Though they may be only as big as the mouth of a bowl, they strive to grow upwards until they reach the towering height of some twenty feet and stand indomitable against the northwest wind.

• 哪怕只有碗来粗细罢，它却努力向上发展，高到丈许，二丈，参天耸立，不折不挠，对抗着西北风。