When the thaw came she was still standing,ready to put out her new spring leaves;but the Olive tree lay broken,a twisted jumble of sticks and brown leaves.

• 积雪融化了，无花果树依然挺立，准备一到春天，就吐露新芽，长出嫩叶；而橄榄树却被压断了，成为一堆乱糟糟的残枝败叶。