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1、小孩盼过年,大人盼开春。儿时,对于大人的盼是不能理解的,但过年,对我来说,可是一年的大盼头了。过年,不但好玩,且有肉吃,那气氛是迷人的:年一过,又盼日子快些流,好流来又一个春节。ChildrenlookforwardtothearrivaloflunarNewYear,adultslookforwardtothecomingofspring.WhenIwasachild,Icouldn’tunderstandwhyadultshavehopeforspring.ButNewYear'sDaywasabigdaytome,foritm
2、eantsubstantialmealsandalotoffun,whichthephenomenonwasreallyfascinating.Assoonasthefestivalpassedby,Iwishedtimecanflyfastersothatanotherspringfestivalwouldcome.在盼中,日子真的流得飞快,转眼上了小学,继而初中,然后高中,最后大学;盼的欲望更加强烈,盼的内容也越渐丰富了:盼有好成绩毕业,盼有一份好工作,盼事业有成,盼挣钱替父母分优,盼有一个好爱人……不知不觉,天天踩着盼的石阶而
3、上,自己竟成了一个大男人,一个挣钱养家糊口的忙碌人了。Intheexpectation,dayscomeandgoveryfast.Ifinishedprimaryschool,wenttojuniorandseniormiddleschool,andfinallyfinishedmycollegestudy.Mydesiresbecamegreaterandtherangeofdesiresbecamewider:Ihopedforagoodgradeswhengraduation,Ihopedforanidealjob,Ihop
4、edforasuccessfulcareer,Ihopedformoreearningstosharemyparents'caresandburdens,Ihopedforalover...Climbingupthestepsofhope,IhadbecomeamaturemanevenbeforeIwasawareofit,abusymanearnmoneytobringhomethebread.生活开始变得复杂。然而,无论自己是否变得庸俗,变得伟大,盼头依然天天有:盼信件,盼稿件被采用,盼发奖金,盼某事有满意结果,盼一次聚会、一
5、次旅行……人就在盼中找到了依托。Lifebegantobecomecomplex.WhetherIhaveturnedmorevulgarorgreater,Ialwayshavehope:Ihopeforthearrivalofaletter,publicationofanarticle,thedayofbonus-distributing,asatisfiedresultofsomething,agatheringoffriends,awonderfultrip...Wefindpropinsuchexpectations.没有
6、盼头的日子是苍白不可想象的。人,得天天有点什么盼头,生活才不至于暗淡。有了盼头,会觉得太阳每天都是新的。不管是望梅止渴,还是画饼充饥,它都会激励你不停手中的桨,去追逐哪怕一星微小的火光。Thelifewithouthopeisunimaginablypale.Peoplehavetolookforwardtosomething,orlifewouldbedismal;eventhesunisnewwhenitriseseverydayifyouhavehope.Nomatteritissomethingaslookingatplum
7、stoquenchthirst(imaginedsatisfaction),orasdrawingcakestoallayhunger(feedonillusions),itstillurgesyouoninpursuitofthatlittlesparklewithoutletup.土地去掉水分,就成了沙漠;人没有了盼,还剩什么?小盼头支撑人的一天,大盼头支撑人的一生。人,是绝不能没有盼头的。Deprived of moisture content, soil turns into desert. Deprived of hope
8、, what is there left to aperson? A small hope sustains a person for a day, a great one for a lifetime.Human beings ca