| 单词 | coconut tree |
| 例句 | It is difficult to explain how it happened, but I mounted the coconut tree quite fast and unexpectedly. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Instead, tall brown palms and coconut trees provide little shade for the dry, crumbling city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He had gray calluses on his ankles from the chafing of the rope that Paravans tied around their feet when they climbed coconut trees. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know how to climb a coconut tree. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He came now out of the coconut trees, limping, dirty, with dead leaves hanging from his shock of yellow hair. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The shadows of the coconut trees were growing tall and thin when Naima reached the pond. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z They were on the ground, climbing up the coconut trees, scratching on the sides of our tents. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Chacko emigrated to Canada, the family’s only income came from the rubber estate that adjoined the Ayemenem House and the few coconut trees in the compound. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Banana and coconut trees laden with fake fruit and hibiscus plants with fake flowers are everywhere. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Above, two slim, fluted minarets rose in the air before a background of soaring coconut trees. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Kuttappen, his older brother, fell off a coconut tree and damaged his spine. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was orange, and the coconut trees were sea anemones waving their tentacles, hoping to trap and eat an unsuspecting cloud. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the coconut trees that bent into it and watched, with coconut eyes, the boats slide by. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had his legs wrapped around the trunk of the top of a coconut tree. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she runs to hide in the coconut trees on the far side of the pool. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The fact that in his opinion coconut trees were getting shorter by the year. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The dead man was sitting by the side of the trail, leaning against a coconut tree with his eyes closed as if he was sleeping. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We had passed through a village that had banana, orange, and coconut trees. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z There were home gardens, breadfruit and coconut trees, and houses that stayed dry most of the year. First village relocated due to climate change 2012-09-19T19:03:00Z Ride along sandy paths under canopies of coconut trees, past lolling water buffalos and farmers ushering flocks of ducks into narrow canals. 36 Hours in Hoi An 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Surfing and Serenity on a Remote Philippine Island We sat facing a weathered wood pagoda set in an emerald sea, the perfect swimming distance from a private beach lined with crooked coconut trees. Next Stop : Surfing and Serenity on a Remote Philippine Island 2013-06-05T15:47:04Z When a Rolling Stone does tumble, for example, it’s from a coconut tree, not off a bicycle. Rolling Stones open 2015 tour with sold-out gig at San Diego's Petco Park 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z “Ooh, paradise,” they say, as they conjure up coconut trees, tropical drinks, bright sunshine and foam-crested azure waves. Barbados holiday guide: the best beaches, restaurants, bars and places to stay 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z The other half is from the south: land of magnificent temples, hot blistering beach towns, lotuses, coconut trees, Kanjeevaram silk sarees, and bunches of jasmine woven through your hair. Perspective | One country, endless dishes: A love letter to Indian cuisine 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The eco-resort sits on 145 acres, on a private headland beach, with coconut trees, two rock-rimmed outdoor swimming pools and nature trails. Down under, mother and daughter learn to see each other in a different light 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Within a half-hour drive of the ancient town, you can ride a basket boat through river channels thick with water coconut trees or climb the steps of the Marble Mountain into caves with towering Buddhas. 36 Hours in Hoi An 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Locals began cultivating a grove of coconut trees at the new beach as soon as the lava cooled. Black, red, green: Hawaii beaches aren’t just golden 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Beyond the cliché of white-sand beaches and coconut trees lies a side of Tahiti rarely seen by visitors: the Papenoo Valley. Center of Attraction: The Green Heart of Tahiti 2011-11-17T06:15:00Z “Our flavors are everywhere here,” Mr. Mathurin said, and indeed, everywhere I went I saw the evidence — coconut trees, mangos, plantains, sugar apples, markets overflowing with produce. Going Local on the Island of St. Lucia 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Winding through the misty jungle of mango and coconut trees, the tour stops at a local chocolate plantation, where you sample chocolate from each stage of production. The best of Cuba, beyond Havana: readers’ travel tips 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Yards away from the water’s edge, with coconut trees swaying and the majestic Ko’olau mountains in the background, Ms. AuBuchon pronounced them married. Their Story Wrote Itself 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Guests trip on psilocybin every other day in a fenced-in field surrounded by mango and coconut trees. Welcome to the trip of your life: the rise of underground LSD guides 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Extracted from sugar cane or the sap from coconut trees or nipa palms, it was originally a necessary preservative in a warm climate. Filipino Food Finds a Place in the American Mainstream 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z This was a slightly easier task when he lived with ready access to coconut trees, in Nonthaburi Province just outside Bangkok. Thai That Takes a Cue From Its Brooklyn Neighbors 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The city feels richer, he explained, when you know its ledges, climb its telephone poles like coconut trees and wander through decaying industrial buildings that have become graffiti galleries. COVID and Black Lives Matter brought an explosion of street art to Seattle. But graffiti was already having a moment 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z There is also a resplendent garden that grows “in the air”—full of “palms, banyans, and coconut trees, as well as some other unusual plants.” The Mysterious Frontiers of Can Xue 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z With nowhere to go, I found another bench, at the east end of the terminal, under the shade of a coconut tree. An English teacher who fled the Taliban finds a home at last 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z “Down south, we have a lot of coconut trees and mango trees.” Rain, winds lash Guam as Typhoon Mawar closes in and residents shelter 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “These days it’s like, well, you know, ‘I saw this post on Instagram and there’s this beautiful rope swing, a coconut tree.’” Paying for paradise? Hawaii mulls fees for ecotourism crush 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z They found that the macaque monkeys worked every day of the week and “typically climbed more than 50 coconut trees” to harvest between 500 and 1,000 coconuts each day. HelloFresh to Stop Buying Coconut Milk From Thailand Amid Claims of Monkey Labor 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z It is built on a sloping hillside surrounded by coconut trees. Sierra Madre: The deadly battle to save a rainforest in the Philippines 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z In the seaside village of Cabol-anonan, coconut trees were uprooted and huts made of light material were nearly flattened. Floods in Philippines leave 51 dead, over a dozen missing 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Graffiti tributes to both teams adorn walls of homes set against coconut trees. In India, Fiercely Loyal Soccer Fans (of Brazil and Argentina) 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z We would always play on a strip of sand at the top of the beach, the sea on one side and the coconut trees on the other. How climate change is changing the Commonwealths 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z The embassy also said it was “promoting hybrid dwarf coconut trees for new planting,” whose short trunks meant that harvesting coconuts would “no longer require monkey labor.” HelloFresh to Stop Buying Coconut Milk From Thailand Amid Claims of Monkey Labor 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Off the island, Carey compensates for the lack of ubiquitous coconut trees by starting with a canned coconut cream and adding different amounts of water for different uses. Whole cashews are the star of this vegan Sri Lankan curry 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z But the land was covered with green shoots - the beginnings of 4,000 coconut trees. Nigeria's big push to grow its own coconuts 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z It does so by telling a story about a coconut tree that collapses after all 26 letters climb it. She’s 2½. She took an IQ test and became Mensa’s youngest member. 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Leopard and landscapes of coconut trees patterns appeared on short sleeve shirts while big necklace plastrons acted as clothes. Celine closes Paris Fashion Week with bare-chested models and dazzling blazers 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z He even challenged the scientific consensus that nuclear radiation was bad for wildlife, insisting that flora and fauna from fish and birds to coconut trees and guava bushes were flourishing in the Bikini atoll. George Wallace hoped to upend the 1968 election. Then Gen. Curtis LeMay dropped a bomb 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z “They still grew up climbing coconut trees, they still go to church, no one tells them what to do except their mother,” he added. Tonga’s Proud Diaspora Confronts Daunting Challenge of Disaster Response 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Family members watched from the windowsill shaded by the coconut trees; an elderly uncle tapped the sofa arm with joy. The New Weddings in India’s South: ‘Expect Some Magic’ 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z When it made landfall, winds of up to 210 km/hr were uprooting coconut trees, ripping down electricity poles, and hurling slabs of corrugated tin and wood through the air. Philippine supertyphoon Rai 'exceeded all predictions' - forecaster 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z The sergeant added this detail: The morning of his death, Jacob spent his down time under the shade of a coconut tree reading a Bible. Column: Lost for decades, a World War II hero finally comes home 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Hours later, a large rally of Ms. Banerjee’s supporters took place in a school courtyard surrounded by coconut trees. A Fierce Election Tests Modi’s Campaign to Remake India 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z He said residents temporarily left the hamlet of Sangni Laya after settlers chopped down coconut trees and destroyed crops, leading to what he called “a food crisis” for the inhabitants. Nicaragua’s Indigenous tell OAS of killings, land takeovers 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z In Tuvalu, the government held workshops teaching youth indigenous food production methods such as taro planting and sap collection from coconut trees. Amid pandemic, Pacific islands work to offset food shortages 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z Despite the villa's armed security guards and guard dogs, one rainy night Ted climbed up a coconut tree and over the barbed wire and made his way in through a bathroom window. The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Two other volunteers use power drills to set upon the mature coconut trees towering overhead, boring holes and filling them with shots of herbicide. To save this palm-filled paradise, biologists must kill the trees 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Only a few farms in the south use monkeys for older, taller types of coconut trees, he said, adding that he sometimes trains monkeys for these farmers. Thai monkey trainer rejects PETA claims on coconut harvesting 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Ratard was born in Santo, New Hebrides, and “spent his youth under the coconut trees before having to go to College in grey and cold Paris, France,” he wrote in his biography at the Academia.edu website. Raoult Ratard, Louisiana’s state epidemiologist, dies at 75 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Because coconut trees only grow in tropical climates, the pressure to meet global demand is causing exploitation of workers and destruction of rainforests. Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink? 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z “The right thing to do is let people work,” said Isaías Hermogem, as he watched over cattle grazing in a clearing edged with papaya and coconut trees. Why Amazon Fires Keep Raging 10 Years After a Deal to End Them 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Cars upside down, roofs spun off houses like Frisbees and boats sprawled across downed coconut trees. Days after Hurricane Dorian, responders reaching smaller, isolated cays in Bahamas 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z From Goalpara town, the camp being built is reached by a leafy, narrow road dotted with coconut trees. As they build India's first camp for illegals, some workers fear... 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z Futhu had another idea: Many people in the village had coconut trees on their land that had not given fruit in years. The Schoolteacher and the Genocide 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z I asked him about how the concept of Lapita migration to empty islands had been received by people whose oral traditions said they came from a stone or a coconut tree. Is Ancient DNA Research Revealing New Truths — or Falling Into Old Traps? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Instead, he would live with an aunt in La Libertad, a mountain town of pastel pink and green houses interspersed with mango and coconut trees on sloping streets. How a Crackdown on MS-13 Caught Up Innocent High School Students 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Santakumari and her husband, who is 70, live off 15 coconut trees. After War’s End, a Long Struggle to Patch Invisible Wounds 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Terrified, she clung to a small sliver of asphalt and surfed a river of fast-moving mud as it swallowed entire neighborhoods, carrying her higher than coconut trees for a quarter of a mile. Area hit hard by Indonesia quake was seen as high-risk zone 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Within a week, all barren coconut trees of the village became stumps. The Schoolteacher and the Genocide 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Hotels and other buildings in both locations aren’t allowed to exceed the height of coconut trees. At Least 39 Dead in Latest Indonesian Earthquake 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Hotels and other buildings in both locations are not allowed to exceed the height of coconut trees. Indonesia earthquake sparks tsunami fears 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Hotels and other buildings in both locations are not allowed to exceed the height of coconut trees. Quake strikes Indonesia’s Lombok island; tsunami possible 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Tangles of drooping wires run from one electric post to another along the narrow alleys of the city’s most neglected communities, crowded with shacks made from plywood and coconut tree lumber. Firefighting in Manila's tinderbox slums – a picture essay 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z They needed coconut trees for wall beams, but to buy a whole coconut tree and carry it from the hills would cost a huge sum. The Schoolteacher and the Genocide 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z On either side of the runway, which was built in 2007 and expanded in 2012, dense growths include banana and coconut trees. Island or Rock? Taiwan Defends Its Claim in South China Sea 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z After more than 200 soldiers swept into Gu Dar Pyin around noon, Mohammad Sha, 37, a shop owner and farmer, hid in a grove of coconut trees near a river with more than 100 others. AP confirms at least five mass Rohingya graves found in Myanmar 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Her mango and coconut trees withered, their leaves thick with dust. A Philippines grandmother fought to get a toxic coal stockpile out of her neighborhood. Three bullets stopped her. 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z To climb a coconut tree is to risk a dangerous fall. How to Climb a Coconut Tree 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z “That night the waves were higher than the houses, higher even than the coconut trees,” Ytac says. 'It feels like Dominica is finished': life amid the ruins left by Hurricane Maria | Janise Elie 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z I do not remember the plane ride, much less the star fruit and coconut trees in my grandmother’s yard. Opinion | The Survivor’s Guilt of a New American Citizen 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z The woods delivered an exercise programme suitable for any wannabe sprinter, with clearings to play in and assault courses made from broken coconut trees.” Usain Bolt: now you see him, soon you won’t… 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z A Cook Islander has become the first ever world champion in the sport of coconut tree climbing, it's been reported. Cook Islander tops the world of coconut tree climbing - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Mr Gowda, whose rain-fed farm is a mile away from his home, spent about seven hours sitting under a coconut tree waiting for more rains, which would help his crop to survive. The villages at the heart of India's water dispute - BBC News 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Outside of the Caribbean, coconut-producing regions like the Philippines and Indonesia are also struggling as they deal with the longterm consequences of natural disasters and demand that is outstripping the pace of coconut trees’ growth. Prepare Yourself for a Major Coconut Crisis in the Caribbean 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z However, if warm trade winds and idyllic beaches fringed with coconut trees dominate your retirement daydreams, then your just-right "overseas" retirement haven could be right in your backyard. Puerto Rico: an Ideal Retirement Haven Right in Your Backyard 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Demonstrators planted coconut trees and waved signs across the state last year as part of an international day of protests against Monsanto. Rules on GMO crops in Hawaii heads to US appeals court 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z “When you arrive by boat you can’t see any of the homes because of the forest of coconut trees,” says Mr. Nars, who is 57. Getaways for the Snorkeling Set: Luxury Homes in Bali, Tahiti and Australia 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z "This used to be a very beautiful village - a lot of coconut trees, sea turtles, sea gulls, dolphins, sharks and whatnot," he says. Ghana's coastal erosion: The village buried in sand - BBC News 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Edgar Posadas, a civil defense official in the Eastern Visayas region, said parts of Allen town in Northern Samar province were flooded, and strong winds tore off roofs and felled coconut trees. 725,000 people evacuated as typhoon slams into Philippines 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z We took a short walk through a grove of coconut trees and reached a point from which we could see the rocky coast, a distant smudge of gray-green. How to Feel Like a Castaway 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The Rolling Stones postponed the start of their 2006 European tour after guitarist Keith Richards fell out of a coconut tree in Fiji. Cancelled concerts: Seven strange excuses - BBC News 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z There it was: A small mound in the ground between two coconut trees just like villagers had told me. New Jersey men hoping to solve mystery of missing war plane 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Many species of coconut trees, a terraced vegetable garden and fruit trees such as lemon, papaya, pomelo and mango complete the grounds. Singer Neal Young's Hawaiian retreat is an oldie but a goodie 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z A system built from coconut tree bark, rope and heavy stones heaves the huge fishing nets at this Arabian Sea village near India's southwestern tip. Pictures: A World Without Energy 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z He owns a niche tourism company that brings people to uninhabited islands, especially those that look like desert-island cartoons: a ring of white sand, a few coconut trees, Technicolor turquoise surf. How to Feel Like a Castaway 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z At stake in the battle against the beetles is the survival of the remaining coconut trees on the island, which aren’t just a source of food. Battle against destructive beetles hits hurdle 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The said natives had buried two Americans after they were killed fighting the Japanese and had marked their graves with the two coconut trees,” said Bertel, 68, a Vietnam veteran who served in the Marines. New Jersey men hoping to solve mystery of missing war plane 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z He comes from a hillside village on the outskirts of Altamira called El Copey, which has one main road and dozens of squat houses under zinc roofs and coconut trees. Defying Time and Space 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z A system built from coconut tree bark, rope and heavy stones heaves the huge fishing nets at this Arabian Sea village near India's southwestern tip. Pictures: A World Without Energy 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z An estimated 200 demonstrators planted two acres of sweet potatoes, banana starts and more than 100 coconut trees, said Courtney Bruch of GMO Free Maui. Hawaii groups plant coconut trees, protest against Monsanto 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z The home sits on the edge of the resort’s golf course and is set back from the Pacific Ocean, with views of mountains, lava rock, and coconut trees. A $33 Million Property In Hawaii's Exclusive Hualalai Community 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z "Imagine a large and real cage in the most isolated island, surrounded by ocean and jungle and tall coconut trees," says Omid, a 25-year-old Iranian. Australia's 'beautiful prison' in Papua New Guinea 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The former military housing community is filled with coconut trees. Hawaii hopes to fend off invasion by coconut rhinoceros beetle 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z A system built from coconut tree bark, rope and heavy stones heaves the huge fishing nets at this Arabian Sea village near India's southwestern tip. Pictures: A World Without Energy 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z So amid lines of laundry on Avenue 49, in the shade of coconut trees, they played baseball with a sturdy wood stick and a white plastic bottle cap. In Cuba, Baseball Remains a Grand Preoccupation 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z The storm also ripped up coconut trees by the roots and flooded rice plantations, destroying the livelihoods of countless residents. Evacuation effort credited with minimizing typhoon casualties in Philippines 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z He was swept past familiar buildings and homes behind the airport, and eventually bumped into a coconut tree. The man and the boy who saved each other 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z "But now a lot of the coconut trees are just completely torn up. It's really sad." Hawaii hopes to fend off invasion by coconut rhinoceros beetle 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Construction materials, like galvanized iron sheets, were also scarce, he said, forcing people to use fallen coconut trees to build temporary shelters. A year on, typhoon-devastated Philippine city fails to rebuild homes 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z I often think of the analogy of someone stranded on a tropical island, consistently scurrying farther and farther up the coconut tree to find higher ground. IBM's 3Q14 Earnings Disappoint-- Troubled Giant? 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z A total of 14 million people were affected, six million workers lost their sources of income, 30,000 boats were destroyed and millions of coconut trees were damaged or flattened. Philippines thanks world for aid 2014-02-08T08:54:00Z Close to six million workers lost their sources of income, 30,000 boats were destroyed, millions of coconut trees were damaged or flattened and more than 1m tonnes of crops lost. Typhoon Haiyan survivors struggling to rebuild 2014-02-07T22:35:26Z "I'll be at the beach and find myself staring at coconut trees all afternoon," Potter said. Hawaii hopes to fend off invasion by coconut rhinoceros beetle 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z We see our coconut trees are less productive. Kiribati island: Sinking into the sea? 2013-11-25T11:09:00Z The surrounding hills of coconut trees were stripped nearly bare. Typhoon Haiyan: How a Catastrophe Unfolded 2013-11-24T18:04:14Z We are having to build seawalls all the time now just to protect the coconut trees. Drowning Kiribati 2013-11-21T18:25:49Z "How long would it take to grow a coconut tree?," he asked. Philippines to split up typhoon relief zone country by country 2013-11-19T05:23:44Z The badly damaged islands of Leyte and Samar are largely agricultural, with vast tracts of coconut trees that account for one-sixth of the Philippines' coconut production. After Typhoon, Finding a Ticket Out 2013-11-14T10:35:17Z Ferocious winds felled large branches and snapped coconut trees. Deadly Typhoon Slams the Philippines 2013-11-09T12:35:30Z The beach has eroded, and coconut trees along the shore line "just fell off into the water," Olap said. As Pacific Islands Flood, A Climate-Driven Exodus Grows 2013-09-09T18:45:00.533Z In Savar, we have lots of coconut trees, but they don’t produce coconuts anymore. Bangladesh Pollution, Told in Colors and Smells 2013-07-15T01:34:31Z "It was like a scene out of a Graham Greene novel: a Central American strongman and an Oxford-educated Briton sat beneath a coconut tree on a tropical beach philosophizing," wrote Diederich. Book gives up-close look at Graham Greene's political writing 2012-11-23T06:01:18Z The island amounts to not much more than a main building and two sleeping quarters, both surrounded by coconut trees, and an outhouse on stilts over the water. Scientist at Work Blog: Snapping Shrimps and Hidden Sponges 2012-07-18T17:35:06Z "I saw it there, under that big coconut tree," said the little hare. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z At sundown I climbed the tall coconut trees, my bolo between my teeth. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z Of frequent occurrence are pigs, crocodiles and coconut trees, whilst almost always there appears a scene of men seated at a table and drinking rum from large glasses. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Just outside Calicut is the village of Nadery - lush green coconut trees surround the small, mud huts where most residents live. Pain balm 2011-05-02T23:31:52Z Even the few coconut trees in the backyard of every house are wilting due to lack of care. Shortage of labour is crippling Kerala 2010-08-17T11:30:00Z While you might not think to chat with your child about the letters of the alphabet meeting at the top of a colorful coconut tree, "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" does just that. Parenthood: Story time as playtime 2010-04-27T18:05:00Z President Barack Obama, who appears at the end of the second episode shooting Chavez with a tranquilizer dart from the top of a coconut tree. Venezuelan website lampoons Latin American leaders 2010-04-13T17:01:00Z When a quarrel takes place the participators often seek revenge in destroying each other's coconut trees, but in severe cases a man will probably burn his own house down. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Sailing over the South Pacific you will see a line of trees—coconut trees chiefly—looking as if they rose up from the sea. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight I sling it on my back and head for the chalet B and I hired among the coconut trees. The Lost Kafoozalum There was no town, but merely a group of official buildings, a store or two, and at the back, among the coconut trees and plantains, a few native dwellings. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands The village consists of a dozen or two native huts along the beach in a very pretty grove of coconut trees. Wanderings in the Orient The following day we went still farther afield, and crossed the harbour to a beach where stood a grove of coconut trees and a small hut. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z “I understand it now,” I replied, “and I see how one coconut tree would make me richer than a whole forest of poplar or oak trees at home.” Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines Off to one side were two or three little islands, an acre or less in extent, fringed with palms and coconut trees. The Fire People The evening was drawing in and the dusk seemed to cling to the leaves of the coconut trees like a little thin cloud. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands It is leased from the Colonial Office by a London firm, who are planting the barren soil with coconut trees and fishing the lagoon for pearl-shell. A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 I have been at Miami, Florida, and have seen the bearing coconut trees there. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twelfth Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 6 and 7, 1921 The Padre pointed to the coconut tree and the nipa palm, and said: “As we already have told you, they would afford you a house, food, drink, light, and soap.” Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines I was thinking more particularly of trees in this locality when I dictated the paper; but the coconut tree aside from raising the coconuts, I think is the most magnificent palm that we have. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 Then, cool and happy, they wandered back in the gloaming over the soft grass road to the creek, walking hand in hand, and now the mynah birds filled the coconut trees with their clamour. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands The houses in the town to which they welcomed us are of a beehive shape; the sides open during the day, but closed at nights by blinds made from the leaves of the coconut tree. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century These islands, Captain Couvret informed me, are full of coconut trees: there is no anchorage near them but good landing for boats. A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship If you climb up the high coconut tree, and cut a hole in the flowering stalk, the juice will run out. Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines It is strongly attracted to the coconut trees during the period when toddy is drawn for distillation, and exhibits, it is said, at such times, symptoms resembling intoxication. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon Trees overshadowed it thickly, not coconut trees, but beeches, and the sun played fitfully through the leaves on the sparkling water. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Occasionally a considerable planting of bananas will be found, while many villages are buried beneath the shade of coconut trees, but Page 402in comparison with rice the cultivation of other crops becomes insignificant. The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe Many pieces of coconut shells and husk were found about the shore, but we could find no coconut trees, neither did I see any on the main. A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship Then making our end of the line fast to the trunk of a coconut tree, we set some children to watch, and went into the trenches to drink some kava, smoke, and gossip. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories When they climbed coconut trees for the fruit, they could get up the trees in three seconds. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America And then all about were the coconut trees, as fanciful as women, and as vain. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Even the interior mountain settlements, like Lingey, Ba-ay, and Likuan, are hidden beneath these trees, thus incidentally disposing of the fable that “the coconut tree will not grow out of sight of the sea.” The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe The breadfruit trees and coconut trees at this time were full of fruit. A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship When Aponītolau stamped his feet as he was dancing all the fruit of the coconut trees fell down. Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore As we approached we began to make out more distinctly the sugar plantations, the groves of coconut trees and casuarinas, the features of the town, and the dense mass of shipping in the harbour. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 The coconut trees, thick and green, came nearly to the water's edge, and among them you saw the grass houses of the Samoans; and here and there, gleaming white, a little church. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Here and there above the mass of humbler vegetation, a lofty tapering coconut tree would rear its graceful form, bowing gently in the passing breeze. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea After leaving the brig we passed a luxuriant grove of coconut trees, extending along the beach, under the shade of which we saw several villages, where the natives were busily employed building boats. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. Hitherto, no coconut trees have been found on this continent; although so great a portion of it is within the tropic and its north-east coast so near to islands on which this fruit is abundant. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 The trunks of the coconut trees were lofty and very smooth, and I saw many apes among the branches. The Elson Readers, Book 5 Sauntering along the grassy roads among the coconut trees he would stop every now and then to admire the loveliness of the scene. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Beyond the balcony I could see coconut trees towering over the hermitage in silent protection. Autobiography of a Yogi Of course, the nude man under the coconut tree knows nothing of all this. Concerning Animals and Other Matters The principal article of culture is the coconut tree, which is seen in large groves. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes “Pruner of coconut trees, sir, and servant of my mother-in-law.” The Social Cancer His eyes were closed and the words he said were like a wind sighing through the fronds of the coconut trees. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands I leant against a coconut tree and listened. By Reef and Palm When the axe is at last laid to the old coconut tree, a beam will fall to the earth sixty feet in length, hard as teak and already rounded and smoothed. Concerning Animals and Other Matters About noon they left Don Escudero's, and took a road leading to the southward and eastward, through a luxuriant and beautiful country, well cultivated, and ornamented with lofty coconut trees, betel palms, and banana groves. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes The sandy areas are often covered with coconut trees, and the alluvial deposits along the rivers frequently become beds of nipa palm as far back as tide water. The Bontoc Igorot He heard the breeze sigh, far up, in the leaves of the coconut trees. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands A few months before, a cyclone had destroyed nearly all the coconut trees, and an epidemic followed it, and carried off half the scanty population. By Reef and Palm The coconut tree is a palm, and has nothing to do with cocoa of the breakfast table. Concerning Animals and Other Matters The plain bordering the sea is covered with a dense growth of coconut trees. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes We showed them how a bullet could pass clean through a coconut tree, and they seemed to be greatly impressed. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines He held up the lantern, and there, sinister in the light that cut the surrounding darkness, was a long knife sticking into the trunk of a coconut tree. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Here a black had climbed a coconut tree and cast down the nuts. Jerry of the Islands We must not think, however, of the trunk as, at the best, anything more than a by-product of the coconut tree, whose head is more than its body. Concerning Animals and Other Matters The chief of the village which he could already see among the coconut trees was a friend of the mate's, and it would be pleasant to go ashore for the night. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands She watched for him, and every time someone crossed this slender little bridge of coconut trees she looked. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Below them coconut trees tumbled down steeply to the lagoon, and the lagoon in the evening light had the colour, tender and varied, of a dove's breast. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands In the end it had contented itself with killing forty fat pigs and chopping down a hundred coconut trees. Jerry of the Islands The coconut trees, with their frivolous elegance, grew thickly on the banks, all clad with trailing plants, and they were reflected in the green water. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands It nestled charmingly among the coconut trees and faced the passionate blue of the Pacific. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands It was all very well for a native who had been used to climbing up coconut trees all his life. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Brevald's bungalow, shabby and bedraggled, stood among the coconut trees of the plantation, a little away from the main road that ran up to Vailima. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands He did not hear, however, the chopping down of the coconut trees, any more than did he ever return to behold what damage the axes had wrought. Jerry of the Islands The coconut trees came down to the water's edge, not in rows, but spaced out with an ordered formality. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands In a moment the woman returned with a bundle, which she gave to Edward; and the two men, scrambling down a steep path, made their way to a grove of coconut trees on the beach. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands |
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