在旅行过程中，会碰到各种各样的人，不管相处得好不好，旅行结束就很难再见到了。而人生，又何尝不是如此呢。
Saying goodbye on the road
by Matthew Kepnes
I like to group people into two camps: those who have stayed in a hostel and those who have not. For me, it's as revealing as knowing where you grew up or what your favorite movie is, because it reveals a lot about your character.
group /ɡruːp/ v. 把…分组
camp /kæmp/ n. 阵营
hostel /ˈhɒst(ə)l/ n. 廉价旅馆、旅社
reveal /rɪˈviːl/ v. 揭示、透露
character /ˈkærəktə(r)/ n. 性格、特性
There you are. You enter your hostel or guesthouse, strike up a conversation with another traveler, and just like that you're best friends. You hang out, eat, drink and sightsee together for days. For that time and place, you do everything together and joke as if you had been friends forever. You're besties.
guesthouse /ˈɡesthaʊs/ 是一种小型廉价旅馆
strike up 开始（交谈）
hang out 一起玩
sightsee /ˈsaɪtsiː/ v. 观光、游览
bestie /ˈbesti/ n. 最好的朋友
There is no past or future. Nothing about who you were back home, how old you are, what you do for work, your last relationship, or where you're from matters. You accept each other for who you are right there because that's all you have.
relationship /rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ n. 关系（多指男女间的亲密关系，包括恋爱和婚姻等）
But then, as quickly as it started, it's over. You go one way and they go another. Vague promises of meeting up and staying in touch fade away as you get further and further from the moments you spent together. There's no ill will, no fight that splits you up – just the sobering（令人严肃认真的） truth that in a specific time and place, you made a connection, but now that time and place are gone and so are they.
vague /veɪɡ/ adj. 含糊的
meet up 相约见面
stay in touch 保持联系
fade /feɪd/ v. 褪色、变弱（fade away意思是逐渐消失）
ill will 怨恨
split /splɪt/ v. 分开、使分开
truth /truːθ/ n. 真相
specific /spəˈsɪfɪk/ adj. 特定的
connection /kəˈnekʃ(ə)n/ n. 联系
As we all wander further along life's path, they begin to fade in our memories. Their names get buried deep down the text message queue on our phones. Every once in a while they will pop to the forefront（最前沿） of our mind, usually because of something we just encountered reminds us of them, and we wonder with a sense of longing: What are they doing? Are they happy? Married? Do they like their jobs? Are they healthy? Are they even alive?
wander /ˈwɒndə(r)/ v. 漫步、游荡
queue /kjuː/ n. 队列
pop /pɒp/ v. 快速去某地
encounter /ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/ v. 偶遇、碰到
long /lɒŋ/ v. 渴望
alive /əˈlaɪv/ adj. 活着的
There's no bad blood or animosity（敌意）. Just the truth that they were in your life for that moment and then their part in the play of your life was over and it was time for new characters to appear. People move on, settle down, get jobs, find new friends, get married, and have kids. It's a cycle that repeats itself a thousand times on the road with everyone you meet.
bad blood 积怨
character /ˈkærəktə(r)/ n. （小说、戏剧等）人物
move on 搬离原先住的地方
settle /ˈset(ə)l/ v. 定居
cycle /ˈsaɪk(ə)l/ n. 循环
It was a truth I learned to deal with. Our paths may not intersect（交叉） again but my friends' effect on my life will remain with me forever. They taught me to let go, laugh, love, be more adventurous, push myself, and so much more.
deal with 处理、应付
let go 不再想过去的事
adventurous /ədˈventʃ(ə)rəs/ adj. 有冒险精神的、大胆开拓的（由adventure加后缀-ous变成形容词）
push /pʊʃ/ v. 督促、施压
This all sounds incredibly romantic and tragic, and this happens all the time to all people. But, sometimes, you meet people who will be more than just a temporary friend for a day. Sometimes, when time filters out the noise, you form deep and powerful bonds with people that nothing can pull apart.
incredibly /ɪnˈkredəbli/ adv. 令人难以置信地
romantic /rəʊˈmæntɪk/ adj. 浪漫的
tragic /ˈtrædʒɪk/ adj. 悲惨的
temporary /ˈtemp(ə)r(ə)ri/ adj. 临时的
filter /ˈfɪltə(r)/ v. 过滤
bond /bɒnd/ n. （人与人之间的）密切联系
pull apart 拉断、扯断
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