the tree / 那棵樹

這是我的速寫本最後一頁，在明天去旅行換新速寫本之前，我要記錄宿舍中庭一棵很平凡卻又不平凡的樹。

This is the last page in my sketchbook. Before going on a trip and using a new sketchbook tomorrow, I want to record a very ordinary yet extraordinary tree that once grew in the courtyard of Brooke Hall.

它曾經長得又高又壯，但是它的根部已經滲入整個下水道系統，所以社監只好忍痛把它砍掉。現在的它和中庭看起來都很可悲，不過我會記得它‧‧‧

It used to be tall and strong, but its root had grown all over the sewage system underground. The site managers had no choice but to have it cut off. Now it and the courtyard look so pathetic. Still, I will remember it...