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A frosty Novemper morning decorates the leafless trees to perfection. When I went up the
hill, the white frost was sparkling, and the
of milky mist hanging in the air.
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trees arose on all sides. There were layers
The frost has not yet taken to lingering* on the trees in the morning. The air was soon
mild. When I went to plant a new tree just received from the nursery*, a gentle moistnes
prevailed.
Planting trees is pleasant work, encouraging
I dug the hole, the soil moved easily beneath the spade, soft and damp.
thought about the future, and especially
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so when conditions are as favorable as this. The weak roots settle
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into the loam and
compost and bone-meal*, pressed into the pit that has been dug; and the infant" thing, little
more than a twig, is magnified in the
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into a handsome and graceful maturity.
The village has responded readily
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the urgings* to plant more trees. In various
corners single saplings* are being installed; where more space is available, groups are being
planted. A decision as to
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is not arrived at without much discussion, opinion being
split, in general terms, between decorative exoties which put on a great show of blossom and
those less showy trees, unfortunately slower in growth, which are more
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to the village
scene. To my relief the latter choice has been preferred. My immediate contribution has been
to plant on the grassy edge of the lane which passes my house.
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there is no room_for
anything tall, I chose a white hawthorn*, and as I set it in the earth I could picture it giving
pleasure to people who will walk along this lane many years
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long after I am dead.
[注] linger「とどまる」、nursery「苗床」
loam and compost and bone-meal 「黒土(ローム)と堆肥と骨粉」
infant「未発達の」、urging「奨励」、sapling「苗木」、 hawthorn 「セイョウサンザシ」
問6 0 green
2
rich
3 bare
fallen
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問7 0 Below
As
③ Though
Above
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間8 0 for
2)
dark
③ pessimistic
の optimistic
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問9 0 up
hard
unresistingly with difficulties
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問10 0 imagination
2
real
③ future
の life
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問11 0 for
③ to
by
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on
問12 0 the way of planting の what to plant ③ how to plant 0 plant or not
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問13 の traditional
2 colorful
③ dangerous
0 against
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問140 If
As long as
3 Unless
Since
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