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体裁:夹叙夹议 话题:励志人生 时间:16分钟
There is a story about an elm tree.It was planted in the first half of the 20th century on a farm.It grew to be a __1__ tree.
The family that owned the farm kept a bull __2__ to the elm.The bull paced around the tree,dragging a heavy iron chain with it,which __3__ a trench in the bark about three feet off ground.The trench __4__ over the years,though for whatever reason,which did not kill the tree.
After some years,the family sold the __5__ and took their bull.They cut the chain,leaving the loop around the tree and one link hanging down.Over the years,the __6__ slowly