1、正文
youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind ; it is not rosy cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshness ; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life .
youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for 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 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 .
whether 60 of 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’s a wireless station : so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courag.
2、译文
青春不是生命的时候,它是一种精神状态;它不是红润的脸颊、红润的嘴唇和柔软的膝盖,它是一种情绪的物质:它是新鲜的;它是生命深处的新鲜。
青春意味着勇气驱走怯懦气贯长虹,冒险战胜安逸。这往往存在于一个60岁以上的男子,比一个20岁的男孩。没有人会变老,只是靠一些年。不思进取。
岁月在皮肤上起皱纹,但放弃热情则会使灵魂起皱。忧虑,恐惧,自我不信任扭曲了心灵,把精神变成了尘土。
不管60 16,但在每个人的心,奇迹之诱惑,孩童的孩童般的渴望和对生活的乐趣。在你的心中和我的心中有一个无线电台:只要它接收美丽,希望,欢乐,勇气。