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1、TheRoadNotTaken未选择的路罗伯特弗罗斯特(RobertFrost)生于1874年，卒于1963年，可能要算是20世纪美国最受欢迎和爱戴的一位诗人To1912年，他弃农从文，从此成为了一名专业诗人。他曾在1961年时受邀在约翰F肯尼迪总统的就职典礼上朗诵他的诗歌TheGiftOutright。而本次我为大家推荐的TheRoadNotTaken则是他最著名的一首诗歌。Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood黄色的树林里分出两条路AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth可惜我不能同时去涉足Andbeonetraveler,longIstood我在那路口久
2、久伫立AndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould我向着一条路极目望去Towhereitbentintheundergrown直到它消失在丛林深处Thentooktheother,asjustasfair但我却选了另外一条路Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear;显得更诱人、更美丽Thoughasforthatthepassingthere虽然在这两条小路上Hadwornthemreallyaboutthesame都很少留下旅人的足迹Andboththatmorningequa
3、llylay虽然那天清晨落叶满地Inleavesnostephadtroddenblack两条路都未经脚印污染Oh,Ikeptthefirstforanotherday!呵，留下一条路等改日再见！Yetknowinghowwayleadsontoway,但我知道路径延绵无尽头IdoubtedifIshouldevencomeback.恐怕我难以再回返Ishallbetellingthiswithasigh也许多少年后在某个地方Somewhereagesandageshence:我将轻声叹息把往事回顾Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI-一片树林里分出两条路Itooktheo
4、nelesstraveledby,而我选了人迹更少的一条Andthathasmadeallthedifference从此决定了我一生的道路评论1：TheRoadNotTakenisapoembyRobertFrost,publishedin1916inthecollectionMountainInterval,itisthefirstpoeminthevolumeandisprintedinitalics.ThetitleisoftenmistakenlygivenasTheRoadLessTraveled,fromthepenultimateline:Itooktheonelesstrave
5、ledby.Thepoemhastworecognizedinterpretations;oneisamoreliteralinterpretation,whiletheotherismoreironic.Readersoftenseethepoemliterally,asanexpressionofindividualism.Criticstypicallyviewthepoemasironic.1TheRoadNotTaken,perhapsthemostfamousexampleofFrostsownclaimstoconsciousironyandthebestexampleinall
6、ofAmericanpoetryofawolfinsheepsclothing.2andFrosthimselfwarnedYouhavetobecarefulofthatone;itsatrickypoem一verytricky.3FrostintendedthepoemasagentlejabathisgreatfriendandfellowpoetEdwardThomaswithwhomheusedtotakewalksthroughtheforest(Thomasalwayscomplainedattheendthattheyshouldhavetakenadifferentpath)
7、andseemedamusedatthiscertaininterpretationofthepoemasinspirational.LiteralinterpretationAccordingtotheliteral(andmorecommon)interpretation,thepoemisinspirational,apaeantoindividualismandnon-conformism.Thepoemconsistsoffourstanzas.Inthefirststanza,thespeakerdescribeshisposition.Hehasbeenoutwalkingint
8、hewoodsandcomestotworoads,andhestandslookingasfardowneachoneashecansee.Hewouldliketotryoutboth,butdoubtshecoulddothat,sothereforehecontinuestolookdowntheroadsforalongtimetryingtomakehisdecisionaboutwhichroadtotake.IronicinterpretationTheironicinterpretation,widelyheldbycritics,15isthatthepoemisinste
9、adaboutregretandpersonalmyth-making,rationalizingourdecisions.Inthisinterpretation,thefinaltwolines:Itooktheonelesstraveledby,Andthathasmadeallthedifference.areironic:thechoicemadelittleornodifferenceatall,thespeakersprotestationstothecontrary.Thespeakeradmitsinthesecondandthirdstanzasthatbothpathsm
10、aybeequallywornandequallyleaf-covered,anditisonlyinhisfuturerecollectionthathewillcalloneroadlesstraveledby.Thesigh,widelyinterpretedasasighofregret,mightalsobeinterpretedironically:ina1925lettertoCristineYatesofDickson,Tennessee,askingaboutthesigh,Frostreplied:Itwasmyratherprivatejestattheexpenseof
11、thosewhomightthinkIwouldyetlivetobesorryforthewayIhadtakeninlife.Everyoneisatraveler,choosingtheroadstofollowonthemapoftheircontinuousjourney,life.Thereisneverastraightpaththatleavesonewithbutasoledirectioninwhichtohead.RegardlessoftheoriginalmessagethatRobertFrosthadintendedtoconvey,hispoem,TheRoad
12、NotTaken,hasleftitsreaderswithmanydifferentinterpretations.Itisonespast,presentandtheattitudewithwhichhelooksuponhisfuturethatdeterminestheshadeofthelightthathewillseethepoemin.Inanycasehowever,thispoemclearlydemonstratesFrostsbeliefthatitistheroadthatonechoosesthatmakeshimthemanwhoheis.AndsorryIcou
13、ldnottravelboth.Itisalwaysdifficulttomakeadecisionbecauseitisimpossiblenottowonderabouttheopportunitycost,whatwillbemissedouton.Thereisastrongsenseofregretbeforethechoiceisevenmadeanditliesintheknowledgethatinonelifetime,itisimpossibletotraveldowneverypath.Inanattempttomakeadecision,thetravelerlooks
14、downoneasfarasIcould.Theroadthatwillbechosenleadstotheunknown,asdoesanychoiceinlife.Asmuchhemaystrainhiseyestoseeasfartheroadstretches,eventuallyitsurpasseshisvisionandhecanneverseewhereitisgoingtolead.Itisthewaythathechoosesherethatsetshimoffonhisjourneyanddecideswhereheisgoing.Thentooktheother,jus
15、tasfair,andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim.Whatmadeithavethebetterclaimisthatitwasgrasslandwantedwear.Itwassomethingthatwasobviouslynotforeveryonebecauseitseemedthatthemajorityofpeopletooktheotherpaththereforehecallsittheroadlesstraveledby.Thefactthatthetravelertookthispathoverthemorepopular,secureonein
16、dicatesthetypeofpersonalityhehas,onethatdoesnotwanttonecessarilyfollowthecrowdbutdomoreofwhathasneverbeendone,whatisnewanddifferent.Andboththatmorningequallylayinleavesnostephadtroddenblack.Theleaveshadcoveredthegroundandsincethetimetheyhadfallennoonehadyettopassbyonthisroad.PerhapsFrostdoesthisbecauseeachtimeapersoncomestothepointwheretheyhavetomakeachoice,iti
