He began by removing from each trunk an inch-thick strip of bark that covered a network of long , hopelessly tangled fibers that were puttied with a sort of gummy flour .
他把每一根树干剥去一层厚一英寸的表皮，表皮下面是缠绕作一团的结子所组成的长长纤维网，上面就粘着胶质护膜般的细粉。
puttied