I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was.

在开始接受教育之前，我就像这样一条船，只是没有罗盘，没有测深绳，无法得知离海港有多远。

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I was like that ship before my education, only I was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbor was.

我，在接受教育之前，就如同那艘船。不过，我既没有指南针也没有深测线，更无法知道海港有多远。

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I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbor was.

而我在接受教育之前正像那巨轮，所不同的是我连指南针或测深线都没有，更无从知晓离港湾还有多远。

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