第1章 青春 Youth 塞缪尔·乌尔曼/Samuel Ullman 塞缪尔·乌尔曼(1840—1920),犹太人,出生于德国,1851年随家人移民到美国密西西比。乌尔曼虽以教育家和社会活动家而闻名于世,但在文学创作方面也很有才华。他的《青春》因为麦克阿瑟将军的推崇而广为传颂。 Youth is ime of life;it is a state of mind;it is n ot a matter of rosy cheeks,red lips a is a temper of the will,a quality of the imagination,a vigor of the emotions;it is t he freshhe deep springs of life. Youth meaal predominance e over timidity,of the appetite of advehe love of ease.This oftes in a man of sixty more than in a boy of twenty.Nobody grows old by merely living a number row old by deserting our ideals. Years may wri to give up enthusiasm wrihe s oul.Worry,doubt,self-distrust,fear ahese bow the heart and tur back to dust. &y or sixteen,there is in every human being's heart th e love of wo amazemears aar like thi ed ge of events,the unfailing child-like appetit e for what-he joy ...