Oak Trees

Oak trees

橡树

This is an oak tree. Have you ever seen one? An oak tree has gray or black bark. Its trunk is large. An oak tree has thin branches and green leaves in spring and summer. Oak trees are among the tallest trees around.

这是一棵橡树。你见过橡树吗？ 橡树的树皮是灰色或者黑色的，树干很粗壮。 春天和夏天的时候，橡树长着细细的枝条和绿绿的叶子。 橡树是周围长得最高的树木之一哦。

How does an oak tree begin its life? An oak tree starts as an egg corn. An egg corn is a nut with a seed inside. When the seed is planted in the ground, the oak tree starts to grow.

橡树的生命是怎么开始的呀？ 橡树最开始是一颗橡子。 橡子是一种坚果，里面藏着一粒种子。 当这粒种子被种到土里，橡树就开始生长啦。

Oak trees start out small, but then they keep growing and growing. Water from the soil and light from the sun help the acorn to sprout and grow. Soon, another oak tree stretches to the sky.

橡树刚长出来的时候小小的，之后它会不停地长呀长。 土壤里的水分和太阳光的光照会帮助橡子发芽、长大。 没过多久，又一棵橡树就会朝着天空伸展枝叶啦。

Oak trees can live for hundreds of years. How old do you think this tree is now? An oak tree reaches high into the air. Some oak trees are more than 100 feet tall.

橡树可以存活好几百年呢。 你觉得现在这棵橡树有多少岁啦？ 橡树会往高处长，一直伸到半空中。 有些橡树能长到100多英尺高哦。

One oak tree in Maryland grew to be 96 feet tall. Its trunk was 32 feet around. It would fill up your bedroom. That tree lived to be 460 years old. Then, in 2002, it fell down in a big storm.

美国马里兰州有一棵橡树长到了96英尺高。 它的树干一圈有32英尺粗。 它的个头能塞满你的卧室哦。 那棵橡树活了460岁。 后来在2002年，它在一场大风暴中倒下了。