If one tree of a pair grows taller than the other,our hands itch to cut off its top so as not to let it disturb our sense of symmetry and human power and glory.

• 如果一对树木中有一棵长得比另一棵更高，那么，我们的手便痒起来，把树顶剪平，使它不至于破坏我们的均称的感觉，不至破坏人类的力量和光荣。