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1、Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.2、Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing'sheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingappetiteforwhat'snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheart,thereisawirelessstation;solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,courageandpowerfrommanandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.Whenyouraerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyou'vegrownold,evenat20;butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,there'shopeyoumaydieyoungat80.1、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、宏伟的想象、炽热的感情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。青春气贯长虹，勇锐盖过怯弱，进去压倒苟安，如此锐气，二十后生有之，六旬男子则更多见。年年有加，并非垂老；理想丢弃，方堕暮年。2、岁月悠悠，衰微只及肌肤；热忱抛却，颓唐必至灵魂。烦忧、惶恐、丧失自信，定使心灵扭曲，意气如灰。无论年届花甲，抑或二八芳龄，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。一旦天线倒塌，锐气被冰雪覆盖，玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生，几十年方二十，实已垂老矣；然则只要竖起天线，捕捉乐观的信号，你就有望在八十高龄告别尘寰时仍觉得年轻。3、FiveHundredTimes五百遍Inthetrafficcourtofalargemid-westerncity,ayoungladywasbroughtbeforethejudgetoansweraticketgivenherfordrivingthrougharedlight.Sheexplainedtohishonorthatshewasaschoolteacherandrequestedanimmediatedisposalofhercaseinorderthatshemighthastenontoherclasses.Awildgleamcameintothejudge'seye.Youareaschoolteacher,eh?saidhe.Madam,Ishallrealizemylifelongambition.Sitdownatthattableandwrite'Iwentthrougharedlight'fivehundredtimes.在中西部一个大城市的交通法庭里，一位年轻女士被带到法官面前，她由于开车闯红灯被开了罚单。女士向法官解释，她是一名学校老师，请求法官马上处理她的案子，以便可以赶回去上课。法官眼中闪过一丝狡黠，说道：“你是学校的老师，对吗？女士，我马上要实现我毕生的愿望了。在那张桌子旁坐下，写‘我开车闯了红灯’500遍。”4、SecondlanguageAmothermousewasoutforastrollwithherbabieswhenshespottedacatcrouchedbehindabush.Shewatchedthecat,andthecatwatchedthemice.Mothermousebarkedfiercely,Woof,woof,woof!Thecatwassoterrifiedthatitranforit'slife.Mothermouseturnedtoherbabiesandsaid,Now,doyouunderstandthevalueofasecondlanguage?一只母老鼠带着孩子出来散步，突然她看见一只猫正在灌木丛中虎视耽耽。母老鼠向着猫叫道：“汪，汪，汪”，猫听了非常害怕，拼命跑走了。母老鼠回过头洋洋自得的对孩子说：“现在你知道外语的重要性了吧。”5、verybody’sbusinessisnobody’sbusinessTherearefourpeoplenamedeverybody,somebody,anybodyandnobody.Therewasanimportantjobtobedoneandeverybodywasaskedtodoit.Everybodywassurethatsomebodywoulddoit.Anybodycouldhavedoneit,butnobodydidit.Somebodygotangryaboutthatbecauseitwaseverybody’sjob.Everybodythoughtanybodycoulddoit,butnobodyrealizedthateverybodywouldn’tdoit.Itendedupthateverybodyblamedsomebodywhennobodydidwhatanybodycouldhavedone.有四个人分别叫做：“每个人”、“某个人”、“任何人”和“没有人”。有一次，他们每个人都要被要求去完成一件重要的工作。大家都相信某个人会去做这件事。其实，任何人都可以完成这项工作的，但就是没有人去做。某个人对此感到非常气愤，因为这是大家的任务。每个人都认为任何人可以完成这件事，但没有人认识到大家都不会去做这件事。结果呢，当没有人去做其实任何人都可以做到的事情的时候，每个人都在抱怨某个人。6、AWoodmancameintoaforesttoasktheTreestogivehimahandleforAx.Itseemedsomodestarequestthattheprincipaltreeatonceagreedtoit,anditwassettledamongthemthattheplain,homelyAshshouldfurnishwhatwaswanted.NosoonerhadtheWoodmanfittedthestafftohispurpose,thanhebeganlayingabouthimonallside.fellingthewholemattertoolate,whisperedtotheCedar:thefirstconcessionhaslostall;ifwehasnotasacrificedourhumbleneighbor,wemighthaveyetstoodforagesourselves.有一个樵夫来到森林里，要求树给他一跟斧柄，看来他的请求非常谦虚，立刻得到了树的首领的同意。他们决定由平凡而朴素的白杨树来提供所需要的东西。樵夫刚按好斧柄，就开始到处乱砍，森林里最高的树都砍倒了，树林现在察觉大势已去，就小声对衫树说：第一次的让步已失去了一切。如果我们不牺牲我们的小小的邻居，我们自己还可以活无数年呢。7、Friends(朋友)Atruefriendissomeonewhoreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.真正的朋友是一个可以援手帮助并感动你心扉的人。There'salwaysgoingtobepeoplethathurtyou,sowhatyouhavetodoiskeepontrustingandjustbemorecarefulaboutwhoyoutrustnexttimearound.别人常常伤害你，所以你该继续付出信任，并小心挑选你下次信任的人。Makeyouselfabetterpersonandknowwhoyouarebeforeyoutryandknowsomeoneelseandexpectthemtoknowyou.在你想了解别人也想让别人了解你之前，先完善并了解自己。Remember:Whateverhappens,happensforareason.要记住：任何事情的发生都有因有起。Howmanypeopleactuallyhave8truefriends?Hardly、anyoneIknow.Butsomeofushaveallrightfriendsandgoodfriends.有多少人可以拥有八个真正的朋友？就我所知少之又少。但我们会有泛泛之交和好友。8、Thepure.thebright,thebeautiful,一切纯洁的,辉煌的,美丽的,Thatstirredourheartsinyouth,强烈地震撼着我们年轻的心灵的,Thelongingaftersomething'slost,在失去后为之感到珍惜的,Thespirit'syearningcry,使灵魂深切地呼喊着的,Thestrivingafterbetterhopes-为了更美好的梦想而奋斗着的-Thesethingscanneverdie.这些美好不会消逝。Thetimidhandstretchedforthtoaid羞怯地伸出援助的手，Abrotherinhisneed,在你的弟兄需要的时候，Akindlywordingrief'sdarkhour伤恸、困难的时候，一句亲切的话Thatprovesafriendindeed;就足以证明朋友的真心；Thepleaformercysoftlybreathed,轻声地乞求怜悯，Letnothingpassforeveryhand在人间传递温情Mustfindsomeworktodo;尽你所能地去做；Losenotachancetowakenlove-别错失去了唤醒爱的良机-----Befirm,andjust,andtrue;为人要坚定，正直，忠诚；Soshallalightthatcannotfade因此上方照耀着你的那道光芒Beamontheefromonhigh.就不会消失。Andangelvoicessaytothee---你将听到天使的声音在说-----Thesethingsshallneverdie.这些美好不会消逝。9、BewithPeopleWhenYouAreSad来源：网易教育专稿Therearetimeswhenwearefacedwithillnesses,disorders,disabilitiessometypeoftragedythatcausesustolosecontactwithourselvesandtheworldinwhichw