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1、Stanza11ine1Tworoadsdivergedinaye11owwood, Ourspeakerisdescribingaforkintheroad.Thispoemwasfirstpub1ishedin1916,whencarswereon1yjustbeginningtobecomeprominent,sotheseroadsinthewoodareprobab1ymore1ikepaths,notroads1ikewedthinkofthemtoday. Thewoodsareye11ow,whichmeansthatit,sprobab1yfa11andthe1eavesar

2、eturningco1ors.1ines2-3AndsorryIcou1dnottrave1bothAndbeonetrave1er,1ongIstood Thespeakerwantstogodownbothroadsatonce,butsinceitsimpossib1etowa1kdowntworoadsatonce,hehastochooseoneroad. Thespeakerissorryhecanttrave1bothroads,suggestingregret. Becauseoftheimpossibi1ityoftrave1ingbothroads,thespeakerst

3、andstheretryingtochoosewhichpathhesgoingtotake.Becausehesstanding,weknowthathesonfoot,andnotinacarriageoracar.1ines4-5And1ookeddownoneasfarasIcou1dTowhereitbentintheUndergrovvth; Thespeakerrea11ywantstogodownbothpaths-hesthinkinghardabouthischoice.He,sstaringdownoneroad,tryingtoseewhereitgoes.Buthec

4、anon1yseeuptothefirstbend,wheretheundergrowth,thesma11p1antsandgreeneryofthewoods,b1ockshisview. Thisiswherewestarttothinkaboutthemetaphorica1meaningsofthispoem.Ifourspeakeris,aswesuspect,ataforkintheroadofhis1ife,andnotatanactua1road,hecou1dbetryingtopeerintohisfutureasfarashecan.But,sincehecantrea

5、11ypredictthefuture,hecanon1yseepartofthepath.Whoknowswhatsurprisesitcou1dho1d?Stanza21ine6Thentooktheother,asjustasfair, Soaftera11thisbui1dupaboutoneroad,whichhes1ookeddownfora1ongtime,ourspeakertakestheotherpath, Thenwegetatricky1itt1ephrasetodescribethisroad.Itsasjustasfair.Readwithoutthefirstas

6、,thisphraseisc1ear,ifyouthinkoffairasmeaningattractive,orpretty.Butthefirstasmakesthephrasea1itt1emoredifficu1t.Combiningthewordsjustandfairinthesamephraseisap1ayonwords-bothofthesewordshavemu1tip1emeanings.Thephraseu1dmeansomething1ikeasjustasitisfair,asinproper,righteous,andequa1.Butthisdoesntquit

7、eapp1ytoaroad. Yetwetrustthatourspeakerwou1dnt1etthingsgetawkwardwithoutmeaningit.Wereguessingthathemeanstheroadisjustaspretty,butthatinthemetaphorica1wor1dofthispoem,hethinkshemadethefair,orright,choice. Butitsnotfairer-itsjustasfair.Sohewaschoosingbetweentworoads,orfutures,thatweredifferentbutpote

8、ntia11yequa11ygood.1ines7-8Andhavingperhapsthebetterc1aim,Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear; Thespeakersti11seemsprettyuncertainwhenheexp1ainsthatthissecondpathisbetter.Itison1yperhapsbetter. Thenthespeakerte11suswhythepathisbetter-itseems1ikeithasntbeenwa1kedonverymuch,becauseit,sgrassyanddoesnt1ookw

9、orn. Becarefu1nottothinkthatthephrasewantedwearispersonification(itisa11iteration,though).Wanted,inthisinstance,meanssomethingmore1ike1acked.1ines9-10ThoughasforthatthepassingthereHadwornthemrea11yaboutthesame, Thespeakerofthispoemrea11ycan,tseemtomakeuphismind!Justwhenwethinkwe,vegotadec1arationabo

10、utwhichpathisbetter,hechangeshismindandadmitsthatmaybetheywereequa1aftera11. Theasforthatreferstothepathbeing1essworn. Thepassingtherereferstotraffic,probab1yonfootjust1ikeourspeaker,thatmayhavewornthepathsdown.Stanza31ines11-12Andboththatmorningequa11y1ayIn1eavesnostephadtroddenb1ack. Here,again,we

11、hearthatthepathsareequa1,butwefindoutsomethingnew,(hatitsmorning.Itspossib1ethatourspeakeristhefirsttotrave1tothisp1aceonthatday. Thepathsarecoveredwith1eaves,whichhaventbeenturnedb1ackbystepscrushingthem. Wait,wethoughtonepathwasgrassy.andnowitscoveredwith1eaves.Possib1y,the1eavesarentverythick,ort

12、hegrasssticksupinbetweenthem.Ormaybethespeakerisntbeingquitehonest.1ine13Oh,Ikeptthefirstforanotherday! Thespeakerseems1ikehesa1readyregrettinghisdecision.Heisrationa1izinghischoiceofpathbysayinghe11comebacktotheonehemissed1ater. Thisisafami1iarwaytodea1withdifficu1tchoices;youcana1wayscomebackandtr

13、yitagain1ater,wethink. WithanOhatthebeginningandanexc1amationpointattheend,this1ineisemphatic.Thespeakerfee1sstrong1yaboutwhathessayinghere.1ines14-15Yetknowinghowway1eadsontoway,IdoubtedifIshou1devercomeback. Thespeakerrea1izesthathishopestomebackandtrytheotherpathmaybefoo1ish. Heknowshow-way1eadso

14、ntoway-howoneroadcan1eadtoanother,andthenanother,unti1youendupveryfarfromwhereyoustarted.Becauseofthis,hedoesntthinkhe11everbeab1etocomebackandtakethatotherpath,asmuchashewisheshecou1d. Herewereturntothemetaphorica1meaningofthispoem.Inany1ifedecision,wecanhedgeourbetsbythinkingwecana1wayscomeback,tr

15、yadifferentoption1ater.Butsometimesourdecisionstakeustootherdecisions,andyetsti11others,anditsimpossib1eforustoretraceourstepsandarrivebackatthatorigina1decision. Its1ikedecidingwhichco11egetogoto-Icana1waystransferahighschoo1seniormightthink.Butthen,oncethedecisionismadeandfreshmanyearhaspassed,therea1ityhitsthatswitchingschoo1sisa1otmorecomp1icatedthanitseems,anditshardtostartcomp1ete1yoversomewheree1se. Stanza41ines16-171 sha11bete11ingthiswithasighSomewhereagesandageshence: Nowwejumpforwardintime.Wedon,tknowexact1ywhen,butweknowthatitsagesandageshence,or,fromnow.Sowe,reprob