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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.”

「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。