Despite all of these challenges, Francie makes a new plan for her education. Rather than just skipping high school, she takes summer college-level courses. After a lot of effort, she is accepted into a university. The theme of survival and growth is illustrated through a metaphor—the tree growing outside Francie’s house. At the end of the novel, Francie returns to her old neighborhood and finds that the tree people tried to destroy is still thriving.
儘管面臨這些重重挑戰，法蘭西仍為自己的學業制定了新的計畫。她並不只是單純地放棄讀高中，而是在暑假修讀大學程度的課程。經過不懈努力，她最終被一所大學錄取。這本小說透過一個隱喻 ── 生長在法蘭西家門外的樹 ── 來說明生存與成長的主題。在小說的尾聲，法蘭西回到她曾經居住的社區，發現那棵曾被人們試圖砍伐的樹依然枝繁葉茂。
生活必備字詞：
skip vt. 跳過，略過
be accepted into + 學校∕組織等 被接受∕允許進入……（學校就讀等）
illustrate vt.（舉例）說明，闡明
neighborhood n. 社區
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見七月號。
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