<h3> 《年輕》一文為德裔美籍人——塞繆爾?厄爾曼70多年前寫的一篇只有四百多字的小短文，這篇短文曾在多個國家引起了不小的轟動。其優(yōu)美的語句成為很多英文學習者必背的范文，它深刻的思想成為很多人的座右銘，許多年長者把它作為明日的精神支柱。借美篇平臺，收藏此文與大家共賞！</h3> <h3>全文如下：<br></h3><h1> <b>《年 輕》</b></h1><h1> ——塞繆爾·厄爾曼<br><br></h1><h1>年輕，并非人生旅程中一段時光，它是心靈中的一種狀態(tài)，并非粉頰紅唇和體魄的矯健，而是頭腦中的一個意念，是理性思維中的創(chuàng)造潛力，是情感活動中的一股勃勃朝氣，是人生春色深處的一縷清新。<br> Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not amatter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter ofthe will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; itis the refreshness of the deep springs of life. <br><br>年輕，意味著甘愿放棄溫馨浪漫的愛情去闖蕩生活，意味著超越羞澀、怯懦和欲望的膽識與氣質(zhì)。而六十歲的男人可能比二十歲的小伙子更多地擁有這種膽識和氣質(zhì)。沒有人僅僅因為時光的流逝而變得衰老，只是隨著理想的毀滅，人類才出現(xiàn)了老人。<br> Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidityof the appetite, for adventure over the love of ease. This oftenexists in a man of sixty more than a body of twenty. Nobody growsold merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting ourideals. <br><br>歲月可以在皮膚上留下皺紋，卻無法為靈魂刻上一絲痕跡。憂慮、恐懼、缺乏自信才使人佝僂于時間的塵埃之中。<br> Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns thespirit back to dust. <br><br>無論是60歲還是16歲，每個人都會被未來所吸引，都會對人生競爭中的歡樂懷著孩子般無窮無盡的渴望。在你我心靈的深處，同樣有一個無線電臺，只要它不停地從人群中、從無限的時空中接受美好、希望、歡欣、勇氣和力量的信息，你我就永遠年輕。 <br>Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart thelure of wonder, the unfailing child-like appetite of what's next,and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart andmy heart there is a wireless station; so long as it receivesmessages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men andfrom the Infinite, so long are you young. <br><br>一旦這無線電臺坍塌，你的心便會被玩世不恭和悲觀絕望的寒冰酷雪所覆蓋，你便衰老了——即使你只有20歲，但如果這座電臺始終矗立在你的心中，捕捉著每一個樂觀向上的電波，你便有希望超越年輕的80歲。</h1><h1> When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows ofcynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even attwenty, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch the waves ofoptimism, there is hope you may die young at eighty.<br></h1><h3></h3> 英文全文<br>Youth<br><br>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, vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep spring of life.<br> <br>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-distrust1 bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.<br> <br>Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonders, 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 from men and from infinite, so long as you are young.<br> <br>When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with the snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you’ve grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there’s hope you may die young at 80.<br> <br>Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. It is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep spring of life. These are what I have and what we have at this period of life. So, I'm still young, yes, definitely ! Come on my fellow friends, show your energy and passion to this god damn world ! Let the universe hear our voice, see our cheek, hug our enthusiasm and witness our maturity. We're going to create a brand new future !