Wood moved slowly, but not equally, with its mixture of springwood and summerwood, straight and wavy grain, knots, rings and imperfections. And it would always go the way it was naturally inclined.

慢工出细活，依照春木或夏木、直纹或曲纹、节疤、年轮以及自身瑕疵的不同，各种木材都会被物尽其用，并顺其自然。

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Wood moved slowly, but not equally, with its mixture of springwood and summerwood, straight and wavy grain, knots, rings and imperfections.

木头的变化速度虽然不快，但是各部分的变化步调是不一致的——木头其实是一个包含各种元素的混合体：既有早材，又有晚材；既有直纹，又有波纹；还有木节、年轮和疵点。

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My family tree begins with what in fact is a tree, a cedar of straight grain that grows in Northern California and Oregon.

我的家谱得从一棵树算起，一棵生长在加利福尼亚北部和俄勒冈州的挺拔的雪松。

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When that tree is sawn into boards, those growth rings produce grain and figure that's straight, consistent and predictable.

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