青春英语美文：人在旅途

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青春英语美文：人在旅途
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　　Wherever you are, and whoever you may be,
; t# D6 `7 G5 `( P3 A8 {# o/ i　　there is one thing in which you and I are
- w3 C; s5 j. j8 e+ q' p　　just alike,at this moment, and in all the moments
. m& |& \3 z2 j+ b4 t# t, z2 b　　of our existence.We are not at rest;
  _# _2 e. [+ p8 l) g0 C! ?* Q　　we are on a journey. Our life is not a mere fact;
　　it is a movement, a tendency, a steady,
, _  d2 y4 d" y$ x9 w　　ceaseless progress towards an unseen goal.
　　We are gaining something, or losing something, every day.
( m. V, W( o9 r9 u4 A　　Even when our position and our character seem to
: u; o( s2 Z5 G: }　　remain precisely the same, they are changing.
# O. g) r0 l" V+ g3 T/ _7 c　　For the mere advance of time is a change.
　　It is not the same thing to have a bare field
, B7 {" P) `/ [  f# @: d* p# _$ p　　in January and in July. The season makes the difference.
  G: \5 I* ]& M# a6 s" N　　The limitations that are childlike in the child are childish
　　in the man.Everything that we do is a step
5 B% D# t% h2 y　　in one direction or another. Even the failure to do something
2 Y" d) \! [* f　　is in itself a deed. It sets us forward or backward.
3 I, C3 r# Y% A/ o0 ~% o! [3 U& s7 }2 L　　The action of the negative pole of a magnetic needle is
; L* n8 W5 W) V  q( C6 ]% V　　just as real as the action of the positive pole.
　　To decline is to accept — the other alternative.
　　Are you nearer to your port today than you were yesterday?
+ N# Y! N$ ~$ a　　Yes, — you must be a little nearer to some port or other;
　　for since your ship was first launched upon
( c. u( z% ?4 {) l# @1 X　　the sea of life you have never been still
　　for a single moment; the sea is too deep,
　　you could not find an anchorage if you would;
　　there can be no pause until you come into port.

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