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Passage1追忆往事
Theoldladyhadalwaysbeenproudofthegreatrose-treeinhergarden,andwasfondoftellinghowithadgrownfromacuttingshehadbroughtyearsbeforefromItaly,whenshewasfirstmarried.SheandherhusbandhadbeentravellingbackintheircarriagefromRome(itwasbeforethetimeofrailways)andonabadpieceofroadsouthofSienatheyhadbrokendown,andhadbeenforcedtopassthenightinalittlehousebytheroad-side.Theaccommodationwaswretchedofcourse;shehadspentasleeplessnight,andrisingearlyhadstood,wrappedup,atherwindow,withthecoolairblowingonherface,towatchthedawn.Shecouldstill,afteralltheseyears,rememberthebluemountainswiththebrightmoonabovethem,andhowafar-offtownononeofthepeakshadgraduallygrownwhiterandwhiter,tillthemoonfaded,themountainsweretouchedwiththepinkoftherisingsun,andsuddenlythetownwaslitasbyanillumination,onewindowafteranothercatchingandreflectingthesun’sbeam,tillatlastthewholelittlecitytwinkledandsparkledupintheskylikeanestofstars.

译文：老太太总以自家花园里那棵高大的玫瑰树为荣.她非常喜欢告诉别人,数年前她初次结婚时从罗马带回来的枝条,是如何长成如今这般高大的.那时,她与丈夫乘马车从罗马旅行归来(那时还没有火车),途经锡耶那南部的崎岖路段时,马车坏了,他们被迫就宿于路边的小屋里.住宿条件当然非常差;她一夜未能安眠,一早便起身穿好衣服,立于窗前,感受着扑面而来的席席凉风,等待着黎明的到来.事隔多年,她仍然记得那情景.明月高悬在青山群峦之上.远处山峰上的小镇逐渐明亮起来,月亮慢慢消退,晨曦把群山涂得粉红.突然之间,一束阳光照亮了城镇.城里的窗户相继明亮起来,反射出耀眼的光芒.最后,整个小城宛若繁星,在天空中不停闪烁.

Passage2探讨死亡
原文：世上只有一种愿望可以实现,也仅有一种事物绝对能得到,那便是死亡.但因身处境地的不同,没人能告诉我们是否死得其所.
我们不停向着梦想前进,不肯稍作休息,这形成了一幅奇异的画面:不知疲倦,勇于冒险的先锋.的确,我们永远不会达到目标,甚至目的地根本就不存在;即使活上几百年,被赋予神的力量,我们最终也不能接近目标多少.啊辛劳的双手!啊,不知疲倦的双脚,一直不停地奔走,却不知要到何方.不久,你便会发现,你必须登上某些显著的山头,然而在不远处,在夕阳的照耀下,你会看到黄金国的尖顶.身处于幸福之中,你却没有觉察:旅行远比抵达要充满乐趣;真正的成功就在于奋斗.
译文：Thereisonlyonewishrealisableontheearth;onlyonethingthatcanbeperfectlyattained:Death.Andfromavarietyofcircumstanceswehavenoonetotelluswhetheritbeworthattaining.
Astrangepicturewemakeonourwaytoourchimaeras,ceaselesslymarching,grudgingourselvesthetimeforrest;indefatigable,adventurouspioneers.Itistruethatweshallneverreachthegoal;itisevenmorethanprobablethatthereisnosuchplace;andifwelivedforcenturiesandwereendowedwiththepowersofagod,weshouldfindourselvesnotmuchnearerwhatwewantedattheend.Oto