佚名/Anonymous
The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey:
When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not be changed, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country.
But it, too, seemed immovable.
As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it.
And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed myself first, then by example I would have changed my family.
From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world.
在威斯敏斯特修道院的地下室裏，安放著英國國教主教的墓碑。墓碑上寫著下麵這些文字：
在我年輕的時候，我是那樣地無拘無束，我的想象毫無止境，我夢想改變世界。隨著我長大成熟，我的頭腦也越來越睿智，我發覺這個世界是不可改變的。於是，我稍稍收攏自己的視野，決心隻去改變我的國家。
隻是，似乎我的國家也是不可改變的。
當我人至暮年，在最後的拚死嚐試中，我企圖改變我的家庭。可是，唉，那些我最親近的人沒有一個可以改變。
而現在，在我臨終之時，我突然明白：如果我曾先改變了自己，然後作為榜樣，或許我就能改變我的家庭了。
有了他們的啟發和鼓舞，我就能更好地改變我的國家，甚至有可能改變世界，誰知道呢。
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1.____________I was young and free and my imagination had no____________, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew____________and wiser, I discovered the world would not be____________, so I shortened my____________somewhat and decided to change only my country.