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APAD: Go west young man.

7grizzly
楼主 (文学城)

Meaning:

In its literal sense: Greater opportunities are available in the American West

for pioneering spirits, but can also be used metaphorically in the context of

striking out for pastures new.

 

Background:

Often attributed to the founder and editor of the New York Tribune, Horace

Greeley (1811-72), who used the expression frequently. However, the real author

is thought to be John Babsone Lane Soule, the editor of the Indiana based Terre

Haute Express who first offered the advice in 1851. Between 1840 and 1870 over

250,000 people traveled from the Missouri River to the Pacific.

 

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The economy was booming in the capital and coastal cities in the 90s. Foreign

firms raced to open shops and high-tech workers were in demand. Around

Zhongguan Village, graduates from nearby colleges sold like hotcackes. On my

first gig, I made 10 times more than my dad. It felt unreal. Most of my friends

had settled comfortably into cushy jobs and were in time for the investment of a

lifetime, i.e., real estate. The tide was coming in and lifting all the boats.

 

What most people do rarely interested me, however. An excuse for incompetence,

no doubt, but unaware of today's proverb, I chose to go west. And that made all

the difference.

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妖妖灵
2 楼
Goal reached!
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7grizzly
3 楼
Indeed. So far, I haven't regretted.
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最西边的岛上
4 楼
West was the last frontier and the dream 4Many at the time
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最西边的岛上
5 楼
did you watch "1883" ? a good show to watch
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最西边的岛上
6 楼
Different from ours 4sure, but similar in feelings and hope
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7grizzly
7 楼
"1883" looks great. Will try the libraries. Thanks.
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移花接木
8 楼
same in China, it take a generation to plant trees for
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移花接木
9 楼
future generations to take shade
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移花接木
10 楼
salute to pioneers
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7grizzly
11 楼
Absolutely. They have my respect!
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最西边的岛上
12 楼
Another related expression: "you can't go home again"
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最西边的岛上
13 楼
that u can't truly go back to a place u once lived b/c so
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盈盈一笑间
14 楼
Go west to explore new places and try out new things in life
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最西边的岛上
15 楼
much have changed since u left,it's not theSamePlace anymore
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最西边的岛上
16 楼
这大概是我们20%有"DRD4-7R"冒险基因的人不能避免的“此情无计可消除“吧。
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7grizzly
17 楼
No illusions. To me, "情" sounds like a bloated lie.
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7grizzly
18 楼
and finally see "there's nothing new under the sun" :-)))
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盈盈一笑间
19 楼
提问:几千年来世界上出现过无数的新生事物,如何理解这句“日光之下并无新事”?:)
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7grizzly
20 楼
回答:这句话 could be one of the biggest piles of BS. 别认真 :-)))
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7grizzly
21 楼
Or it hides the deepest wisdom I cannot fathom. I give up:-)
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方外居士
22 楼
应该是说事情虽然可以不一样,但道理是一样的。
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7grizzly
23 楼
Or things are just permutations of an infinite sequence that
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7grizzly
24 楼
always is, like God (who said "I always am.")
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盈盈一笑间
25 楼
查了一下,指世上的一切,都是旧事重演,虽然外表花样翻新,但是本质照旧未变。估计是从人性的角度来看的。
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盈盈一笑间
26 楼
Humility is worth learning. :)Deuteronomy 29:29
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暖冬cool夏
27 楼
Great write! So go west is equivalent to pioneering.
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暖冬cool夏
28 楼
What about go east:)) 三十年河东三十年河西:))
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7grizzly
29 楼
Thank you, my friend. That was the thought.
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7grizzly
30 楼
Sure. Will soon do. Welcome back, BTW!
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7grizzly
31 楼
and "to increase knowledge only increases sorrow"

- Ecclesiastes.

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7grizzly
32 楼
To make it like Norton and Dufresne in Shawshank :-)))
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妖妖灵
33 楼
That’s what u r doing-visiting hometown.:)
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天边一片白云
34 楼
Go south in China ( Shenzhen and nearby area) was
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天边一片白云
35 楼
once a good opportunity for many young people.
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7grizzly
36 楼
Yes. Shen Zhen was definitely the place to be back then.
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移花接木
37 楼
政府自然看得比普通民众远:当年中国不也是知识青年上山下乡吗
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