环球慢速英语 听众来信(6)

Voice 1: Well, that is nearly all we have time for - Oh! I’m very sorry!

声音1：我们的节目到这里差不多要结束了……哦！非常抱歉！

Voice 2: What is the matter with you? Are you tired?

声音2：你怎么了？你很累吗？

Voice 1: Yes, a bit. I did not sleep very well last night. And I cannot survive¹ without much sleep. I must be getting old.

声音1：对，有点儿累。我昨晚睡得不太好。睡眠不足导致我很难坚持下去。我一定是老了。

Voice 2: Well, listen to today’s hodgepodge. You may hear some good advice about how to stay young!

声音2：那就来听听今天的《大杂烩》版块吧。你会听到一些有助于保持年轻的好建议！

Everybody gets older. It is a fact. Over the years, some people wrote down their thoughts about the time when we are young - youth² - and about old age. Is being³ older - and wiser - to do with time or experience? Here are some sayings. Do you agree with them?

所有人都会变老。这是事实。多年来，一些人写下了他们对年轻时光和年老时期的想法。年老和越来越明智与时间或经历有关吗？下面有一些格言。你同意这些格言吗？

1 survive   

vt.幸免于；从…中生还；vi.幸存

参考例句：

• I didn't know whether I could survive.我不知道我能否幸存下来。
• I cannot survive without you.没有你我不能幸存。

2 youth   

n.青年，青年时期，初期，少年，青年们

参考例句：

• Leifeng set a good example to the youth.雷锋为青年人树立了好榜样。
• Youth is the season of hope.青春是希望的季节。

3 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？