Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. The man who, in old age can see his life in this way, will not suffer from the fear...
d 英语阅读:怎样变老 How to grow old 罗素(1872-1970),一个活了 99 岁的哲学家。然而,他最大的魅力却只是哲学,还有文学。曾经获得诺贝尔文学奖——文学中最高奖项的他,用自己的朴实优美的语言为你讲述怎样过一个成功的晚年。 Psychologically there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age. One...
然后河面渐渐地变宽,两岸后 撤,河水流得平缓起来, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, 最后连绵不断地汇入大海, and painlessly lose their individual being. 毫无痛苦地失去了自我的存在。 The man w...
The other thing to be avoided is clinging to youth in the hope of sucking vigour from its vitality. When your children are grown up they want to live their own lives, and if you continue to be as interested in them as you ...
Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. The man who, in old age, can see his life in this way, will not suffer from the ...
BERTRAND RUSSELL How to grow old from Portraits from Memory New words and expressions 生词和短语 oppress v. 忧郁,压抑justification n. 正当理由justifiably adv. 无可非议地cheat v. 欺骗abject adj. 可怜的ignoble adj. 不体面的,可耻的impersonal adj. 超脱个人感情影响的ego n. 自我receded v. 退去inc...
the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being.The man who, in old age, can see his life in this way, will not suffer from the fear of death,since the things he cares for will conti...
The other thing to be avoided is clinging to youth in the hope of sucking vigour from itsvitality. When your children are grown up they want to live their own lives, and if you continueto be as interested in them as you were when they were young, you are likely to become aburden to...
Animals become indifferent to their young as soon as their young can look after themselves, but human beings, owing to the length of infancy, find this difficult. I think that a successful old age is easier for those who have strong impersonal interests involving appropriate activities. It is ...
本篇是他具有代表性的演说How to Grow Old。参考译文一: 论老之将至有些老年人恐惧死亡。要是年轻人这样想,那倒情有可原。那些害怕在战争中阵亡的年轻人,想到自己被生活所欺骗,错失了生命中最美好的东西,感到苦涩理所当然。但对于一个尝遍人生酸甜苦 7、辣,实现一生抱负的老人来说,恐惧死亡就有点不光彩了。