英语专业八级写作范文：青春的真谛
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supple 1 knees; it is a matter of the will， a quality of the imagination， a vigor 2 of the emotions; 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 may 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 or 16， there is in every human being’s heart the lure 3 of wonders， the unfailing appetite for what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart， there is a wireless 4 station; so long as it receives messages of beauty， hope， courage and power from man and from the infinite， so long as you are young.
When your aerials are down， and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism 5， then you’ve grown old， even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up， to catch waves of optimism， there’s hope you may die young at 80.
1 supple
adj.柔软的，易弯的，逢迎的，顺从的，灵活的；vt.使柔软，使柔顺，使顺从；vi.变柔软，变柔顺
- She gets along well with people because of her supple nature.她与大家相处很好，因为她的天性柔和。
- He admired the graceful and supple movements of the dancers.他赞扬了舞蹈演员优雅灵巧的舞姿。
2 vigor
n.活力，精力，元气
- The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
- She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。
3 lure
n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引
- Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
- He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
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