When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy's been swinging them.

当我看到白桦树弯下身子，向左，也向右,穿过排列成行的挺直黑黑的树，我总以为有个孩子把白杨“荡“弯了。

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Consequently, although some users bend it to their will, most use it in a default manner (like myself) and merely read their mail, in or out of sequence, respond to some, ignore some and generally just leave their inbox an undifferentiated mess.

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But the rubber soles of most flip-flops just bend all over the place, while the stiff soles of some stylish varieties may not bend at all, she said.

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The system allows a person to hold only one hukou, but some find ways to bend the rules.

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