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.