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1、TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder（长大变老有好处）Oursocietyworshipsyouth.AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecianFormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinourhairandsmooththelinesonourface.Televisionshowsfeatureattractiveyoungstarswithfirmbodies,perfectcomplexions,andthickmanesofhair.Middle-agedfolksworkoutingymsandjo
2、gdownthestreet,tryingtodelaytheeffectsofage.我们所处的社会崇尚年轻。连篇累牍的广告劝我们买希腊配方的洗发水和玉兰油，这样的话，白发无处可寻，面部的皱纹也能被抚平。电视节目上尽是体魄强健，肤色无暇，头发浓密的年轻明星。而中年人则在体育馆里锻炼，在马路上慢跑，尽量不让岁月过早地留下痕迹。Wouldn'tanypersonoverthirtygladlysignwiththedeviljusttobeyoungagain?Isn'taginganexperiencetobedreaded?PerhapsitisunAmericantosayso,b
3、utIbelievetheansweris"No."Beingyoungisoftenpleasant,butbeingolderhasdistinctadvantages.不是所有三十出头的人都会为了重获青春而心甘情愿地与魔鬼订立合约吗？长大变老难道不可怕吗？说它不可怕可能不是美国人的回答，但我却认为长大变老不可怕。青春年少令人愉悦，但长大变老也有明显的好处。Whenyoung,youareapttobeobsessedwithyourappearance.WhenmybrotherDaveandIwereteens,weworkedfeverishlytoperfectthebod
4、ieswehad.Daveliftedweights,tookmegadosesofvitamins,anddrankahalf-dozenmilkshakesadayinordertoturnhiswiryadolescentframeintosomemuscularideal.Andasateenager,Idietedconstantly.NomatterwhatIweighed,though,IwasneversatisfiedwiththewayIlooked.Mylegsweretooheavy,myshoulderstoobroad,mywaisttoobig.WhenD
5、aveandIwereyoung,webeggedandpleadedforthe"right"clothes.Ifourparentsdidn'tgetthemforus,wefeltourworldwouldfallapart.Howcouldwegotoschoolwearingloose-fittingblazerswheneveryoneelsewouldbewearingsmartlytailoredleatherjackets?Wecouldbeconsideredfreaks.Ioftenwonderhowmyparents,andparentsingeneral,ma
6、nagetotoleratetheirchildrenduringtheadolescentyears.Now,however,DaveandIarebeyondsuchadolescentagonies.Myroundedfigureseemsfine,anddon'tdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood.Davestillworksout,buthehasactuallybecomefondofhistall,lankyframe.Thetwoofusenjoywearingfashionableclothes,butwearenol
7、ongerslavestostyle.Andwomen,I'membarrassedtoadmit,evenmorethanmen,havealwaysseemedtobeatthemercyoffashion.Nowmyclothes----andmybrother's----areattractiveyeteasytowear.Wenolongerfeelanxiousaboutwhatotherswillthink.Aslongaswef
