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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
