问答题 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. Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, of adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin. But to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

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青春不是年华,而是一种心态。它不是玫瑰色的脸颊、红润的嘴唇和灵活的姿态,而是 一种意志、一种想象的才能、一种情感的活力。它是生命深泉中的清新。青春意味着性情中 的勇气战胜了欲望的怯懦,冒险精神战胜了对安逸的留恋。这种情形不仅仅存在于20岁的 年轻人中,也常存在于60岁的老年人中。没有人仅仅因为岁月的增长而变老,我们变老是 因为放弃了我们的理想。岁月可以在皮肤上留下皱纹,但丧失热情会使心灵生皱。忧虑、缺 乏自信会使精神不胜重负,并将青春化为灰烬。
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