I reached the line of pollarded willows at the bottom of the hill, crossed a dry ditch and climbed through a barbed wire fence. 我来到山脚下那排截头柳树前,跨过一条干涸的沟渠,然后爬过一道用带刺铁丝网做的篱笆。
The willows need to is pollarded. 这些柳树需截去树梢。
Down below us, where the escarpment levelled out, was a grassy field used for pasture, bounded by a line of pollarded willows. 在我们下方,平缓延展的陡坡上是一片被用作牧场的草地,以一排截头柳树作为边界。
What is a pollarded tree? 什么是“截头树”?
The sheep were pollarded to prevent them from ramming the workers. 这羊被截角,防范它们冲撞了工人。