Be a friend to trees

Be a Friend to Trees

和树做朋友

Trees are nice. They're nice to look at, nice to have around.

树真好。它们看起来很好，在树下玩很好。

Trees are also useful. Both people and animals need trees of all kinds, sizes, and shapes.

树还有很多用处。人和动物都需要各种大小和形状的树，

Everything that is made of wood was once part of a tree. Look around you. How many wooden things do you see? Make a list-don't forget to count your pencil and maybe your house.

每一样用木头做的东西都是树的一部分。看看四周,有多少件用木头做的东西呢?把它们--列出来。别忘了算上你的铅笔，还有你家的房子。

Paper also comes from trees. Wood is chopped into small pieces, mixed with chemicals, and heated. The wood softens and becomes pulp, which is used to make paper and cardboard-writing paper, books, newspapers, magazines, paper tówels, cereal boxes, milk cartons, and many other things. Make another list of everything you see that is paper or cardboard-and don't forget the paper you're writing on. Some trees can be tapped for their sap. Sap from different trees is used to make maple syrup, chewing gum, soap, paint thinner, and rubber.

纸也是用树做成的。把木头削成碎屑,加入化学药水后加热，就会软化，变成纸浆,纸浆可以做成纸制品--纸、书本、报纸、杂志、纸巾、麦片盒、牛奶盒,还有许多其他东西。把你看到的纸制品都写下来吧，别忘了你写字所用的这张纸哦。 有些树的汁液能够进一步开发利用,做成枫糖浆、口香糖、肥皂、涂料稀释剂和橡胶。

Trees are green plants, and so they make their own food. Green plants are the only living things that can do this. Other living things depend on green plants for food. Some eat parts of plants. Some éat the plant eaters. Some eat both. You eat the parts of trees known as fruits and nuts-apples, oranges, pears, cherries, peaches, walnuts, almonds, pecans, hazelnuts, and lots of others. Chocolate also comes from a tree. It is made from the seeds of cacao trees.

树是绿色植物,能够自行制造养分。这是绿色植物独有的特性。其他生物把绿色植物作为食物。有些吃绿色植物，有些吃植食性动物，有些两者都吃。 你吃树上结出的果实,有水果--苹果、橙子、梨子、樱桃、桃子,坚果--核桃、杏仁、山核桃、榛子,还有很多呢。巧克力也来自于树。它是可可树的种子加工出来的。( 图核桃 橙子 苤果 樱桃)