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1、99、HumanLifeaPoem人生如诗生词拦路虎1.biologicaladj.生物学的2.standpointn.立场3.rhythmn.节奏4.decayn.衰败5.awkwardadj.笨拙的6.adolescencen.青春期7.matureadj.成熟的8.follyn.愚蠢9.manhoodn.成年10.mellowingadj.成熟的11.ripeningn.成熟12.gradualadj.逐步的13.cynicaladj.愤世嫉俗的14.endocrinen.内分泌15.glandn.腺16.patternn.模式1
2、7.contentmentn.满足18.leitmotifn.主题19.dignifiedadj.有威严的20.Shakespearen.莎士比亚（英国诗人、剧作家）悦读时刻Ithinkthat,fromabiologicalstandpoint,humanlifealmostreadslikeapoem.Ithasitsownrhythmandbeat,itsinternalcyclesofgrowthanddecay.Itbeginswithinnocentchildhood,followedbyawkwardadolescence
3、tryingawkwardlytoadaptitselftomaturesociety,withitsyoungpassionsandfollies,itsidealsandambitions.Thenitreachesamanhoodofintenseactivities,profitingfromexperienceandlearningmoreaboutsocietyandhumannature.Atmiddleage,thereisaslighteasingoftension,amellowingofcharacterliket
4、heripeningoffruitorthemellowingofgoodwine,andthegradualacquiringofamoretolerant,morecynicalandatthesametimeakindlierviewoflife.Theninthesunsetofourlife,theendocrineglandsdecreasetheiractivity,andifwehaveatruephilosophyofoldageandhaveorderedourlifepatternaccordingtoit,iti
5、sforustheageofpeaceandsecurityandleisureandcontentment;finally,lifeflickersoutandonegoesintoeternalsleep,nevertowakeupagain. Oneshouldbeabletosensethebeautyofthisrhythmoflife,toappreciate,aswedoingrandsymphonies,itsmaintheme,itsstrainsofconflictandthefinalresolution.The
6、movementsofthesecyclesareverymuchthesameinanormallife,butthemusicmustbeprovidedbytheindividualhimself.Insomesouls,thediscordantnotebecomesharsherandharsherandfinallyoverwhelmsorsubmergesthemainmelody.Sometimesthediscordantnotegainssomuchpowerthatthemusiccannolongergoon,a
7、ndtheindividualshootshimselfwithapistolorjumpintoariver. Butthatisbecausehisoriginalleitmotifhasbeenhopelesslyover-shadowedthroughthelackofagoodself-education.Otherwisethenormalhumanliferunstoitsnormalendinakindofdignifiedmovementandprocession.Therearesometimesinmanyofu
8、stoomanystaccatosorimpetuosos,andbecausethetempoiswrong,themusicisnotpleasingtotheear;wemighthavemoreof
