Youth-is-not-a-time-of-life-青春

Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind.青春不是年华，而是心境；Itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees.青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，Itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,vigoroftheemotions;而是深沉的意志、宏伟的想象、炽热的感情；Itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringoflife.青春是生命的深泉在涌流。Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,青春气贯长虹，勇锐盖过怯弱，oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.进去压倒苟安，如此锐气，Thisoftenexitsinamanof60,morethanaboyof20.二十后生有之，六旬男子则更多见。Nobodygrowsmerelybythenumberofyears。Wegrowoldbydesertingourideas.年年有加，并非垂老；理想丢弃，方堕暮年。Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.岁月悠悠，衰微只及肌肤；热忱抛却，颓唐必至灵魂。Worry,fear,self-distrust1bowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.烦忧、惶恐、丧失自信，定使心灵扭曲，意气如灰。Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing'sheartthelureofwonders,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，theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat'snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.孩童般天真久盛不衰。Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthereisawirelessstation;人人心中皆有一台天线，solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfrominfinite,只要你从天上人间接受美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的信号，solongasyouareyoung.你就青春永驻，风华常存。Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwiththesnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,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，thenyou'vegrownold,evenat20,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,几十年方二十，实已垂老矣；tocatchwavesofoptimism,there'shopeyoumaydieyoungat80.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。以上为直译版，下面为意译版：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，炽热的感情；青春是生命的源泉在不息的涌流。青春气贯长虹，勇锐盖过怯懦，进取压倒苟安。如此锐气，弱冠后生有之，耳顺之年，则亦多见，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，颓唐必至灵魂。忧烦，惶恐，丧失自信，定使心灵扭曲，意气如灰。无论年届古稀，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。人人心中皆深植一片追求，只要你从天上，人间追求美好，希望，欢乐，勇气和力量，你就青春永驻，风华长存。一旦追求消失，锐气如同冰雪覆盖，玩世不恭，自暴自弃油然而生，即使年方二十，实已老矣。然坚持追求，你就有望在百岁高龄告别尘寰时仍觉年青。