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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,disabilitiessometypeoftragedythatcausesustolosecontactwithourselvesandtheworldinwhichwelive.Ourhappinessbeginstofadeandourheartbeginstogrowheavy.Thisaffectsthewaywethink,live,feelandthewaywelookatlife.Talkwithoptimisticandencouragingpeoplefortheybringasenseofhopeintotheworld,anewmeaningtolife.Theyhelpyouseepastthecloudsonagloomingday，theybringsunlighteveryday.Happinessiswhenyouarewithpeoplewholoveyouforwhoyouare,thisisthetruemeaningofloveandfriendship.Eachdayyouarerebornwithloveandjoywhenyourealizethatyouhavepeoplebyyoursidethatcare.伤心时不必独处有时候我们会遭遇疾病，混乱，无力等一些灾难，这些灾难会暂时使我们迷失自我，并与这个我们赖以生存的世界失去联系。我们的快乐开始褪却，我们的内心开始变得沉重。这一切影响着我们的思维，生活，感情以及对待生活的方式。去和积极乐观的人们聊聊天，因为他们带给世界一线希望，带给生活新的意义。他们会帮助你在阴郁的天气里抹去乌云。当你和真正关爱你的人在一起时，这才是快乐，同时这也是爱与友谊的真正含义。每天当你意识到有人在你身边关爱着你时，你便和爱与喜悦一起重生。10、IfICouldCatchaRainbowIfIcouldcatcharainbowIwoulddoitjustforyouAndsharewithitsbeautyOnthedaysyou'refeelingblue.IfIcouldbuildamountainYoucouldcallyourveryownAplacetofindserenityAplacetobealone.IfIcouldtakeyourtroublesIwouldtossthemintotheseaButallthesethingsI'mfindingAreimpossibleforme.IcannotbuildamountainOrcatcharainbowfairButletmebewhatIknowbestAfriendthat'salwaysthere.如果我能留住彩虹我将只为你一个人挽留在你感到忧伤的日子与你分享它的美丽如果我能建造大山你尽可把它当成你自己的体验宁静的空间独处的地方如果我能带走你的烦恼我会把它们通通扔进大海然而我发现所有这些事情我都无能为力我建不成一座大山也留不住彩虹的美丽就让我做你最好的朋友吧永远与你相伴