Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. * \+ v1 X9 _3 s( }' y! c. K% ~6 t8 p5 Z青春不是年华,而是心境; ; \. [* C1 e, R. e5 a+ m$ _. ? 8 G+ n: Z2 R0 U: E8 R& ?% J5 QIt is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees. - v( a2 |6 l( a' T
青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝, 3 {. D# e. n8 v# r8 w 3 Y6 X9 y5 E+ WIt is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions; 5 b/ i: S3 J$ Q: E5 H
而是深沉的意志、宏伟的想象、炽热的感情; 7 [2 I& x/ d7 a4 I + I) Z) c; d- L5 u, E1 RIt is the freshness of the deep spring of life. ( C3 u y8 V) l4 S" F& q* d
青春是生命的深泉在涌流。 1 V! ?% p- S8 u; o( X6 u
. G3 }+ j) ^% h( Y0 PYouth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, $ m Q& G. ^3 a _- Q青春气贯长虹,勇锐盖过怯弱, $ B y$ {; L1 i W' E5 [( L W - e+ j/ q* O; [1 Zof the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. 5 t7 n7 R/ v# W6 @" Q# V7 X进去压倒苟安,如此锐气, " h. X. J6 m; s, h - M3 E2 x1 O# u0 T, v% V$ EThis often exits in a man of 60, more than a boy of 20. # W' D% a# X% H* j
二十后生有之,六旬男子则更多见。 * u, [/ V1 Z/ H) E9 S9 z. D3 c( ]% H/ [( R
nobody grows merely by the number of years;we grow old by deserting our ideas. % C" l( q; u6 _3 d年年有加,并非垂老;理想丢弃,方堕暮年。 ; L' p8 }& c5 i( n, W3 h2 t' R3 N- A& a. Y, e, q8 V8 H. h1 }
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. ; r0 o4 `! Q9 D' X$ t
岁月悠悠,衰微只及肌肤;热忱抛却,颓唐必至灵魂。 " @8 a7 G+ e% L: U& O$ p2 {" N* m( T" O2 F
Worry, fear, self-distrust1 bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust. 1 e# R) d. z7 K
烦忧、惶恐、丧失自信,定使心灵扭曲,意气如灰。 ( }- }+ N3 e) J ^/ h1 [" d * {. Y& W, }8 }1 j) _Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonders, 4 Z% |( A" v/ ^% `
无论年届花甲,抑或二八芳龄,心中皆有生命之欢乐,奇迹之诱惑, - Z U, F$ E! N& t5 ` . C; Y3 K7 Z$ L3 _the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. " c0 Y& U) e8 x9 V. C/ D
孩童般天真久盛不衰。 0 R1 ]4 q1 E; k) O( E, z3 @
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In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station; - ?$ `% `0 P8 C人人心中皆有一台天线, ! e4 g( ^% Z4 x) k
& K9 ~# m" j% e7 k3 y$ ~' z, C+ Zso long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from infinite, $ d+ V2 C4 f7 A& L4 ~7 I; [只要你从天上人间接受美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的信号, 5 a% _ x$ P4 Q9 Y/ X
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你就青春永驻,风华常存。 6 s! e% v0 i; J% k0 _0 r6 U 4 W9 }# H: u, g' `3 DWhen the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with the snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, 8 g6 M% i8 N o p6 K6 j! Q, {, Y4 a
一旦天线倒塌,锐气被冰雪覆盖,玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生, " z0 z! m* q: I# K
& X* T( w+ ?' |5 K! }: j( x6 y8 nthen you've grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, " Y# D& i, O9 E7 O几十年方二十,实已垂老矣; ( g! D7 I2 z& M$ E; R% \" [ , V/ x8 N* ?% R0 C" Xto catch waves of optimism, there's hope you may die young at 80. ' k. G* s% C$ P8 |5 s然则只要竖起天线,捕捉乐观的信号,你就有望在八十高龄告别尘寰时仍觉得年轻。