那时我们家门口有两棵枝广叶茂的大橡树。

There were two very large oak trees in front of our house with wide spreading branches and luxuriant foliage.

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攀高枝在过去女性不能接受教育、女性识字率低的时候是有必要的。

Marrying up was necessary in the past when women could not get an education and female literacy was low.

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窗前有棵老榆树，榆钱儿正密，一串串在枝上垂着，有几只刚出巢的蜜蜂，围着榆枝乱飞，不住的嗡嗡的叫着。

An old elm before the house was hung with thick clusters of seeds and some bees just out of the hive were flying round it, keeping up a continuous hum.

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