I had often stood on the banks of the Concord, watching the lapse of the current, an emblem of all progress, following the same law with the system, with time, and all that is made; the weeds at the bottom gently bending down the stream, shaken by the wat
I had often stood on the banks of the Concord, watching the lapse of the current, an emblem of all progress, following the same law with the system, with time, and all that is made; the weeds at the bottom gently bending down the stream, shaken by the wat
我常站在康科德河的岸边，望着逝去的流水---它是一切过程的象征，和宇宙，和时间及一切造物受同一法则的支配；那河底的水草随着水流轻柔地弯曲，仿佛受到水底清风的吹拂，此刻还在水底扎根，但不久后就会凋零并随波涛逝去；那闪亮的鹅卵石---它们还不急着寻找更好的去处，那砂石碎屑、藤蔓野草，和那偶尔从水面漂过、奔向命运尽头的圆木、树干，都使我产生了极大的兴趣，我最终决定泛舟于康科德河的胸膛之上，随它将我载去任何地方。