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my love tree
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for years i wanted a flower garden. i'd spend hours thinking of different things i could plant that would look nice together.

but then we had matthew. and marvin. and the twins, alisa and alan. and then helen. five children. i was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

money was tight, as well as time. often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and i'd have to say, "do you see a money tree outside? money doesn't grow on trees, you know."

finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. i started thinking again about having a garden.

i wasn't sure, though. i mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years i was used to living on a pretty lean(贫乏的) , no-frills budget.

then, one spring morning, on mother's day, i was working in my kitchen. suddenly, i realized that cars were tooting(吹奏,狂欢) their horns as they drove by. i looked out the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. i thought it must be a weeping 1(垂柳) , because i saw things blowing around on all its branches. then i put my glasses on - and i couldn't believe what i saw.

there was a money tree in my yard!

i went outside to look. it was true! there were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. think of all the garden flowers i could buy with one hundred dollars! there was also a note attached: "iou eight hours of digging time. love, marvin."

marvin kept his promise, too. he dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. and my other children bought me tools, 2(装饰品) , a trellis(格子,框架) , a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.

that was three years ago. my garden's now very pretty, just like i wanted. when i go out and weed(除草,铲除) or tend my flowers, i don't seem to miss my children as much as i once did. it feels like they're right there with me.

i live up in michigan's upper 3, where winters are long and cold, and summers are way too short. but every year now, when winter sets in, i look out my window and think of the flowers i'll see next spring in my little garden. i think about what my children did for me, and i get tears in my eyes - every time.

i'm still not sure that money grows on trees. but i know love does!



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1 bmfz6     
n.柳树
参考例句:
  • the river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
  • the willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。
2 2bf24c2bab75a8ff45e650a1e4388dec     
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 );点缀;装饰品;首饰v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • the shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
  • playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 lueyv     
n.半岛
参考例句:
  • dalian is in the south of the liaodong peninsula.大连位于辽东半岛南部。
  • korean peninsula lies to the west of japan.朝鲜半岛在日本以西。
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