适合孩子寒假背诵的初中英语美文.docx

01Youth

Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnota

matterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisa

matterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigorof

theemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsof

life.

Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourage

overtimidity,oftheappetiteforadventureoverthelove

ofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboy

of20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.We

growoldbydesertingourideals.

Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasm

wrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheart

andturnsthespiritbacktodust.

Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing’sheart

thelureofwonders,theunfailingappetiteforwhat’snext

andthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyour

heartandmyheart,thereisawirelessstation;solongasit

receivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,courageandpower

frommanandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.

Whenyouraerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscovered

withsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,then

you’vegrownold,evenat20;butaslongasyouraerials

areup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,there’shopeyoumay

dieyoungat80.

译文：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。

02ThreeDaystoSee(Excerpts)

Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohad

onlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwas

aslongasayear,sometimesasshortas24hours.But

alwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthe

doomedherochosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.

Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenwhohaveachoic