No matter how high I climbed, encumbered by my net and collection jars, these creatures were always just beyond my reach-like white and orange confetti settled on the treetops.

• 无论我爬得多高，我的捕蝶网和收藏瓶仍够不着它们，这些生物总是栖息在刚刚超过我能碰到的高度上，就象白色和橙色的五彩纸片一样高踞在树梢（评：“树梢”应改成“树冠”,下同）。