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“Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.”
— Douglas MacArthur, General
「没有人只因活很多年而变老,人们因放弃理想而变老。你如同你的信念般年轻,如你的疑虑般年老;如同你的自信般年轻,如你的恐惧般年老;如同你的希望般年轻,如你的绝望般年老。」– 道格拉斯‧麦克阿瑟 (五星上将)
- merely (adv.) 只是。例:She is merely a child. (她只是个孩子。) desert (v.) 丢弃,抛弃。例:The price rise cause many consumers to desert the product. (价格的抬高致使许多消费者放弃此产品。) despair (n.) 绝望。例:Talk to someone when you are in despair. (当你难过绝望时应找人谈谈。)
- 麦克阿瑟 (1880-1964) 为美国著名将领,于第二次世界大战亚洲战区表现杰出,官至五星上将 (General of the Army),一生获得超过 100 多枚奖勋章。
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