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1、Youth Samuel ErmanYouth这篇不足500字的短文，半个世纪来一直产生轰动效应：美国麦克阿瑟将军生前将其视为座右铭，日本许多名流也将其放在随身的钱夹里。Youth Samuel ErmanYouthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aquality
2、oftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegr
3、owoldbydesertingourideals.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing’sheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingappetiteforwhat’snextandthejoyoftheg
4、ameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheart,thereisawirelessstation;solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommanandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.Whenyouraerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism
5、,thenyou’vegrownold,evenat20;butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,there’shopeyoumaydieyoungat80.1.supple adj.柔软的,逢迎的,顺从的Exercisekeepsyousupple.经常锻炼可使身体灵活。2.temperamental adj.性情的,喜怒无常的haveatemperamentaldislikeofsports生性不喜欢运动3.predominance
6、 n.卓越,优势,控制Thepolicyisdesignedtopreventthepredominanceofonegroupoveranother.该政策旨在防止一些人压制另一些人4.wrinkle n.皱纹v.(使)起皱纹Hewrinkleduphisforeheadinperplexity.他困惑地皱起了眉头。5.aerial a.空中的,航空的,空气的,空想的n.天线Thebirdsperchedonthetelevisionaerial.鸟停在电视天线上.6.cynicism
7、n.犬儒哲学,犬儒主义讥笑,嘲笑挖苦玩世不恭,愤世嫉俗Willsheabandonhercynicismandembraceromance?她会放弃她的玩世不恭而拥抱浪漫吗？青春不是年华，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。青春气贯长虹，勇锐盖过怯弱，进取压倒苟安。如此锐气，二十后生而有之，六旬男子则更多见。年岁有加，并非垂老，理想丢弃，方堕暮年。一旦天线下降，锐气便被冰雪覆盖，玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生，即使年方二十，实已垂垂老矣；然则只要树起天线，
8、捕捉乐观信号，你就有望在八十高龄告别尘寰时仍觉年轻。岁月悠悠，衰微只及肌肤；热忱抛却，颓废必致灵魂。忧烦，惶恐，丧失自信，定使心灵扭曲，意气如灰。无论年届花甲，拟或二八芳龄，心中皆有生命之欢乐，奇迹之诱惑，孩童般天真久盛不衰。人人心中皆有一台天线，只要你从天上人间接受美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的信号，你就青春永驻，风华常存。
