Youth讲解ppt-by-Aquarius.pptVIP

By Samuel Ullman 塞缪尔.厄尔曼 背景知识介绍 塞缪尔.厄尔曼（Samuel Ullman，1840- 1924）,德籍美国人，参加过南北战争，后定居于亚拉巴马州的伯明翰市，虽以教育家和社会活动家著称于世，其文学创作也不乏才华。 《青春》是一篇只有四百多字的散文，首次在美国发表时引起轰动，广大读者把其中的警句抄下，当座右铭收藏。 生词 supple [s?pl] ad.柔软的 tempramental[?tempr?mentl] a.气质的 predominance[pr?d?m?n?ns] n.支配地位，优势。 timidity[t?m?d?ti] n.胆怯 wrinkle[r??kl] v.起皱 bow [ba?] v. 使弯曲 lure[l??(r)] n. 诱惑 unfailing[?nfe?l??] a. 永恒的 aerial[e?ri?l] n. 天线 cynicism[s?n?s?z?m] n.愤世嫉俗 the Infinite 上帝 结语 Youth is really a gift we were given sometimes things just dont work out the way you thought they would,but youth is unfailing,as long as you still have the confidence to explore this world,you are still young.You might as well read this essay when you complain about this essay,you are bound to learn something from it. Youth-青春 导语 又过了一年，年年岁岁花相似，岁岁年年人不同。我们的青春呢？其实，青春不一定指年龄，青春是一种生活态度，只要对这个世界仍充满好奇心和求知欲，你就依旧年轻。 正文 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. 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，炙热的情感；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。 　Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exits in a man of 60, more than a boy of 20.Nobody grows merely by the number of years; we grow old by deserting our ideas. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust. 　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。 Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonder,the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s next and the joy of the game of living.　In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power f