美国文学作品选读

TheRoadNotTakenOneday(maybeanautumnday),theauthorwaswanderinginayellowwood.Suddenly,hewasinacrossroadwheretworoadswerediverged.Sohehadtochooseoneroad.Itwasadifficultychoice,becausetheendsofroadswereunforeseen.Sohetriedhisbesttolookasfarashecansee.Finallyhechosealesstravelledone,whichwasfullofchallengingandrisks.Althoughhemadehischoice,hestillthoughtabouttheotherroad.Andheknewthechanceforhistotakeanotherroadagainwasslim.Intheendofthepoem,theauthorsaidthathemaysighinhistwilightyears.Becausethechoicehemadenowwoulddeterminewhohewouldbeinthefuture.Inmyopinion,theroadnottakenwouldalwaysbefreshinhismind.Inhisfinalyears,therewouldbetwopossibleresults,happyorsad.Andnoonecanknowwhatkindofinfluencethechoicewillhasonusuntilthelastminuteofourlife,itisunexpected.Theroadsherecanbecomparedtoourlife.Itisinevitableforustomakeachoice,rangingfromthelovedonetomajors,jobs,etc.Andasforme,nomatterwhatchoiceIhavemade,IbelievethatIshouldheadon.Itisnousecryingoverthespiltmilk.Justtakemeasanexample,nowIaminthecrossroadofchoosingajob.ShouldIbeatranslator,ateacher,oranemployeeofaforeigncompany?Finally,Ihavemademymindtobeatranslator,myinitialdreamsincemyenteringintocollegelife.Iamundernoillusionthattheroadtotranslationwillbeeasy.Despiteupsanddowns,Isticktoit.Itispossiblethatotherchoicesmaybelingeringinmymindinmylateryears.“IfIchosetobeamemployeeattheverybeginningofmysociallife,whatwillIbenow?“OrthanksGod,IcannotbeassuccessfulasIamnowwithoutmyfirstinsightfulchoice.”Sojustkeepgoing,andneverberegretfulforwhatIdidinthebeginning.Lifeisfair,andeachofushastherighttomakeachoice.Soweshouldhavethecouragetoaccepttheoutcomeforwhatwehavedone.Itoldtomyself:enjoythelifeyourwanttolive,happyorsad.