I think that, from a biological standpoint, human life almost reads like a poem. It has its own rhythm and beat, its internal cycles of growth and decay. It begins with innocent childhood, followed by awkward adolescence trying awkwardly to adapt itself to mature society, with its young passions and follies(罪恶), its ideals and ambitions; then it reaches a manhood of intense activities, profiting from experience and learning more
One should be able to sense the beauty of this rhythm of life, to appreciate, as we do in grand symphonies, its main theme, its strains of conflict and the final resolution. The movements of these cycles are very much the same in a normal life, but the music must be provided by the individual himself. In some souls, the discordant(不和谐的) note becomes harsher and harsher and finally overwhelms or submerges the main melody. Sometimes the discordant note gains so much power that the music can no longer go on, and the individual shoots himself with a pistol or jump into a river. But that is because his original leitmotif(主乐调) has been hopelessly over-showed through the lack of a good self-education. Otherwise the normal human life runs to its normal end in kind of dignified movement and procession. There are sometimes in many of us too many staccatos or impetuosos, and because the tempo is wrong, the music is not pleasing to the ear; we might have more of the grand rhythm and majestic tempo o the Ganges, flowing slowly and eternally into the sea.
No one can say that life with childhood, manhood and old age is not a beautiful arrangement; the day has its morning, noon and sunset, and the year has its seasons, and it is good that it is so. There is no good or bad in life, except what is good according to its own season. And if we take this biological view of life and try to live according to the seasons, no one but a conceited fool or an impossible idealist can deny that human life can be lived like a poem. Shakespeare has expressed this idea more graphically in his passage
相关单词:adolescence
adolescence解释:n.青春期,青少年
adolescence例句:
Adolescence is the process of going from childhood to maturity.青春期是从少年到成年的过渡期。
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相关单词:follies
follies解释:罪恶,时事讽刺剧; 愚蠢,蠢笨,愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 )
follies例句:
He has given up youthful follies. 他不再做年轻人的荒唐事了。
The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age. 斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。
相关单词:mellowing
mellowing解释:软化,醇化
mellowing例句:
Sticking small needles into the hammer's felt creates mellowing. 在琴槌的毛毡上粘上小针以使音色圆润。
相关单词:ripening
ripening解释:v.成熟,使熟( ripen的现在分词 );熟化;熟成
ripening例句:
The corn is blossoming [ripening]. 玉米正在开花[成熟]。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
When the summer crop is ripening, the autumn crop has to be sowed. 夏季作物成熟时,就得播种秋季作物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词:cynical
cynical解释:adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的,不信世道向善的
cynical例句:
The enormous difficulty makes him cynical
He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。
相关单词:glands
glands解释:n.腺( gland的名词复数 )
glands例句:
a snake's poison glands 蛇的毒腺
the sebaceous glands in the skin 皮脂腺
相关单词:flickers
flickers解释:电影制片业; (通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的名词复数 )
flickers例句:
The fire flickers low. 炉火颤动欲灭。
A strange idea flickers in my mind. 一种奇怪的思想又在我脑中燃烧了。
相关单词:discordant
discordant解释:adj.不调和的
discordant例句:
Leonato thought they would make a discordant pair.里奥那托认为他们不适宜作夫妻。
For when we are deeply mournful discordant above all others is the voice of mirth.因为当我们极度悲伤的时候,欢乐的声音会比其他一切声音都更显得不谐调。
相关单词:dignified
dignified解释:a.可敬的,高贵的
dignified例句:
Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中,他始终沉默以保持尊严。
He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。
相关单词:tempo
tempo解释:n.(音乐的)速度;节奏,行进速度
tempo例句:
The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo.老板不满于这种缓慢的进度。
They waltz to the tempo of the music.他们跟着音乐的节奏跳华尔兹舞。
相关单词:majestic
majestic解释:adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的
majestic例句:
In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。
相关单词:conceited
conceited解释:adj.自负的,骄傲自满的
conceited例句:
He could not bear that they should be so conceited.他们这样自高自大他受不了。
I'm not as conceited as so many people seem to think.我不像很多人认为的那么自负。
相关单词:graphically
graphically解释:adv.通过图表;生动地,轮廓分明地
graphically例句:
This data is shown graphically on the opposite page. 对页以图表显示这些数据。
The data can be represented graphically in a line diagram. 这些数据可以用单线图表现出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词:intruded
intruded解释:n.侵入的,推进的v.侵入,侵扰,打扰( intrude的过去式和过去分词 );把…强加于
intruded例句:
One could believe that human creatures had never intruded there before. 你简直会以为那是从来没有人到过的地方。 来自辞典例句
The speaker intruded a thin smile into his seriousness. 演说人严肃的脸上掠过一丝笑影。 来自辞典例句
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