It took a long time to force the people out of the trees before work on the road could continue.
问题描述：
It took a long time to force the people out of the trees before work on the road could continue.
剑桥三里面第十单元的句子.
答
我感觉有讽刺意义：
1.与其砍伐数目浪费大量时间,不如在之前在路上重新种树,寓意保护树木
2.砍伐比人们早路上重新种植树木更费时