The Two Roads
The Two Roads 两条路
由I chocolate you!想到的[2007-08-17 09:55] Tom 论坛LG公司推出了一款手机，款型非常可爱，通体黝黑，四方四正，看很像一块巧克力。
而这款机型的名字也恰如它的造型-- "I chocolate you."汉语的译文是"爱巧克力呦"！对于"I chocolate you"这种很特别的翻译，众人褒贬不一。
有人认为：从语言文化和原广告文本的功能来看，译文根本没有达到原文本的说服目的。
巧克力是女孩送给男孩的情人节礼物，传达的是浓浓爱意，因此用chocolate来代指LG 手机，表示手机可以像chocolate一样来传达使用者的情感言语。
因此，I chocolate you!指的是I love you! 要想发挥充分发挥这一广告语的渲染功能，有人提议译为"爱你爱不完"或"爱你永不变"。
而有人认为，"爱巧克力呦"这种翻译方法非常巧妙。
这种译文倾向于体现原文语言结构的目的论操作，在理解原文内容和功能目的的基础之上，发挥译语优势，仿写原文以尽量接近原文本的目的功能。
而"爱你爱不完"或"爱你永不变"则是目的语倾向的，虽然表达出了意思，但是没有体现出"巧克力"这一关键词汇，造成了信息的损失。
虽然意思是表达清楚了，但是过于直白，不够精妙。
由此可见，广告语的翻译其实是个很复杂的过程。
广告语言与日常生活用语很不一样，是一种集文学、美学、心理学、市场营销学及修辞学等为一体，有着强烈说服力的、鼓动性的综合性艺术语言。
广告语言往往含而有露、寓庄于谐、生动形象、句子简洁、讲求利落有力，大量使用短句和不完全句。
广告语言中也大量使用了修辞，比如：一举两得的双关，夸而有节的夸张，推陈出新的仿拟。
正因为如此，广告的翻译除了必须充分考虑不同的风俗习惯、价值观、审美观等因素，还应保证准确生动地表达原文隐含意义，在没有文化冲突的前提下兼顾形象意义和字面意义，根据具体语境，采用不同的翻译方法等。
两条路By John Ruskin
他仰望天空，痛苦地哭喊：“哦，青春，你回来吧！哦，爸爸，请把我重新放到人生的路口上吧，我会做出更好的选择。”然而他的父亲和他的青春年华皆离他远去。
The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads——one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.
It was New Year's Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal——the tomb. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.
翻译the two roads
分岔路口故事发生在大年三十的晚上，老人正站在窗户旁边。
他哀伤地望着窗外深蓝色的天空，在那里星星像白莲般漂浮在清澈平静的湖面上。
然后，他又将目光投射到地球上，在那里包括他自己在内还有一些人，也正在驶向他们人生的终点站——坟墓。
在通往坟墓的六十段路中，除了过失和悔恨他一无所获。
现在的他体弱多病、精神空虚、心情忧郁、晚年生活缺少慰藉。
过去的流金岁月像梦一样浮现在他的脑海，他回想到了那个严肃的时刻，他的父亲将他放在了人生的分岔路口——一条路通往一个歌舞升平、阳光明媚的国度，漫山遍野都是鲜花、水果和甜美的歌声；另一条路通向一个阴沉黑暗的无底洞，在那里毒流暗涌，魔鬼和毒蛇向人们吐着芯子，扭动着身体。
他对着天空大声地哭喊着：“啊我的青春，快回来吧！啊我的父亲，请再次将我放在人生的分岔路口吧，那么我一定会选择结果更好的那条路！”但是他的父亲和他的青春岁月都一去不复返了。
在黑暗中，他看到岁月像幻灯片一样消失了，那是他曾经虚度的光阴；他看到一颗星星划过天际消失了，那像是他自己人生的写照。
悔恨像箭一般深深地插在他的心脏上。
接着他又想到了他童年时期的朋友们，那些曾经走进过他的生命的人。
然而，他们现在都已经功成名就了，在这个大年三十的晚上，他们应该正在被胜利和愉快包围着。
教堂高塔楼上的大钟已经敲响了，钟声使他想起了小时候父母对他的关爱。
他们曾经教育他并且向上帝祈祷希望他能安康。
但是他却选择了错误的路。
羞愧感和内疚感使他不再敢看向天堂，那里是他父亲生活的地方。
他黑色的瞳孔里满是泪水，在他近乎绝望的努力下，终于向着天空哭喊出来：“回来吧，我的青春！快回来吧！”然后他的青春真的回来了，原来所有的一切只是他在新年晚上做的一个梦。
尽管他的过失是真的但他还年轻；他至今还没有陷入到那个阴沉黑暗的无底洞中，他还有选择那条路的自由，那条路通往歌舞升平、阳光明媚的国度。
那些还徘徊在人生分岔路口的人们，犹豫着是否要选择那条阳光明媚的路时，请记住当岁月一去不复返，你们在黑暗的群山中举步维艰的时候，一定会痛苦地哭喊着：“啊青春，回来吧！天，请把我的青春岁月还给我吧！”但一切哭喊只是徒劳。
激情晨读英语-青春永恒-25the two roads【激情晨读英语】【声音字幕同步ppt】
hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed
and your feet stumble on the dark mountains,
you will cry bitterly, but in vain: “O youth, return!
Oh give me back my early days!”
of the two roads — one leading to a peaceful, sunny place,
covered with flowers,
fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled. He looked towards the sky and cried painfully,
Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful,
and his old age short of comforts. The days of his youth appeared like dreams
before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance
thetworoads带中文翻译
thetworoads带中文翻译The two roadsIt was Christmas Eve. An aged man was standing on the balcony, with uneasy, alarmed and pessimistic expression; he sighed for his miserable fate , and raised his sad eyes , gazed at the sparking stars in the deep blue sky . A falling star depicted a curve in the sky and disappeared, which seemed like the symbol of his life.圣诞节前夜，一位老人伫立在阳台上，面带不安，忧虑和悲伤的表情。
他哀叹着自己悲惨的命运，抬起安然失神的双眼凝视着深蓝色天空中闪烁的星星。
一颗陨落的星星划出一道弧线后消失了，那是似乎是他生命的象征。
Then he cast them below his floor, where a few more desperate people than him were moving towards their inevitable destination---- the grave. He had already expended sixty years on the way leading to it, and he had acquired nothing but agony and regret. Now his health was poor, his mind was vacant, his heart was sorrowful, and his life was short of comforts.他将目光投向地面，几个比他更加绝望的人正在走向人生必然的重点---坟墓。
版高考英语 Passage 4 The Two Roads双语美文集锦素材
版高考英语 Passage 4 The Two Roads双语美文集锦素材It was Christmas Eve，an aged man was standing on the balcony ，with uneasy，alarmed and pessimistic expression； He sighed for his miserable fate, andraised his sad eyes, gazed at the sparking stars in the deep blue sky.A falling star depicted a curve in the sky and disappeared, whichseemed like the symbol of his life.Then he cast them below his floor, where a few more desperate peoplethan him were moving towards their inevitable destination-the grave.He had already expended sixty years on the way leading to it, and hehad acquired nothing but agony and regret. Now his health was poor,his mind was vacant, his heart was sorrowful, and his life was shortof comforts.The days of his youth appeared like dreams floating in his brain, and he recalled the strategic moment when he stood at the access to two roads- At the end of the first road, it was a peaceful and sunny place. It was covered with delicate flowers, fascinating bamboo forest, bunches of attractive grapes. There lived cute deer, tame lambs, and flying butterflies and echoed with the merry, sweet laughter. There were also winding tracks and honey peach trees dotted the graceful landscape.At the end of the second road, it was a damp and dull cave, which was an absolute hell of great bulk. It was covered with moist ponds and marshes,nasty, ditches and jungles, chilling and thrilling jails, all around was emitting the stale acid flavor. There lived evil devils, giant monsters, poisonous snakes, and echoed with the horrible barking of wolves. It was full of spiders, bats, frogs, damn rats, offensive bugs and other crawling insects.He looked up to the sky and shouted aloud,“O youth, return! Return !”And his youth did return, for all this was only a nightmare which he had on Christmas Eve. He was still young though his faults were real; he had not yet entered the damp and dull cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which led to the peaceful and sunny land.Those youngsters, who are still wandering at the entrance of life and hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years have passed and your feet are limping in the dark cave, you will cry bitterly, but in vain; “O youth, return! Oh give me back my early days!”两条路圣诞节前夜，一位老人伫立在阳台上，面带不安、忧虑和悲伤的表情。
the two roads
mournful英 ['mɔːnfʊl; -f(ə)l] 美 ['mɔrnfl] adj. 悲哀的；令人惋惜的
• error英 [‘erə] 美 [’ɛrɚ] n. 误差；错误；过失 • remorse英 [rɪ‘mɔːs] 美 [rɪ’mɔrs] n. 懊悔；同情
• vacant英 [‘veɪk(ə)nt] 美 [’vekənt] adj. 空虚的；空的；空缺的；空闲 的；茫然的
• devil英 ['dev(ə)l] 美 ['dɛvl] n. 魔鬼；撒旦；家伙；恶棍 • vt. 折磨 • hiss英 [hɪs] 美 [hɪs] vi. 发ily英 ['lɪlɪ] 美 ['lɪli] n. 百合花，百合；类似百合花的植物；洁白之物 • adj. 洁白的，纯洁的 • crawl英 [krɔːl] 美 [krɔl] vi. 爬行；匍匐行进vt. 爬行；缓慢地行进 • n. 爬行；养鱼池；匍匐而行 • linger英 [‘lɪŋgə] 美 [’lɪŋɡɚ] vi. 徘徊；苟延残喘；磨蹭vt. 消磨；缓慢 度过 • stumble英 ['stʌmb(ə)l] 美 ['stʌmbl] vi. 踌躇，蹒跚；失足；犯错 • vt. 使…困惑；使…绊倒n. 绊倒；蹒跚而行
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玉恩
许燕萍 余艳 朱兴梅 黄烨 高梦佳
一个步入暮年的老人对年华虚度的悔恨，
一个在人生路口徘徊的年轻人的梦魇，
无不告诉我们珍视青春时光，选择正确的人 生。
• The two roads refer metaphorically to two choices in a person’s life. One will bring happiness and success. The other leads to failure、discomfort and a total waste of one’s life. Those who choose the second road (the wrong road) would mourn over their mistakes when they get old ,but their cry of remorse would not bring back their youth.
The Two Roads
The Two RoadsJohn RuskinIt was New Y ear’s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than him now moved towards their certain goal—the tomb. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, “O youth, return! O my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I’ll choose the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness, and these were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall from the sky and disappear, and this was the symbol of himself. His remorse, which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had made their way to success and were now honoured and happy on this New Y ear’s Night.The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents’early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. With shame and grief he dared no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing effort, he burst out a cry: “Come back, my early days! Come back, my lost youth!”And his youth did return, for all this was only a dream, which he had no New Y ear’s Night. He was still young though his faults were real; he had not yet entered the deep, dark cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.Those who still linger on the entrance of life, hesitating to choose the right road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: “O youth, return! Oh give me back my early days!” (483 words)新年之夜，。
经典英语美文：The Two Roads(通用15篇)整理
经典英语美文：The Two Roads（通用15篇）整理经典英语美文：The Two Roads（通用15篇）在日常学习、工作和生活中，大家都不行避开的会接触到美文吧?随着时代的进展，读者对美文的要求也在不断变化，因此人们对美文的要求也在不断变化，如何写一篇“形散而神不散”的美文呢？下面是我整理的经典英语美文：The Two Roads，欢迎阅读，盼望大家能够喜爱。
经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇6经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇9经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇13经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇14Area strategic goal is to establish a mutual political trust, economic integration and cultural tolerance, fate community and community responsibility, the interests of the community, in many countries, including Eurasia, to build a mutual benefit community of interests, fate and responsibility.Area is in the era of financial crisis, as the worlds economic growth engine of China, its production capacity, technology and capital advantages, experience and patterns into the market and the cooperation advantages, implement a great innovation of all-around opening up. Through the One Belt And One Road, we will share the experience and lessons of Chinas reform and development and Chinas development. China will strive to push along to cooperation and dialogue between countries, establish a more equal and balanced new global development partnership, strengthen the basis of long-term and stable development ofworld economy.经典英语美文：The Two Roads 篇15“look down, elsa,” father said. i gathered all my courage and looked down. i saw the square in the center of the village. and i saw the crisscross1 of twisting, turning streets leading to the square.“see, my dear,” father said gently. “there is more than one way to the square. life is like that. if you cant get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”now i understood why i was there. earlier that day i had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. but she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as i said.when i turned to father for help, he would not interfere. instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. by the time we reached home, i had a plan.at school the net day, i secretly poured my luncheon soup into a bottle and brought it home. then i talked the cook into serving it to mother at dinner. the plan worked perfectly. she swallowed2 one spoonful3 and sputtered4, “the cook must have gone mad!” quickly i told what i had done, and mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the net day!in the years that followed i often remembered the lesson father taught me. i knew where i wanted to go in life. i wanted to be a fashion designer. and on the way to my first small success i found the road blocked. what could i do? accept the roadblock5 and fail?or useimagination and wits to find another road to my goal?i had come to paris, the center of the world of fashion, with my sketches6. but none of the famous fashion designers seemed interested in buying them. then one day i met a friend who was wearing a very beautiful sweater. it was plain in color, but it had a lovely and unusual stitch7.“did you knit8 that sweater?” i asked her.“no,” she answered. “it was done by a woman here in paris.”“what an interesting stitch!” i continued.my friend had an eplanation. “the woman her name is mrs. vidian—told me she learned the stitch in armenia, her native country.”suddenly i pictured a daring design knitted into such a sweater. then an even more daring idea came to me. why not open my own house of fashion? why not design, make and sell clothes from the house of schiaparelli9! i would do it, and i would begin with a sweater.i drew a bold black and white butterfly pattern and took it to mrs. vidian. she knitted it into a sweater. the result, i thought, was wonderful. then came the test. i wore the sweater to a luncheon which people in the fashion business would attend. to my great pleasure, the sweater was noticed. in fact, the representative of a large new york store wanted 40 sweaters to be ready in two weeks. i accepted the order and walked out on a cloud of happiness.my cloud disappeared suddenly, however, when i stood in front ofmrs. vidian. “but it took me almost a week to knit that one sweater,” she said. “forty sweaters in two weeks? it is not possible!”i was crushed to be so close to success and then to be blocked! sadly i walked away. all at once i stopped short. there must be another way. this stitch did take special skill. but surely there must be other armenian women in paris who knew how to do it.i went back to mrs. vidian and eplained my plan. she really didnt think it would work, but she agreed to help.we were like detectives10, mrs. vidian and i. we put ourselves on the trail11 of any armenians who lived in paris. one friend led us to another. at last we tracked down 20 women, each of whom could knit the special stitch. two weeks later the sweaters were finished. and the first shipment from the new house of schiaparelli was on its way to the united states!from that day a steady stream of clothes and perfumes12 flowed from the house of schiaparelli. i found the world of fashion gay13 and eciting, full of challenge and adventure. i shall never forget one showing which was really a challenge. once again fathers advice helped me. i was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions. then just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike. i found myself left with one tailor and woman who was in charge of the sewing room! i was as gloomy14 as my models and salesgirls. “well never make it,”one of them cried.here, i thought, is the test of all tests for fathers advice. where is the way out this time? i wondered and worried. i was certain we would have to call off the presentation or else show the clothes unfinished. then it dawned on15 me. why not show the clothes unfinished?we worked hurriedly. and, eactly 13 days later, right on time, the schiaparelli showing took place.what a showing it was! some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. many of our clothes were still in an early stage. they were only patterns made of heavy cotton cloth. but on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. in this way we were able to show that what colors and tetures the clothes would have when they were finished.all in all, the showing was different. it was so different that it was a great success. our unusual showing caught the attention of the public, and orders for the clothes poured in.fathers wise words had guided me once again. there is more than one way to the square always.【经典英语美文：The Two Roads】文档内容到此结束，欢迎大家下载、修改、丰富并分享给更多有需要的人。
01. the two roads
The Two RoadsIt was Christmas Eve. An aged man was standing on the balcony, with uneasy, alarmed and pessimistic expression; he sighed for his miserable fate, and raised his sad eyes, gazed at the sparkling stars in the deep blue sky. A falling star depicted the curve of the sky and disappeared, which seemed like the symbol of his life.Then he cast them blow his floor, where a few more desperate people than him were moving towards their inevitable destination---the grave. He had already expended 16 years on the way leading to it, and hr had acquired nothing but agony and regret. Now his health was poor, his mind was vacant, his heart was sorrowful, and his life was short of comforts.The days of his youth appeared like dreams floating in his brain, and he recalled the strategic moment when he stood at the access to the two roads ---At the end of the first road, it was a peaceful and sunny place. It was covered with delicate flowers and fascinating bamboo forests, bunches of attractive grapes. There lived cute dear, tame lamps, and flying butterflies and echoed with the merry, sweet laughter. There were also winding tracks and honey peach trees dotted the graceful landscape.At the end of the second road, it was damp and dull cave, which was absolutely hell of great bulk. It was covered with moist ponds andmarshes, nasty ditches and jungles, chilling and thrilling jails, all around was emitting the stale acid flavor. There lived evil devils, giant monsters poisonous snakes, and echoed with the horrible barking wolves. It was full of spiders, bats, frogs, damn rats, offensive bugs and other crawling insects.He looked at the sky and shouted aloud, “O h youth, return! Return”.And his youth did not return, for all this was only a nightmare which he had on Christmas Eve. He was still young though his faults were real; he had not yet entered the damp and dull cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which led to the peaceful and sunny land.Those youngsters, who are still wandering at the entrance of life and hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years have passed and your feet are limping in the dark cave, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: “Oh youth, return! Oh give me back early days!”。
双语美文：TwoRoads两条路
It was New Year's night .An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. When he cast them on the earth where few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal-the tomb. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.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，人到晚年却无所慰藉。
The days of his youth appeared like dream before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrances of the two roads One leading to a peaceful, sunny place covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep dark cave which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poison snakes hissed and crawled.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。
综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same.
Questions for close comprehension: 4. What did the young man remember about his parents? (para. 5) -- He remembered his parents’ early love for him. They had taught him about life and prayed to God for his good. 5. What kind of a situation was the man really in? (para. 6) -- He was actually still young. He was dreaming about his life in old age. Though he had made some mistakes, he had not entered the deep, dark cave and still had the opportunity to choose the right way. 6. What message does his dream convey? -- The message of his dream is that one should choose the right road when one is young so as to avoid feeling remorseful in old age.
the two roads (教案)
P6 f. A description of the aged man.
Step 4. Careful reading:
Choose right answer for each question.
( )Q1: What about the aged man’s life?
In fact “yes we can”is a slogan in The new American president Obama’s lecture ,so do you want to learn something about this cool guy? Here is a short text about him, let’s read it.
Greeting the students
introduce myself:
1. Can they love my lesson? Yes, we can.
2Can they find I’m a handsome teacher? Yes, we can.
3Can they overcome the difficulties in this lesson? Yes we can .
主备人
刘卫
授课日期
12.3
执教班级
高一B(5)
总课题
Reading
课型
课题
The two roads
教学目标
1.Learn the text and catch the main idea.
2. Do some Ex. to train S’ reading ability.
经典英语美文：TheTwoRoads
经典英语美文：The Two RoadsThe Two Roads 两条路It was New Year‘s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse.The days of his youth appeared like dreams beforehim, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads-one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs；the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless.He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, ″O youth, return！O my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I‘ll choose the better way！″But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents‘ early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing effort, he burst out a cry: ″Come back, my early days！Come back！″And his youth did return, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year‘s Night.Those who still linger on the entrance of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: ″O youth, return！Oh give me back my early days！″。
Thetworoads两条道路
Thetworoads两条道路The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance7 of the two roads—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding8 with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed9 and crawled10.He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, “ O youth, return! O my f ather, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I’ll choose the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness. These were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the symbol of himself, his remorse, which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had made their way to success and were now honoured and happy on this New Year’s night.The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents’ early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. With shame and grief11 he dared no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing12 effort, he burst out a cry: “ Come back, my early days! Come back!”And this youth di d return, for all this was only a dream which he had on the New Year’s Night. He was still young though his faults were real; he had not yet entered the deep, dark cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.Those who still linger13 on the entrance of life, hesitating14 to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble15 on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly , but in vain16: “ O youth, return! Oh give me back my early days!”新年前夜，一位老人站立窗前。
两条路800字作文
两条路800字作文英文回答：The two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I took the one less traveled by. This famous line from Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" perfectly captures the essence of the choice we often face in life the choice between thewell-trodden path and the road less traveled.The first road is the well-trodden path, the safe and familiar route that many people choose to take. It's the path of least resistance, where we can follow in the footsteps of others and not have to worry about the unknown. This road may lead to a comfortable and predictable life, but it may also lead to missed opportunities andunfulfilled potential.On the other hand, the second road is the road less traveled, the path that is unknown and uncertain. It's the road that requires courage, determination, and awillingness to take risks. This road may lead to challenges and obstacles, but it also holds the promise of adventure, growth, and self-discovery.中文回答：两条路在一片黄色的树林中分岔，我选择了少有人走的那条路。
综英第三册Unit 4 The Two Roads答案
+ perhaps, maybe, probably + it’s possible/ probable/ likely/ certain/ unlikely/
impossible to do…
+ definitely, certainly, surely, no doubt
+ realize (a dream), + reach / accomplish (a goal), + fulfill (a commitment), …come true,
it was not too late for him to choose the right road.
the last paragraph: The writer makes an appeal to those young people who
hesitate before choosing a road in life and warns them of the consequences of failing to make well-considered decisions about their future.
+ by the end of (next week/month/year),
+ … years from now
+ schedule, timetables, intentions, expectations,
ambitions, aspirations, hopes, prospects, outlook, forecast, prediction, dream, goal, aim, have no intention of doing
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The Two Roads
John Ruskin
It was New Year’s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than him now moved towards their certain goal—the tomb. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.
The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.
He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, “O youth, return! O my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I’ll choose the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.
He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness, and these were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall from the sky and disappear, and this was the symbol of himself. His remorse, which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had made their way to success and were now honoured and happy on this New Year’s Night.
The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents’early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. With shame and grief he dared no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing effort, he burst out a cry: “Come back, my early days! Come back, my lost youth!”
And his youth did return, for all this was only a dream, which he had no New Year’s Night. He was still young though his faults were real; he had not yet entered the deep, dark cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.
Those who still linger on the entrance of life, hesitating to choose the right road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: “O youth, return! Oh give me back my early days!” (483 words)。