A criminal might receive twelve strokes of the birch.

She therefore suggested that young thugs have the choice between jail and the birch.

因此,她提议给年轻的凶手一个选择:要么坐牢房,要么吃鞭子.

His voice, cold and perfectly enunciated, switched them like a birch branch.

他的话口气冰冷,一字一板, 有如给了他们劈面一鞭.

They've got a wonderful birch in the back garden.

他们在后花园有一棵极好的桦树.

We found that birch bark could serve as paper.

我们发现桦树皮可以作纸用.

The birch is still considered a protection against evil spirits by some people in northern Europe.

一些北欧人仍然认为白桦可以辟邪。

a grove of birch trees

白桦树丛

They smiled at him and directed him to board a birchbark canoe.

他们对她笑着,领着他登上了一只桦皮舟.

The lissome birchbark canoe seemed to be a fish, so easily did it cut through the rolling black waves and ranks of ice.

轻盈的桦皮舟像一条大鱼，在滚滚的黑色波涛和冰排中间飞一般地前进。

" They ought to be birched, " growled the old man.

老人咆哮道: “ 他们应受到鞭打. ”

We passed silver birches , a huge spider statute, and a marine time boat.

我们走过了一小片白桦林,巨大的蜘蛛雕塑, 和航海时代的木帆船.

He shall return to these silver birches.

他一定会来来这片白桦林.

Wait for my return by the silver birches.

等着我回来在那片白桦林.

Higher up were forests of white birches.

再往高处去就是白桦林.

Researchers have found similar responses in sugar maples, birches and other trees.

研究人员在糖槭树 、 桦树等其他一些树木上也发现了类似的反应.

And surely he was coming, to the birches through miles.

他一定会来, 来这片白桦林.

Under the hoarfrost the slightest twig of birches is white.

在霜下桦树的最轻微的枝是白色的.

Come here my dear, right here the birches we shall abide.

来吧亲爱的, 来这片白桦林.

To this day the old stump is surrounded by three slim birches.

从这天开始,老树干就被三棵纤细的小白桦围绕着.

Trunks of bare-twigged birches gleamed like worn columns of silver-plated copper.

只剩下光秃秃枝条的树干反着光,像残破的镀银的紫铜支柱.

Do say yes: to that clump of birches at the turn!

说可以吧!就走到转弯地方那丛桦树那儿!