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高级英语2何兆熊第八课文翻译

Thevirtuesofgrowingolder

TheVirtuesofGrowing0lder(长大变老有好处)Oursociety

worshipsyouth.AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecian

FormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinour

hair.Middle-agedfolksworkoutingymsandjogdown

thestreet,tryingtodelaytheeffectsofage.

我们所处的社会崇尚年轻。连篇累牍的广告劝我们买希腊配方的

洗发水和玉兰油，这样的话，白发无处可寻。而中年人则在体育馆里

锻炼，在马路上慢跑，尽量不让岁月过早地留下痕迹。

Wouldntanypersonoverthirtygladlysignwiththedevil

justtobeyoungagain?Isntaginganexperiencetobe

dreaded?Perhapsitisun-Americantosayso,butIbelievethe

answeryoungisoftenpleasant,butbeingolderhas

distinctadvantages.

不是所有三十出头的人都会为了重获青春而心甘情愿地与魔鬼

订立合约吗？长大变老难道不可怕吗？说它不可怕可能不是美国人

的回答，但我却认为长大变老不可怕。青春年少令人愉悦，但长大变

老也有明显的好处。

Whenyoung,youareapttobeobsessedwithyour

appearance.WhenmybrotherDaveandIwereteens,weworked

feverishlytoperfectthebodieswehad.Davelifted

weights,tookmegadosesofvitamins,anddrankahalf-dozenmilk

shakesadayinordertoturnhiswiryadolescentframeinto

somemuscularideal.Andasateenager,Idietedconstantly.No

matterwhatIweighed,though,wasneversatisfiedwiththeway

Ilooked.Mylegsweretooheavy,myshoulderstoobroad,mywaist

toobig.WhenDaveandIwereyoung,webeggedandpleadedfor

theourparentsdidntgetthemforus,wefelt

ourworldwouldfallapart.Howcouldwegotoschoolwearing

loose-fittingblazerswheneveryoneelsewouldbewearing

smartlytailoredleatherjackets?Wecouldbeconsidered

freaks.Ioftenwonderhowmyparents,andparentsin

general,managetotoleratetheirchildrenduringthe

adolescentyears.Now,however,DaveandIarebeyondsuch

adolescentagonies.Myroundedfigureseemsfine,anddontdeny

myselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood.Davestill

worksout,buthehas