Youth
is
not
just
a
stage
of
life;
it
is
a
state
of
mind.
青春不只是人生的一个阶段;它是一种心境。
It
is
not
a
matter
of
rosy
cheeks,
red
lips
and
supple
knees;
它不是指红润的脸颊、红色的嘴唇和柔软弯曲的膝盖;
it
is
a
matter
of
the
will,
a
quality
of
the
imagination,
a
vigor
of
the
emotions.
而是指意志力、丰富的想象力、充沛的感情。
It
is
the
freshness
of
the
deep
spring
of
life.
它是生命深泉之清新。
Youth
means
the
predominance
over
of
courage
over
timidity,
of
adventure
over
the
love
of
ease.
青春意味着勇气胜过胆怯,冒险犯难胜过贪图安逸。
This
often
exists
in
a
man
of
sixty
more
than
in
a
boy
of
twenty.
六十岁的人往往要比二十岁的小伙子更持有这种精神。
Nobody
grows
old
merely
by
living
a
number
of
years.
没有人只因活了若干年而变老。
We
grow
old
by
deserting
our
ideals.
Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
岁月可以使皮肤产生皱纹,但是放弃热诚则会消蚀灵魂。
Worry,
doubt,
self-
distrust,
fear
and
despair
-
these
bow
the
head
and
turn
the
growing
spirit
back
to
dust.
忧虑、怀疑、缺乏自信、恐惧和绝望—这些都会让我们垂头丧气,而且会让成长的精神化为乌有。
Whether
sixty
or
sixteen,
there
is
in
every
numan
being's
heart
the
love
of
wonder,
每个人不管是六十岁或是十六岁,心中都有一股好奇心,
the
sweet
amazement
of
the
stars
and
the
starlike
things,
the
undaunted
challenge
of
events,
对星星及星状的东西会产生一种欢喜之情,不畏任何挑战,
the
unfailing
childlike
appetite
for
what-
next
and
the
joy
of
the
game
of
living.
对未知的事物有着一种像孩子般永不冷却的热望,以及游戏人生的喜悦之情。
You
are
as
young
as
your
faith,
as
old
as
your
doubt,
as
young
as
your
self-
confidence,
你有信心、自信和希望时,就会年轻;
as
old
as
your
fear,
as
young
as
your
hope,
as
old
as
your
despair.
而你若怀疑、恐惧和绝望时,就会衰老。
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