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　　英文全文：

　　The picture shows a track field and a young man crossing the finish line which interestingly is also marked as a “start line” adjacent to the “finish line” label. I am greatly heartened by the ease and confidence radiated from the runner’s smiling face. It almost seems like he is privy to one of life’s greatest secrets and is trying to convey it, i.e. every trip has an end and every end gives us a fresh new beginning.

　　It is hardly a coincidence that we call the college graduation ceremony a commencement as educators long ago have realized that students were embracing a new chapter in life as they concluded the glories or failures of the foregoing years. Some people may argue that this view of life puts us on a circular and repetitive path, making us always on the go and without let-up. Their retorts are only sound in the superficial sense. To be given the chance to let go of the past and start a new journey is a blessing that enriches us with wisdom and stamina to explore new depths of life and empowers us to take on new adventures. If we allow the achievements or frustrations of a certain period to define us, we would have to trudge forward with heavy emotional burdens, becoming so afraid of falling down from the past that we lose the courage and perspective of a beginner.

　　The past leads us to where we are today, but it stops there to bid us farewell and exhort us to move forward afresh as curiously as a toddler is making the first steps.

　　来看解析：

　　第一段：

　　The picture shows a track field and a young man crossing the finish line which interestingly is also marked as a “start line” adjacent to the “finish line” label. I am greatly heartened by the ease and confidence radiated from the runner’s smiling face. It almost seems like he is privy to one of life’s greatest secrets and is trying to convey it, i.e. every trip has an end and every end gives us a fresh new beginning.

　　图为一个田径场和一个年轻人越过终点线，有趣的是，这条线也被标注为“起跑线”，在“终点线”的标签旁。跑步者的笑容中流露出的轻松和自信让我深受鼓舞。他似乎知道生命中最伟大的秘密之一，并试图传达它，也就是说，每一次旅行都有结束，每一个结束都给我们一个新的开始。

　　词汇突破：

　　adjacent：附近

　　hearten：鼓励

　　privy：允许获得(be privy to sth)

　　radiant from 从...流露

　　第二段:

　　It is hardly a coincidence that we call the college graduation ceremony a commencement as educators long ago have realized that students are embracing a new chapter in life as they concluded the glories or failures of their college years.

　　我们把大学毕业典礼称为毕业典礼(commencement也是开始的意思)，这绝非巧合，因为很久以前教育工作者们就意识到，当学生们结束过去几年的辉煌或失败的时候，他们正在迎来人生的新的篇章。

　　词汇突破：

　　coincidence ：巧合

　　Some people may argue that this view of life puts us on a circular and repetitive path, making us always on the go and without let-up.

　　有些人可能会争辩说，这种人生观让我们走上了一条循环往复的道路，使我们总是在路上不停地前进不得休息。

　　Their retorts are only sound in the superficial sense.

　　他们的反驳只是在很肤浅的层面上才是合理的。

　　词汇突破：

　　1.circular 环形的

　　2. (be) on the go 忙碌

　　3. let-up 休息

　　To be given the chance to let go of the past and start a new journey is a blessing that enriches us with wisdom and stamina to explore new depths of life and empowers us to take on new adventures.

　　有机会放下过去，开始一段新的旅程，是一种祝福，它用智慧和耐力丰富我们，去探索生命的新深度，让我们开始新的冒险。

　　词汇突破：

　　1.let go of sth 放下...

　　2.blessing 祝福

　　3.stamina 耐力

　　4.empower 使...有能力

　　5.take on 开始

　　If we allow the achievements or frustrations of a certain period to define us, we would have to trudge forward with heavy emotional burdens, becoming so afraid of falling down from the past that we lose the courage and perspective of a beginner.

　　如果我们让某个时期的成就或挫折来定义我们，我们将不得不带着沉重的情感负担跋涉前进，变得如此害怕从过去跌倒，以至于我们失去了初学者的勇气和视角。

　　词汇突破：

　　trudge forward 跋涉前行

　　第三段：

　　The past leads us to where we are today, but it stops there to bid us farewell and exhort us to move forward afresh as curious as a toddler is making the first steps.

　　过去引领我们走到了今天的位置，但它却在此停止，向我们告别，并敦促我们像一个蹒跚学步的孩子一样，充满好奇，重新前行。

　　词汇突破：

　　bid sb farewell 挥手告别...

　　exhort 敦促

　　toddler 学步者

　　afresh 副词(崭新)

　　再看一遍中文：

　　第一段：

　　图展示了一个田径场和一个年轻人越过终点线，有趣的是，这条线也被标注为“起跑线”，就在“终点线”的标签旁。跑步者的笑容中流露出的轻松和自信让我深受鼓舞。他似乎知道生命中最伟大的秘密之一，并试图传达它，也就是说，每一次旅行都有结束，每一个结束都给我们一个新的开始。

　　第二段:

　　我们把大学毕业典礼称为毕业典礼(commencement也是开始的意思)，这绝非巧合，因为很久以前教育工作者们就意识到，当学生们结束过去几年的辉煌或失败的时候，他们正在迎来人生的新的篇章。有些人可能会争辩说，这种人生观让我们走上了一条循环往复的道路，使我们总是在路上不停地前进不得休息。他们的反驳只是在很肤浅的层面上才是合理的。有机会放下过去，开始一段新的旅程，是一种祝福，它用智慧和耐力丰富我们，去探索生命的新深度，让我们开始新的冒险。如果我们让某个时期的成就或挫折来定义我们，我们将不得不带着沉重的情感负担跋涉前进，变得如此害怕从过去跌倒，以至于我们失去了初学者的勇气和视角。

　　第三段：

　　过去引领我们走到了今天的位置，但它却在此停止，向我们告别，并敦促我们像一个蹒跚学步的孩子一样，重新前行。

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