英语词汇the high trees get the wind的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	the high trees get the wind
词源	the high trees get the wind. People pay the most attention to and criticize most those in positions of power and leadership. When accused of past doping during the 2004 Tour de France, cyclist Lance Armstrong, one of the great athletes of this or any other time, denied the charges and commented: “You know what they say, the high trees get the wind.” Anyone know the source?
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