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Then took the other, as just as fair And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same但我却选择了另外一条路 它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂 显得更诱人，更美丽 虽然在这两条小路上

都很少留下旅人的足迹

The first path is a more common route.

easy, predictable

*Choosing

this way, people will feel at ease and live in safety.

*However,

that kind of life may be less exciting and lack of novelty.

The other is less traveled, which “was grass and wanted wear”. uncommon, unpredictable

*While

choosing this one represents the gamble of facing a more difficult path in lives.

The two different paths signify two different kinds of lives .

After vacillating(动摇) between the two roads, the poet finally decides to take the road “less traveled by” and leads a different life from common people. This may indicate his choice to be a poet, other than other jobs. The poet makes up his mind to dedicate himself to poem writing, which is regarded as a less common career.

The poet presents a conflict here—the decision between the common easy path and exceptional challenging path.

And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.虽然那天清晨落叶满地， 两条路都未经脚步踩踏。 呵，留下一条路等改日再见！ 但我知道路径延绵无尽头， 恐怕我难以再返回。

Oh, I kept the first for another day!1.Obviously, this is the self-comfort after making the final decision.

这显然是作者做出抉择后的一种自我安慰，因为“我知道路径延 绵无尽头，恐怕我难以再回返”。

2.Also it shows the nostalgia to the first one.

流露出对另一条路的丝丝留恋之情

Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. Once the decision is made, there will be no way to return to the original choice to experience the other route. The made choice is irrevocable, so man must be careful and rational before making decisions. At the same time, he must be courageous enough to shoulder the result of his choice, whether it is good or not.

Literal interpretation According to the literal (and more common) interpretation, the poem is inspirational, a paean to individualism and non-conformism.

Ironic interpretation The ironic interpretation, widely held by critics,[1][5] is that the poem is instead about regret and personal myth-making, rationalizing our decisions. In this interpretation, the final two lines: I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference are ironic : the choice made little or no difference at all, the speaker's protestations to the contrary. The speaker admi

ts in the second and third stanzas that both paths may be equally worn and equally leaf-covered, and it is only in his future recollection that he will call one road "less traveled by".