Review(一)Direction:Translatethefollowingsentencesaccordingtorequirements.Ifnecessary,youcanuseyourownwordstomakethemeaningscomplete,precise,andconcise.Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing’sheartthelureofwonder,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteforwhat’snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Nocreaturehasreceivedmorepraiseandabusethanthecommongardensnail.Wegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardlife.SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Ifwhatyouhaveseemsinsufficienttoyou,then,thoughyoupossesstheworld,youwillyetbemiserable.Hebecomesmoreappreciativeofthemeaningoflifeanditspermanentspiritualvalues.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts,whichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor’sminds,agesago.Whatwasthensaidandthoughtspeakstousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.Neverbeforeorsincewasorganizationsowidespreadorsopacific.Thesignificantinscriptionfoundonanoldkey——“IfIrest,Irust”——wouldbeanexcellentmottoforthosewhoareafflictedwiththeslightestbitofidleness.Industrykeepsbrightthekeythatopensthetreasureofachievement.Justastrulyaseternalvigilanceisthepriceofliberty,soiseternalindustrythepriceofnobleandenduringsuccess.Thereisastrongviewthatsuccessisamythandambitionthereforeashame.Ihavefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagainifthechancewereofferedme.Evenaslovecrownsyou,soshallhecrucifyforyou.Butifinyourfear,youwouldseekonlylove’speaceandlove’spleasure,thenitisbetterforyouthatyoucoveryournakednessandpassoutoflove’sthreshing-floor.Hereistheprimeconditionofsuccess,thegreatsecret:concentrateyourenergy,thought,andcapitalexclusivelyuponthebusinessinwhichyouareengaged.Ittakestimeandexperiencetounderstandwhatnormalis,andthatgivestheperspectivetodealwiththesurprisesofthefuture.Noraretheinsightsofhappinesslimitedtowhatisneararoundyou.Thoughthereismuchtobeconcernedabout,thereisfar,farmoreforwhichtobethankful.Takeamomenttoletthegoodnessohappinessoflifetouchyourspiritandcalmyourthought.Perhaps,yetifyouthinkdeepinyourownheart,you’llfindsomethingdrivesyoutomakethiskindofcontribution——somethingdriveseveryhumanbeingtofindapurposethatlivesonafterdeath.Theproblemcomeswhenweconstructmortalfantasiesofwhatlifeshouldbelike.Butuppermostinourmindisthefinaldestination.BeforeAristotle,sciencewasinembryo,withhimitwasborn.TraditionalChinesemedicineoriginatedwithShennong,thecelebratedherbalmedicinemasterofancientChinawholivedabout6,000yearsago,atimewhichisbelievedtobetheembryostageinthedevelopmentofChinesemedicine.Nothingissoattractiveasthedifferent.Wemaybesuretheifwecanbutfindwisdomallthingselsewillbeaddedontous.Andyet,thoughexternalrelationshipsarenecessarytohappiness,itsessenceremainswithinus,inroundedknowledgeandclarityofsoul.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.TherewasbutastepfromsuchavitalandintelligentquerytotheepochalexperimentofGregoryMendel.Aman’smaturitypaysthepriceofhisyouth.Atseventhismorningoftheinternationalstocks,SpanishstocksincreasetwopercentagepointstomoveaboveItalyintosecondplaceinthestockmarketbehindAustria.Rememberthedays,Ithoughtyoumorethanonceeverydaybyshouting,quarreling,etc.Ithoughtyou’dgiveupme,butyoudidn’t.Reportshaveitthatfreecaptiveanimalsrecklessmannerwillcausepropertydamageorphysicalinjurytoothers.Yetdemocracyisonthewholeinferiortoaristocracy.Usenotthatyoumaynotwish;Wishnotthatyoumaynotfear.Howitcameaboutthatsnakesmanufacturespoisonisamystery.Leisuretimeisaluxuryofbusypeople.Topromoteworks,onemusthaveknowledge.Thematterofseditionisoftwokinds:muchpovertyandmuchdiscontentment.Ourmoderndangerispreciselyopposite.Butamanisnotmadefordefeat.Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.Essentiallytheformofartisimitationofreality;itholdsthemirroruptonature.Itiseasiertoanalyzejusticeonalargerscalethanonthesmallscaleofindividualbehavior.Knowthyselfisvaluablechieflyasameansofknowingothers.Ourmoderndangerispreciselyopposite.
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