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Have you ever seen an elephant in an (11) arena (马戏场) tied to a little wooden stake? That huge creature can pick up two thousa
Have you ever seen an elephant in an (11) arena (马戏场) tied to a little wooden stake? That huge creature can pick up two thousa
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Have you ever seen an elephant in an (11) arena (马戏场) tied to a little wooden stake? That huge creature can pick up two thousand pounds with its trunk, yet it calmly (12) tied. Why?
When that elephant was just a baby, and not very strong, it was tied by a huge (13) to an iron stake that could not be moved. Regardless of how hard it tried, it could not break the chain and run free. After a while it just (14) . Now, even though it is strong, it never attempts to break free. The "imprint"(印象) is permanent "I can’t! I can’t!" it says.
There are millions of people who behave like this circus creature. They have been tied and told "You’ll never make it". They may have (15) , but the "imprinting" keeps pulling them back.
Have you ever seen an elephant in an indoor arena(戏场)tied to a little wooden stake? That huge creature can pick up two thousand pounds with its think, yet it calmly stays tied. Why?
When that elephant was just a baby and not very strong, it was tied by a huge chain to an iron stake that could not he moved. Regardless of how hard it tried, it could not break the chain and run free. After a while it just gave up. Now, even though it is strong, it never attempts to break free. The “imprint” (印象) is permanent. "I can’t! I can’t!" it says.
There are millions of people who behave like this circus creature. They have been tied and told "You’ll never make it". They may have dreams, but the "imprinting" keeps pulling them back.
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chain
解析
该题可以根据前面的was tied by和后面的to an iron stake判断这里应该是巨大的链子,加上听到读音,就较为容易地得到答案。另外,chain一问在下文中又一次地出现,对判断答案也有帮助。
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