Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; 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.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. 紧音：cheek knee / 松音：lip will

2. a matter(r) of / a vigor(r) of

3. a quality(j) of /the(j) emotion

言之有物：

1. a state of mind 心境

词链儿：a state of XX XX的状态

We are still in a state of panic.

我们仍然处在恐慌状态。

That building is in a state of neglect.

那座大楼处于无人管理的状态。

I was living in a state of perpetual Deja-vu.

我一直感觉似曾相识。

图片源自《搏击俱乐部》

You're in a state of lockdown. 你们现在处于隔离状态。

图片源自《禁闭岛》

2. it is a matter of the will

词链儿：a matter of XX XX的问题

Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death.

好了，约翰，别太在意了。这又不是什么生死攸关的大事。

It was just a matter of time.

这仅仅是时间问题。

图片源自《绿里奇迹》

I think it's just a matter of mutual respect.

我觉得这就是互相尊重的问题。

图片源自《少年时代》

3. will noun. 意志力

He was said to have lost his will to live.

据说他已经失去了生存的意志。

词链儿拓展：at will 任意

...scientists who can adjust their experiments at will.

可以任意对实验进行调整的科学家

will 还有“遗嘱”的意思。

图片源自《布达佩斯大饭店》

4. deep springs of life

spring noun. 泉水、小溪

They had stopped by a spring to refresh themselves.

他们曾在一处泉边停歇休息。

活学活用：

请用 a state of XX 随意造句

塞缪尔·厄尔曼（Samuel Ullman）：是一名生于德国的美国作家。儿时随家人移居美利坚，参加过南北战争，之后定居伯明翰，经营五金杂货，年逾70开始写作。著作有知名散文《青春》等。

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