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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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So we beat on, boats against the current?
Does " So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past" mean
"So we make our boats forge ahead against the water waves, which (the water waves) are always brought back to its old place"?
Context:
So we beat on, boats against the current,
borne back ceaselessly into the past.
More:
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0XYA1SlYNeMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+great+gatsby&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ei=JoG4UeyZAYvHkQXg0oGwCQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
"So we make our boats forge ahead against the water waves, which (the water waves) are always brought back to its old place"?
Context:
So we beat on, boats against the current,
borne back ceaselessly into the past.
More:
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0XYA1SlYNeMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+great+gatsby&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ei=JoG4UeyZAYvHkQXg0oGwCQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
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It means that for all our endeavors, however much we strive, we make no headway against time—we grow old, and our lives become the memories of others.
- It means that for all our endeavors, however much we strive, we make no headway against time—we grow old, and our lives become the memories of others.
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It means that for all our endeavors, however much we strive, we make no headway against time—we grow old, and our lives become the memories of others.
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