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1、TwoRoads两条路ItwasNewYearsnight.Anagedmanwasstandingatawindow.Heraisedhismournfuleyestowardsthedeepbluesky,wherethestarswerefloatinglikewhiteliliesonthesurfaceofaclearcalmlake.Whenhecastthemontheearthwherefewmorehopelesspeoplethanhimselfnowmovedtowardstheircertaingoal-thetomb.Hehadalreadypassedsixtyof
2、theageleadingtoit,andhehadbroughtfromhisjourneynothingbuterrorsandremorse.Nowhishealthwaspoor,hismindvacant,hisheartsorrowful,andhisoldageshortofcomforts.这是新年的夜晚一位老人站在窗边，忧伤的眼睛眺望着深蓝的天空空中的繁星，犹如漂浮在清澈如镜的湖面上的朵朵百合。他慢慢将目光投向地面。此刻，没有什么人比他还绝望。他即将迈向他最终的归宿坟墓。他已走过通向坟墓的六十级台阶，除了错误和悔恨，他一无所获。现在他体弱多病，精神空虚，心哀神伤，人到晚年却无
3、所慰藉。Thedaysofhisyouthappearedlikedreambeforehim,andherecalledtheseriousmomentwhenhisfatherplacedhimattheentrancesofthetworoadsOneleadingtoapeaceful,sunnyplacecoveredwithflowers,fruitsandresoundingwithsoft,sweetsongs;theotherleadingtoadeepdarkcavewhichwasendless,wherepoisonflowedinsteadofwaterandwher
4、edevilsandpoisonsnakeshissedandcrawled.年轻岁月，如梦般展现在他面前，老人想起父亲把他带到岔路口的那个庄严时刻。一条路通向安宁、快乐的世界，鲜花遇布，果实丰硕，甜美轻柔的歌声在空中回荡；另一条路则通向幽深黑暗，没有尽头的洞，洞内流淌着的不是水而是毒液，群魔乱舞，毒蛇嘶嘶爬动。Helookedtowardstheskyandcriedpainfully,0hyouth,return!Oh,myfather,placemeoncemoreattheentrancetolifeandIIIchosethebetterway!Butbothhisfatherand
5、thedaysofhisyouthhadpassedaway.他仰望星空，痛苦地大喊：“啊，青春，回来吧！啊，父亲，再一次带我到人生的岔路口吧，我会选一条更好的道路。”但是，他的父亲和他的青春岁月都已一去不复返了。Hesawthelightsflowingawayinthedarkness,andthesewerethedaysofhiswastedlife;hesawastarfallfromtheskyanddisappeared,andthiswasthesymbolofhimself.Hisremorsewhichwaslikeasharparrowstruckdeeplyintohi
6、sheart.Thenherememberedhisfriendsinhischildhood,whichenteredlifetogetherwithhim.ButtheyhadmadetheirwaytosuccessandwerenowhonoredandhappyonthisNewYearsnight.他看到灯光在黑暗中流逝，就像他挥霍掉的往昔；他看到一颗流星自天边坠落，消失不见，就像是他的化身。无尽的悔恨，像一支利箭，深刺心间。他又记起和自己一同迈入人生之途的儿时玩伴，j但他们已功成名就，在这个新年之夜，倍受尊崇，幸福快乐。Theclockinthehighchurchtowerst
7、ruckandthesoundmadehimrememberhisparentsearlyloveforhim.TheyhadtaughthimandprayedtoGodforhisgood.Buthechosethewrongwaywithshameandgriefhedarednolongertolooktowardstheheavenwherehisfatherlived.Hisdarkenedeyeswerefulloftears,andwithadespairingeffort.Heburstoutacry:Comeback,myearlydays!Comeback!高高的教堂钟楼
8、传来钟声，这声音使他记起父母早年对他的疼爱：他们教育他，为他祈祷。然而，他却选择了错误的道路：羞愧和悲哀使他再也没有勇气仰望父亲所在的天堂：黯淡的双眼溢满了泪水，他绝望地嘶声大呼：“回来吧，我的往昔！回来吧！”AndhisyouthdidreturnforallthiswasonlyadreamwhichhehadonNewYearsnight.Hewasstillyoungthoughhisfaultswerereal.Hehadnotyetenteredthedeepdarkcave,andhewasstillfreetowalkontheroadwhichleadstothepeacef
9、ulandsunnyland.他的青春真的回来了，所有这些只是一个梦，一个他在新年之夜所做的梦，他仍然年轻，虽然他犯的错误是真实的；他尚未走入那幽深黑暗的洞穴，还有自由选择通向安宁、快乐的道路：Thosewhostilllingerontheentranceoflifehesitatingtochoosethebrightroadrememberthatwhenyearsarepassedandyourfeetstumbleonthedarkmountains.Youwillcrybitterly,butinvain.0hyouthreturn!Ohgivemebackmyearlydays!
10、仍在人生路口徘徊，仍在为是否应当选择光明坦途而犹豫不决的人们啊，请记住：当青春不再，当你在黑暗的山岭间跌倒时，你会痛苦地呼喊：“啊，青春，回来吧！啊，还给我往昔吧！”此时，一切已是徒劳。【精读笔记】1.mournfulmnfl;-f()ladj.悲哀的eg:Helookedmournful,evenneartotears.他看上去很悲伤，几乎要掉泪了。2.vacantvek()ntadj.茫然的eg:Shehadakindofvacantlookonherface.在她脸上有一种茫然的表情。3.youthjun.年轻eg:Inmyyouthmyambitionhadbeentobeaninve
11、ntor.在我年轻时我的抱负曾是当一名发明家。4.burstbstn.爆发v.突发；爆炸eg:Adamburstandfloodedtheirvillages.一个大坝决堤，淹没了他们的村子。公平对待命运Mostpeoplecomplainoffortune,fewofnature;andthekindertheythinkthelatterhasbeentothem,themoretheymurmuratwhattheycalltheinjusticeoftheformer.很多人抱怨命运，却很少有人抱怨自然；人们越是认为自然对他们仁爱有加，便越是嘀咕命运对他们的所谓不公。Whyhaveno
12、tItheriches,therank,thepower,ofsuchandsuch,isthecommonexpostulationwithfortune;butwhyhavenotIthemerit,thetalents,thewit,orthebeauty,ofsuchandsuchothers,isareproachrarelyornevermadetonature.人们常常对命运发出诘难：我为何没有财富、地位、权力以及诸如此类的东西；但人们却很少或从不这样责怪过自然：我为何没有长处、天赋、机智或美丽以及诸如此类的东西。Thetruthis,thatnature,seldomprofu
13、se,andseldomniggardly,hasdistributedhergiftsmoreequallythansheisgenerallysupposedtohavedone.Educationandsituationmakethegreatdifference.Cultureimproves,andoccasionselicit,naturaltalentsImakenodoubtbutthattherearepotentially,ifImayusethatpedanticword,manyBacons,事实是，自然总是将天赋公平地分配给人们，比人们通常认为的还要不偏不倚，很少过分地慷慨!也很少吝啬。人与人之间的巨大差异是由于教育和环境使然。文化修养改良了天赋，机遇环境诱发了天赋。我们并不怀疑在农田耕作，在柜台后营业，甚至在豪门贵族中间有很多潜在的培根们、洛克们、牛顿们、凯撒们、克伦威尔们和马尔伯勒们，如果允许我Lockes,Newtons,Caesars,Cromwells,andMarlboroughsattheploughtailbehindcounters,and,perhaps,evenamongthenobility;butthesoilmustbecultivated,andtheseasonfavourable,for
