Therefore, most people's career paths wind up looking more like a forest path or the course of a river than a straight flight path from point a to point B.

因此，大多数人们的职业生涯的结果看起来更像一个森林的小路或者一条小河的航线而不是一条从点a直接到点b的直线。

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For example, in the 1800s a monstrous earthquake changed the course of the Mississippi River, a large river flowing in the central part of the United States of America.

例如，在19世纪，一场大地震改变了密西西比河，一条流经美国中部的大河的流向。

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But it turned out the oval marked the former course of a long-gone river, and when he zoomed in, he found the rectangles were buried structures.

但事实证明，这个椭圆形标记着一条长河的上游段，当他放大镜头后，他发现那些矩形是隐藏的构造。

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After the passage is over, Milton addresses Alpheus, a river god -the god who was noted for plunging the course of his river underground in order to chase the nymph Arethuse who had been turned into a fountain.

这段结束后，弥尔顿引用了河神阿尔甫斯,那位因私底下掀起河流的波浪而闻名的神,以此来与被变成海底之泉的女神阿托瑞萨相互融合。

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The remains of the abutment that supported the Roman bridge stand a hundred yards from the present course of the river.

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It takes a huge effort, backed by a lot of money, to change the course of the mighty river that is the federal government.

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Reno has found the money to spruce up parts of downtown and has turned its river into a white-water canoeing course.

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