It is no use painting the foot of the tree white, the strength of the bark cries out from beneath the paint.

It is no use painting the foot of the tree white, the strength of the bark cries out from beneath the paint.

把树的脚漆成白色是没有用的，树皮的力量在漆下呼号。

-- Aime Fernand David Cesaire 艾梅·费尔南德·大卫·塞萨尔