青春

Samuel+Ullman+(塞缪尔·乌尔曼)　高凡依

Youth is not entirely1 a time of life； it is a state of mind； it is not a matter of rosy checks， red lips or supple2 knees； it is a temper of the will， a quality of imagination， a vigor3 of the emotions； it is the freshness of the deep springs of the life.

青春不是年华，而是一种心态；不是玫瑰般的脸庞，红润的双唇和敏捷的双腿，而是坚毅的意志，丰富的想象力，以及无穷的激情。青春是生命深处的一股清泉。

Youth means the temperamental4 predominance5 of courage over timidity， of the appetite of adventure over the love of ease. This often existed in a man over sixty more than in a man of twenty. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.

青春意味着勇气多余怯懦，青春意味着喜欢冒险而非乐于安逸。拥有此种品质的人之中，六十岁的老人往往多于二十岁的年轻人。没有人只因年龄的增长而衰老，大多数往往是因放弃理想而老去。

Years may wrinkle6 the skin， but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry， doubt， self-distrust， fear and despair—these bow the heart and turn the spirit back to dust.

岁月留痕，只及肌肤，激情不再，皱起心灵。焦虑，疑惑，畏缩，恐惧和沮丧都会挫伤心灵，磨损意志。

Whether sixty or sixteen， there is in every human beings heart the love of wonder， the sweet amazement at the stars and the stars-like things， the undaunted7 challenge of events， the unfailing child-like appetite for what-next， and the joy of the game of living.

不管是六十岁的白发老人还是十六岁的青春少年，每个人的心里对新奇事物都充满着喜爱，对星星和类似星星的东西皆有好奇之心，敢于挑战，对未知事物有着孩子般的渴求之心，乐于享受生活带来的乐趣。

You are as young as your faith， as old as your doubt； as young as your self-confidence， as old as your fear； as young as your hope， as old as your despair.

我们因拥有信仰而年轻，因心存疑虑而年迈；因相信自己而年轻，因恐惧畏缩为年迈；因充满希望而年轻，因满怀沮丧而年迈。

In the central place of your heart there is a wireless station， so long as it receives message of beauty， hope， courage， grandeur8 and power from earth， from man and from the infinite9， so long are you young.

人人心中都有一座无线电台，只要接收到来自地球、来自人类，来自宇宙的美好，希望、勇气、庄严和力量，就会变得年轻。

When the wires are all down， and all the central places of your heart are covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism10， then， and only then， are you grown old indeed.

当心灵的天线塔倒塌，并且你心灵中央的地方被悲怆消极的大雪覆盖，被愤世嫉俗的冰凌包裹，那时，唯有那时，你才真正老去。

[1] entirely adv. 完全地，彻底地

[2] supple adj. 柔软的；灵活的；易弯曲的

[3] vigor n. 活力，精力

[4] temperamental adj. 喜怒无常的；性情的；易兴奋的

[5] predominance n. 优势；卓越

[6] wrinkle vt. 使起皱纹

[7] undaunted adj. 勇敢的，无畏的

[8] grandeur n. 壮丽；庄严；宏伟

[9] infinite adj. 无限的，无穷的；无数的；极大的

[10] cynicism n. 玩世不恭，愤世嫉俗