In the 1930s a young traveler was climbingthe French Alps(法国阿尔卑斯山).He arrived at big piece of land without living things.It wasugly.It was the kind of place you hurry away from. Then,suddenly,the young traveler stopped onthe way.In the middle of this large land there was an old man.On his back was abag of seeds.In his land was an iron pipe(铁管). The man used the iron pipe to make a holein the ground.Then from the bag he took a seed and put it in the hole.He didthis again and again. Later the old man told the traveler,“I’veplanted over 100,00 seeds.Perhaps only a tenth of them will grow.” The old man’s wife and son had died,andthis was how he chose to spend his final years. “I want to do something useful,”he said. (1)二十年以后那个年轻的游客已不再年轻。 He retutned to the place.What he saw amazed him.He could motbelieve his eyes.The land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wideand five miles long.Birds were singing,animals were playing,and wild flowerswere here and there. (2)The traveler stood there rememberingthe lifeless picture of the place that it once was.A beautiful forest stoodthere now,all because someone cared. 1.Why did the ola man plantseeds?_____________________________________________ 2.How many seeds did the old man thinkcould grow,all of them or only some?___________ 3.What amazed the young traveler when hereturned to the place?______________________ 4.将短文中画线句子(1)翻译成英语。___________________________________________ 5.将短文中画线句子(2)翻译成汉语。___________________________________________
