青春 Youth(1 / 1)

塞缪尔·乌尔曼/SauelUln

塞缪尔·乌尔曼(1840—1920),犹太人,生于德国,1851年随家人移民到美国密西西比。他虽以教育家和社会活动家而闻名于世,但在文学创作方面也很有才华。

Pre-readgActivities

Readthefollogquestiohearticle.

1.AsanoldChesesayggoes:Anidleyouthaneedyage,ifyivenacetochoosebeeentheo:“Lifeisallcakesandale”and“Lifeisfullofhardworkandstudy”,whichlifestylewillyouchoose?Andstafeyourreasons.

2.What’sthecurrenttendencyofostyoungpeople’slifestyle?

3.Inyouropion,hoersonalwaysretahisorheryouthfulvitality?

Youthisnotatioflife;itisastateofd;itisnotaatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisaatterofthewill,aqualityoftheiagation,avigoroftheeotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepsprgsoflife.

Youthansateperantalpredoanceeovertiidity,oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftesaanofsixtyorethanaboyofenty.Nobodygrowsoldrelybyanuberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertgourideals.

Yearsaywrklethesk,buttogiveupenthiaswrklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrtbowstheheartandturnsthesprgbacktodt.

Whethersixtyorsixteen,thereiseveryhuanbeg’sheartthereofwoheunfailgchildlikeappetiteofwhat’sandthejoyofthegaoflivg.

Ierofyourheartandyheartthereisawirelessstation:solongasitreceivesssagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,urageandpowerfronandfrothefite,solongareyouyoung.

Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritisveredwithsnowsoficisandtheiceofpessiis,thenyrownold,evenatenty,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptiis,thereishopeyouaydieyoungateighty.