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必背美文YouthYouthisnotatimeoflife;it'sastateofmind;it'snotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;it'samatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;it'sthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.Youthmeansatempera-mentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetitefortheadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanofgrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespringbackto60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing'sheartthelureofwonder,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat'snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheart,thereisawirelessstation:solongasitreceivesmessageofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongareyoutheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcyniciamandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenat20,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungat80.LoveyourmotherLetustakeamomentofthetime/justtopaytributeandshowappreciation/tothepersoncalledMOM/thoughsomemaynotsayitopenlytotheirmother.There’snoonewhocouldtaketheplaceofher.Cherisheverysinglemomenttogetherwithher.Thoughattimesshemaynotbethebestoffriends,shemaynotagreetoourthoughts,sheisstillyourmother!Yourmotherwillbethereforyou;tolistentoyoursorrows,yourfrustrations,etc.Askyourself“Haveyouputasideenoughtimeforher,tolistentoher‘blues’ofworkinginthekitchen,hertiredness”Showheryourduerespect,thoughyoumayhaveadifferentviewfromhers.Oncegone,onlyfondmemoriesofthepastandalsoregretswillbenottakeforgrantedthethingsclosesttoyourheart.Lovehermorethanyouloveyourself,forlifeismeaninglesswithouther.TimeIsMoney“Timeismoney.”Thissayingmeansthattimeisverytimeismorevaluablethanmoney.Themoneywehavelostcanbegainedagain,butthetimewehavewastedcannotberegained.Moreover,sometimespersonscanexistwithoutmoney,butnothingcanbedonewithouttime,justasnoonecanlivewithoutbeingsovaluable,timeisoftenneglectedbymen.Sincetimeisaninvisiblething,menoftenwastetheirtimeunconsciously（无意地）.Withoutanythingtodo,theymaygossipfrommorningtillcanliveonlyatmosttoabout100years.Itseemsfairlylong,butinfactitisrathershort.Weoftensay“Howquicklytimeflies!”HowmanythingscanamanaccomplishinsuchashortperiodHenceweshouldusethevaluabletimeproperlytodoourwork.Wewillracewithit.Wewillstudyandworkhard.Neverwastealittlebitofit.HopeHopeiswhatmakesone'slifecontinueforward.Settinggoalsforoneselfisfine,butimpossibletoreachwithouthope.Manyhumansbelievethathopeiswhatcreatesdisappointment;

asadbelieftohave.Forhopeprovidesonewiththeabilitytoprojectsuccessinone'smind,aidsinone'sacceptanceofone'sfaultsandtoknowthatchallengeslieahead,andprovidesthestrengthneededtoremainappropriatelyfocusedonreachingone'sprovidesonewithtrust,healthyandresponsibleanticipation,andgivesoneoptimism.Hopedoesnotcreatedisappointment,expectationdoes.Forwhenoneexpects,oneignorantlynarrowsone'sfocus.Expectationiswhatcreatesdisappointmentbycausingeachexpectantindividualtofeelpessimisticwithfailure,impatientwithnewfearsandchallenges,andimmatureanduneducatedwhentheirnarrowscopeofgoalachievinggoesawry.Hopebringsone'sfocusongoalachievingintoabroaderviewallowingonetoseenewfearsandchallengesandhelpingonetoprepare.TrytoBeaGoodStudentPerhapsitisthedreamofeveryonetobeagoodstudentatschool,butquiteafewstudentsfeelatalossonhowtomakeit.Inmyopinionitisrathereasyifyoucanactonthefollowingofall,makefulluseofyourtimeandworkhard.Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday,astimepastwillnevercomeback.Thefastdevelopingsocietyrequiresadequateknowledge,whichpressesustosparenoeffortstostudy.Ofcourse,yourhardworkwillberewardedone,useyourownheadandpresentyourpointofview.Credulous（轻信的）attitudewillonlymakeyoutakeanythingforgranted.Withyourownjudgmentyouwillbeabletotellrightfromwrongandsetupyourown,setasideenoughtimeforrelaxation,entertainment,etc.don’tignoretheharmofallworkandnoplay.Propersportswillbuildupyourbodyandimprovetheefficiencyofyourbeagoodstudentiseasiersaidthandone,foritneedsastudent’sconsistentefforts.Butnothingisdifficulttoamanifheputshisheartintoit.NaturalResourcesNaturehasprovideduswithmanykindsofresources.AlmosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromNature.Thefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,theclotheswewear,theconcreteandbrickstobuildourhouses,thematerialstomakebikesweride,etc.allcomeoriginallyfromhavebeenmakinguseofthesenaturalsuppliesforthousandsofyears.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheincreaseofthepopulation,theamountandrangeofmaterialstakenhasincreased.Itisestimatedthatthistreadwillcontinueintheyearsto,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Someresourcesarealreadynearlyusedup.Forexample,theendoftheworld’sfuelisalreadywithinsight.Suchanessentialdailyitemaswaterisinshortsupplyinmanypartsoftheworld.WecannolongerthoughtlesslyusethemanyresourcesprovidedbyNature.Wemustlearntoconservewhatremains.WeHaveOnlyOneWorldWhenindustriesgrow,pollutionalsogrows.Todaytheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Theworldpopulationisrisingsoquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwedon’ttakeactionimmediately,thenwewilldestroyouronlyhasmadegreatprogressinenvironmentprotection.Governmentofmanycountrieshasestablishedlawstoprotecttheforestandsearesourceandtostoptheenvironmental

moremeasuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblem.First,weshouldstartbyeducatingthepublicaboutthehazardsofpollution.Thegovernmentonitspartshouldalsodesignstricterlaws.Thisisnotonlyforourowngenerationbutalsoforthefuturegenerationtoisnecessarytoprotectournatureenvironment.Wemustbeginnowtoprotectouronlyworld.MakeTheBestUseofOurLandItisthelandthathasbeenprovidinguswitheverythingweneedforcenturies.Inotherwords,almosteverythingweusedailycomesfromthelanddirectlyorindirectly.Thefood,clothes,houses,eventhebooksandfurnitureareallsuppliedbytheland.Butthelimitedlandisdecreasingatasurprisingspeed.Withtheexpandingofthecities,thedevelopmentoftheindustryandoverpopulation,lotsoflargepiecesofgoodfarmlandarebeingturnedintoresidentialareaswithmanyhousesandapartmentbuildings,orindustrialareas,orsomemeasuresmustbetakentostoptheabusingofourfarmland.Ontheotherhand,weshouldleteveryonerealizethedangerofbeingshortofland.Andalsoweshouldeducatethemhowtomakebetteruseofourland.HealthItissaidthatwedonotproperlyvalueathinguntilwehavelostit.Itisonlywhenafrienddiesthatwefindouthowmuchhewastous.Soitiswithhealth.Whenweareyoungandstrongandhavegoodhealth,wethinklittleaboutit.Itseemsnaturaltoustobealwayswell,andwecannotimaginewhatitisliketobeill.Woweareoftencarelessaboutourhealth,andwithoutthinkingwespoilourhealthbybadhabitsanddoingsillythings.ItisonlywhenwehaveourgoodhealththatwefindthatitwasoneofGod’sbestgiftstoisourmostimportantpossession.Weshoulddoourbesttomaintainit.Goodhealthisnecessarytohappinessandsuccess.Peoplewhoareinpoorhealthareoftenpessimisticordepressed.Asarule,badhealthmeansmiseryandcanwekeepourhealthOnlybyknowingandcarefullyobeyingthelawsofhealth.Ahappymanisahealthyman,andonlythehealthymancanliveahappydesireforgoodhealthisuniversal.Everyonewholoveslifeunderstandshowimportanthealthis.First,goodhealthistheguaranteeforenjoyinglife.Theonlydesireofapatientisalwaystoliveanordinaryandhealthylife.Second,goodhealthestablishesafirmfoundationforyourambitionofthecareer.Withoutit,anyloftyaspirationturnstobeahowtokeepfitEveryonehashisownanswerstothisquestion,whileIthinkthreeprincipalsuggestionsshouldbefollowed.Thefirstoneisthatascientificdietshouldbeadopted,whichoffersthenecessitiesforyourbody.Thesecondoneisthatphysicalexercisesmustbepersisted,especiallyfortheindoorpeople.Thelast,butnottheleast,isthatthecheerfulmoodshouldbeordertokeepfit,Iforcemyselftokeepawayfromthe“junkfood”,althoughitusuallytastesgood,Ievenformagoodhabitofdoingmorningexercises.Andthebeautifulmusicandgoodbooksalwayscheermeup.SportsandGamesSportsandgamesdoalotofgoodtoourhealth.Theycanmakeusstrong,preventusfromgettingtoofat,andkeephealthyandfit.Especiallytheycanbeofgreatvaluetopeoplewhoworkwiththeirbrainsmostoftheday,forsportsandgamesgivepeoplevaluablepracticeinexercisingthe’smore,theymakeourlifericherandmorecolourful.Ifwedonothaveastrongbody,wewill

findithardtodowhateverwewant.Sopersonsofallagesenjoywatchingandtakingpartinvariouskindsofsports-trackandfields,swimming,skating,football,volleyballandbasketball,andgamesarealsoveryusefulincharactertraining.Theydemandnotonlyphysicalskillsandstrengthbutalsocourage,endurance,disciplineandusuallyteamwork.Forboysandgirls,whatislearnedintheplaygroundoftenhasadeepeffectontheircharacter.Ifeachofthemlearnstoworkforhisteamandnotforhimselfonthefootballfield,hewilllaterfinditnaturaltoworkforthegoodofhiscountryinsteadofonlyforhisownhealthycitizenmakesastrongcountry.Let’salltakepartinsportsandgames.SmokingItiswellknownthatsmokingdoesharmtothehealth.Today,somanypeoplestillkeepsmoking,whichhasdrawnwideattentionofthehassomanydisadvantagesbutnoadvantagesatall.First,thecigaretteswithnicotineinthemdogreatharmtothehealth.Suchdiseasesaspneumonia,lungcancermaybecausedorpartlycausedbythem.Furthermore,thebadeffectsofcigarettescostthesmokerslotsofmoney,whichcouldbespentonothermeaningfulthings.Thirdly,theaccidentsoffireallovertheworldeveryyeararemostlycausedbythestill-burningbutts(end).Thegovernmenthasformulatedtheregulationofnosmokinginpublicplaces.Yetitsresultisnotsosatisfactory.Frommypointofview,itneedsthecommoneffortsofthesociety.Notonlythenonsmokersbutthesmokersshouldcooperateonthismatter.MyViewsonLargeModernCitiesSinceeverycoinhastwosides,livinginlargemoderncitiesoffersusmanyadvantages,simultaneouslycausesmanytroubles.Bettereducationandbetterjobsareeasytoget,andbettermedicalcareisconvenienttoreceiveinlargemodernareusuallywellinformedduetotheadvancedmedia,suchastelevision,newspaperandnetPC.Largemoderncitiesalsoprovidevariedentertainmentforthecity-dwellers.Thepublicplaceslikecinema,bar,disco-ballaretheotherhand,largemoderncitiesaretoobigtocontrol,sothetrafficjamsandtrafficac