神木之島

1. 台灣的巨樹氣質很不一樣，因為台灣生態系比較複雜，附生植物、地被層種類多，生物多樣性高。
   Taiwan’s giant trees give a very different impression. This is because Taiwan has a more complex ecosystem and there are many kinds of epiphytes and understory plants growing on and around these trees, with a high level of biodiversity.”

• understory n. 林下葉層；下層植被
  The understory vegetation was dense and richly diverse.

1. 可以想見倒下的這棵又大又寬的檜木，是在某次的大雨中被衝垮，隔著幾公尺巍然屹立的台灣杉卡阿朗卻逃過一劫，說它是「幸運之星」不為過。
   One can imagine how this mighty cypress was toppled by a flow of water unleashed by a torrential rainstorm, whereas the Ka’alang Giant Tree, standing only a few meters away, avoided such a fate, a happenstance that can only be described as lucky in the extreme.

• happenstance 碰巧，偶然的事情
  The success in preventing proliferation during the Cold War was not happenstance.

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