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Christmas trees 圣诞树 Boughs of jolly 喜乐的枝桠 Farmers and vendors see green in fresh-cutChristmas trees 农户和商贩在新砍的圣诞树上看到希望 FRANOIS, also known as The Tree Man, 弗朗索瓦，也被人叫做圣诞树人。 sets up his stand every year on the corner of 102nd Street and Broadway. 他每年都会在纽约102号大街和百老汇大道的街角摆上自己的摊位。 He and the 500 Christmas trees he brings from Quebec have become a fixture in Manhattan sUpper West Side. 他和他从加拿大魁北克市带来的500棵圣诞树已经成为了曼哈顿上西区固定不变的风景线。 For up to five weeks he sells the trees by day for 20 to 300, depending on size and quality,sleeping in his van at night. 在最多五周的时间里，白天他会根据树的大小和质量卖出每棵树20到300美元不等的价格。晚上他就睡在自己的货车里。 What he earns is, he says, the icing on the cake ofhis annual income. 他说，他在这段时间所挣的钱，对于他年收入是锦上添花。 The Tree Man is a small branch of a big business. | 
