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1、第一篇：Youth青春Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsupple1)knees;itisamatterofwill,aqualityoftheimagination，avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.Youthmeansatemperamental)predominance3)ofcourageovertimidity,
2、oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydeserting4)ourideals.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespi
3、ritbacktodust.Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing^sheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat^snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthereisawirelessstation:Solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfro
4、mmenandfromtheinfinite5),solongareyouyoung.Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicism6)andtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenat20;butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungat80.[Annotation:]1)suppleadj.柔
5、软的2)temperamentaladj.由气质引起的3)predominancen.优势4)desertvt.抛弃5)theInfinite上帝6)cynicismn.玩世不恭青春青春不是年华，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志、恢弘的想象、炙热的感情；青春是生命的深泉在涌动。青春气贯长虹，勇锐盖过怯弱，进取压倒苟安。如此锐气，二十年后生而有之，六旬男子则更多见。年岁有加，并非垂老，理想丢弃，方堕暮年。岁月悠悠，衰弱只及肌肤；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
6、甲，抑或二八芳龄，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。一旦天线倒塌，锐气使冰雪覆盖、玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生，即使年方二八，实己垂垂老矣，然则只要竖起天线，捕捉乐观信号，你就有望在八十高龄告别尘寰时仍觉年轻。?第二篇：ThreeDaystoSee(Excerpts)假如给我三天光明(节选)Allofushavereadthrilling1)storiesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimite
7、dandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours.Butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenwhohaveachoice,notcondemned?)criminalswhosesphereofactivi
8、tiesisstrictlydelimited3).Suchstoriessetusthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociationsshouldwec
