伟大的声音 第二章(10)
岁月悠悠,衰微只及肌肤;热忱抛却,颓废必致灵魂。忧虑、惶恐、丧失自信,定使灵魂扭曲,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,好奇之冲动,孩童般天真久盛不衰。
你我心中都有一台天线,只要你从天上、人间接受美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的信号,你就会青春永驻,风华常存。
一旦天线坠下,锐气便被冰雪覆盖,玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生,即使年方二十,实则垂垂老矣;然而只要竖起天线,捕捉乐观信号,即使八十高龄,行将告别尘寰,你也会觉得年轻依旧,希望永存。
历史链接
太平洋战争打得正酣之时,麦克阿瑟将军常常从繁忙中抬起头,注视着挂在墙上的镜框,镜框里正是这篇名为《青春》的文章,这篇文章一直伴随着他来到东京。后来,日本人在东京的美军总部发现了它,《青春》便开始在日本流传。
一位资深的日本问题观察家说,在日本实业界,凡有成就之人,几乎都受过这篇美文的激励,松下电器的创始人松下幸之助就一直把《青春》当做他的座右铭。
Chunks in Use
Match each of the following words with its meaning.
(1)pessimism a. a feeling that good things will happen and that
something will be successful
(2)optimism b. a feeling that bad things will happen and that
something will not be successful
(3)distrust c. very great, impossible to measure
(4)appetite d. a feeling of not being able to trust somebody or
something
(5)infinite e. a strong desire for something
Learning for Better Understanding
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy
cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a qual