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新概念英语第四册Lesson5Youth;Lesson5

Youth

青年;Howdoesthewriterliketotreatyoungpeople?

Peoplearealwaystalkingabouttheproblemofyouth.Ifthereisone--whichItakeleavetodoubt--thenitisolderpeoplewhocreateit,nottheyoungthemselves.Letusgetdowntofundamentalsandagreethattheyoungareafterallhumanbeings--peoplejustliketheirelders.;Thereisonlyonedifferencebetweenanoldmanandayoungone:theyoungmanhasagloriousfuturebeforehimandtheoldonehasasplendidfuturebehindhim:andmaybethatiswheretherubis.

WhenIwasateenager,IfeltthatIwasjustyounganduncertain;--thatIwasanewboyinahugeschool,andIwouldhavebeenverypleasedtoberegardedassomethingsointerestingasaproblem.Foronething,beingaproblemgivesyouacertainidentity,andthatisoneofthethingstheyoungarebusilyengagedinseeking.;Ifindyoungpeopleexciting.Theyhaveanairoffreedom,andtheynotadreary1commitmenttomeanambitionsorloveofcomfort.Theyarenotanxioussocialclimbers,andtheyhavenodevotiontomaterialthings.Allthisseemstometolinkthemwithlife,andtheoriginsofthings.Itsasiftheywere,insomesense,cosmicbeingsinviolentandlovelycontrastwithussuburban2creatures.;AllthatisinmymindwhenImeetayoungperson.Hemaybeconceited3,ill-mannered,presumptuous4orfatuous5,butIdonotturnforprotectiontodrearyclichesaboutrespectofelders--asifmere7agewereareasonforrespect.Iacceptthatweareequals,andIwillarguewithhim,asanequal,ifIthinkheiswrong.;Newwordsandexpression生词和短语

leave

n.允许

fundamentals

n.基本原则

glorious

adj.光辉灿烂的

splendid

adj.灿烂的;rub

n.难题

identity

n.身份

dreary

adj.沉郁的

;commitment

n.信奉

mean

adj.吝啬，小气;socialclimber

追求更高社会地位的，向上爬的人

devotion

n.热爱

cosmic

adj.宇宙的;suburban

adj.见识不广的，偏狭的

conceited

adj.自高自大的

presumptuous

adj.自以为是的，放肆的

fatuous

adj.愚蠢的;Newwordsandexpressions生词短语

sb.ta