一株垂垂老矣的常青藤
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="home">home</span> 4 <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="twigs">twigs</span>.</p><p>我女儿读小学的时候，有天放学回家，她带回了4只细细的小树枝</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>.</p><p>这些树枝是学校发给学生们的，让他们带回家种植</p><p><span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hardy">hardy</span></p><p>他们看上去都有些弱不禁风</p><p><span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span></p><p>不过我还是心存着一丝希望</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spade">spade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span>.</p><p>就拿来铁铲，把它们种到了后院里</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawnmower">lawnmower</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p>数年时间过去，一起与割草机有关的意外事件，加上贫瘠的土壤，让4棵小树中的3棵都不幸夭折了</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="evergreen">evergreen</span> .</p><p>唯一幸存下来的是一株常青藤</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="crooked">crooked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>.</p><p>它长得歪歪扭扭，长势也十分迟缓</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tilted">tilted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p>它从未长到很高的高度，还总是歪向一边</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="bush">bush</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>.</p><p>到最后，它看上去更像是一丛肥大的灌木，而非一棵树</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>.</p><p>数年前我就注意到，它已经开始衰老</p>
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