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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，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。
Youth
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips andsuppleknees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
Youth means atemperamental predominanceof courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Years maywrinklethe skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing appetite for what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so long as you are young.
When youraerialsare down, and your spirit is covered with snows ofcynicismand the ice of pessimism, then you’ve grown old, even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there’s hope you may die young at 80.
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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，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。
青春气贯长虹，勇锐盖过怯弱，进取压倒苟安。如此锐气，二十后生而有之，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，衰微只及肌肤；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。
无论年届花甲，拟或二八芳龄，心中皆有生命之欢乐，奇迹之诱惑，孩童般天真久盛不衰。人人心中皆有一台天线，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。 、
一旦天线下降，锐气便被冰雪覆盖，玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生，即使年方二十，实已垂垂老矣；然则只要树起天线，捕捉乐观信号，你就有望在八十高龄告别尘寰时仍觉年轻。
词汇释义
1.supple adj. 柔软的,逢迎的,顺从的
例句：
Exercise keeps you supple.
经常锻炼可使身体灵活。
2.temperamental adj. 性情的,喜怒无常的
例句：
have a temperamental dislike of sports
生性不喜欢运动
3.predominance n. 卓越,优势,控制
例句：
The policy is designed to prevent the predominance of one group over another.
该政策旨在防止一些人压制另一些人.
4.wrinkle n. 皱纹 v. (使)起皱纹
例句：
He wrinkled up his forehead in perplexity.
他困惑地皱起了眉头。
5.aerial a. 空中的, 航空的, 空气的, 空想的 n. 天线
例句：
The birds perched on the television aerial.
鸟停在电视天线上.
6.cynicism n.犬儒哲学, 犬儒主义 讥笑, 嘲笑挖苦 玩世不恭, 愤世嫉俗
例句：
Will she abandon her cynicism and embrace romance?
她会放弃她的玩世不恭而拥抱浪漫吗？
