美文故事：一个人的旅行
<p>“<span word="Joe">Joe</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>?” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p>我问：“乔，你订票了吗？”</p><p>“<span word="No">No</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>.”</p><p>“没有，我改主意了，我不打算去了。”</p><p>“<span word="What">What</span>? <span word="You">You</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>? <span word="We">We</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="months">months</span>!”</p><p>“什么？你决定不去澳大利亚了吗？我们已经为这个度假准备了几个月啊。”</p><p>“<span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="We">We</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="time">time</span>.”</p><p>“是的，我不想去了。我们以后再去吧。”</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconsider">reconsider</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="avail">avail</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> – <span word="our">our</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="college">college</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span> – <span word="was">was</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p>接下来的几个星期里，我试着让朋友再重新考虑一下，但没有奏效。乔改变了想法和决定。我们去澳大利亚的旅程，也是我们的毕业旅行，泡汤了。其他朋友里面也没有想替代乔的人。如果我想去旅行，我一定要自己一个人去。</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wire">wire</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>.</p>
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