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1、OntheFeelingofImmortalityinyouth有感于青春常在--WilliamHazlitt/威廉.赫兹里特Noyoungmanbelievesheshalleverdie.Itwasasayingofmybrother's,andafineone.ThereisafeelingofEternityinyouth,whichmakesusamendforeverything.TobeyoungistobeasoneoftheImmortalGods.Onehalfoftimeindeedisflown-theotherhalfremainsinstore
2、foruswithallitscountlesstreasures;forthereisnolinedrawn,andweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.Wemakethecomingageourown-年轻人不相信自已会死。这是我哥哥的话，可算得一句妙语。青春有一种永生之感——它能弥补一切。人在青年时代好像一尊永生的神明。诚然，生命的一半已以消逝，但蕴藏着不尽财富的另一半还有所保留，我们对它也抱着无穷的希望和幻想。未来的时代完全属于我们——Thevast,theunboundedprospectliesbeforeus.无限辽阔的远景在我们面
3、前展现Death.oldage.arewordswithoutameaning.thatpassbyusliketheideaairwhichweregardnot.Othersmayhaveundergone,ormaystillbeliabletothem-we"bearacharmedlife",whichlaughstoscornallsuchsicklyfancies.Asinsettingoutondelightfuljourney,westrainoureagergazeforward-死亡，老年，不过是空话，毫无意义；我们听了，只耳边风，全不放在心上。这些
4、事，别人也许经历过，或者可能要承受，但是我们自己，“在灵符护佑下度日”，对于诸如此类脆弱的念头，统统付之轻蔑的一笑。像是刚刚走上愉快的旅程，极目远眺——Biddingthelovelyscenesatdistancehail!向远方的美景欢呼！-andseenoendtothelandscape,newobjectspresentingthemselvesasweadvance;so,inthecommencementoflife,wesetnoboundstoourinclinations.nortotheunrestrictedopportunitiesofgrast
5、ifyingthem.wehaveasyetfoundnoobstacle,nodispositiontoflag;anditseemsthatwecangoonsoforever.Welookroundinanewworld,fulloflife,andmotion,andceaselessprogress;andfeelinourselvesallthevigourandspirittokeeppacewithit,anddonotforeseefromanypresentsymptomshowweshallbeleftbehindinthenaturalcourse
6、ofthings,declineintooldage,anddropintothegrave.Itisthesimplicity,andasitwereabstractednessofourfeelingsinyouth,that(sotospeak)identifiesuswithnature,and(ourexperiencebeingslightandourpassionsstrong)deludesusintoabeliefofbeingimmortallikeit.Ourshort-livesconnexionwithexistencewefondlyflatt
7、erourselves,isanindissolubleandlastingunion-ahoneymoonthatknowsneithercoldness,jar,norseparation.Asinfantssmileandsleep,wearerockedinthecradleofourwaywardfancies,andlulledintosecuritybytheroaroftheuniversearoundus0wequaffthecupoflifewitheagerhastewithoutdrainingit,i
