forests are much more than great collections of trees. They are complex 12)fabricators of the basic elements 　　of life. 13)Energized by the sun, trees 14)convert air, water and nutrients into living matter. Forests 15)replenish the earth’s atmosphere. Simply, forests create fresh air. No other forest affects our atmosphere more than the great old-growth stands of North America. 　　Franklin: There isn’t any ecosystem in the whole world that stores more carbon than our northwestern 　　16)coniferous forests. They’re just giant 17)storehouses of the stuff…in the trees, in the logs, in the forest floor and down in the soil. 　　Gerry Franklin studies old-growth forests. These 18)primal forests are dominated by 19)magnificent 　　evergreens, 20)Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock. 　　Dr. Franklin’s 35 years of research has changed our 　　basic understanding of how forests work. 　　Fr