I was 17 years old.
那时我17岁。
Along with a dozen other boys
与十几个男孩子一道
I had made a long trip to Iowa
我们长途旅行到了爱荷华州
in order to see a college
想去瞻仰一下那里的一所大学
that I was thinking of attending.
那时我正考虑报考这所学校
While the trip had been fun for the most part,
旅行的大部分时间都十分愉快
now that I was there I was feeling depressed, alone, and isolated .
后来,我忽然感到有些消沉,觉得自己茕茕孑立,孤立无援。
I was missing my family
我开始想念亲人
and was realizing that
并且开始意识到
I wouldn't be seeing them very much if I went to school here.
如果我来这里读书,就不能时常与家人见面了
I was also missing the Appalachian mountains of my home.
我还十分想念环绕家乡的阿巴拉契亚山脉
I loved walking in their forests
我喜爱在山上的密林间散步,
of Maple, Oak, Beech, Birch, and Hickory trees.
那里树木丛生,有槭枫树,橡树,山毛榉,还有山胡桃。
I loved how the leaves turned a thousand shades of green in the Spring
我喜爱看着那些树叶在春天变幻出上千种不同的绿色
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