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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 saya.
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 (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 saya.
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.

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gave up