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,
　　there is one thing in which you and I are
( d9 Q4 `) D6 V. z% p; s4 g　　just alike,at this moment, and in all the moments
( w+ O, Z1 O5 x- l　　of our existence.We are not at rest;
# j& E+ C4 P6 u* B0 v　　we are on a journey. Our life is not a mere fact;
　　it is a movement, a tendency, a steady,
. Z6 a; @/ e- `5 a$ G- {$ q　　ceaseless progress towards an unseen goal.
! ?$ ^! T) K: Q6 d& [# l( ^" J8 j　　We are gaining something, or losing something, every day.
　　Even when our position and our character seem to
　　remain precisely the same, they are changing.
* s) E& ?# C' Q2 a6 p- z5 ]　　For the mere advance of time is a change.
　　It is not the same thing to have a bare field
　　in January and in July. The season makes the difference.
* T+ I' B& z4 [5 K　　The limitations that are childlike in the child are childish
/ u8 A; _" S' G　　in the man.Everything that we do is a step
　　in one direction or another. Even the failure to do something
" r' b/ a/ z' y4 Y  ]　　is in itself a deed. It sets us forward or backward.
0 e0 I( C: b# t; f　　The action of the negative pole of a magnetic needle is
　　just as real as the action of the positive pole.
0 R+ }. q  w2 I: |5 C　　To decline is to accept — the other alternative.
　　Are you nearer to your port today than you were yesterday?
　　Yes, — you must be a little nearer to some port or other;
　　for since your ship was first launched upon
8 W6 B. a! e- a: y1 r& o( t　　the sea of life you have never been still
　　for a single moment; the sea is too deep,
: W, w9 ?5 B5 F3 J6 A+ i　　you could not find an anchorage if you would;
9 X: K# w& H( k) M$ O4 `, C　　there can be no pause until you come into port.
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