Lesson 6 Youth 青年
People are always talking about' the problem of youth '. If there is one—which I take leave to doubt--then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves. Let us get down to fundamentals and agree that the young are after all human beings--people just like their elders. There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a gloriousfuture before him and the old one has a splendid future behind him: and maybe that is where the rub is.
When I was a teenager, I felt that I was just young and uncertain--that I was a new boy in a huge school, and I would have been very pleased to be regarded as something so interesting as a problem. For one thing, being a problem gives you a certain identity, and that is one of the things the young are busily engaged in seeking.
I find young people exciting. They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort. They are not anxious social climbers, and they have no devotion to material things. All this seems to me to link them with life, and the origins of things. It's as if they were in some sense cosmic beings in violent an lovely contrast with us suburban creatures. All that is in my mind when I meet a young person. He may be conceited, illmannered, presumptuous of fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders--as if mere age were a reason for respect. I accept that we are equals, and I will argue with him, as an equal, if I think he is wrong.
New words and expressions 生詞短語
sb. take leave to do sth. 允許某人做某事，冒昧做某事
get down to sth.認(rèn)真研究 get down to 名詞／動(dòng)名詞
glorious 光輝燦爛的
rub 難題
teenager 青少年
for one thing 原因之一，有一點(diǎn)是…連接詞… for another
identity 身份
air of freedom 無拘無束air:神態(tài)、氣勢(shì)
dreary 沉郁的
ambition 追名逐利
cosmic being 宇宙人 human being 人
violent 強(qiáng)烈的，暴力的
suburban 見識(shí)不廣的，有偏見的
conceited 自高自大的
presumptuous 自以為是的，放肆的
fatuous 愚蠢的
cliché 陳詞濫調(diào)
I take leave to say…
我冒昧地說…I take leave to be frank
恕我直言?？谡Z：maybe I’m too bold… or .
say …
I’m bold enough… or.
Allow myself to
Take one’s leave = take leave 離開（正式用法）
Would you please take your leave?
我很煩的幾種表示法：
What a bore. What a nuisance.
What a trial
What a jerk.
get down to 名詞/動(dòng)名詞
例：我開始學(xué)習(xí)了。 I get down to my studies.
to- 介詞同義詞： be engaged in
glorious
glory n. 光榮
（rosy ,shining , brilliant , magnificent , gorgeous）
in one’s glory: 在某人的鼎盛時(shí)期
in one’s dayin one’s golden days
in one’s prime timein the pride of one’s life
rub 摩擦
at odds 有矛盾
have words with sb. 和…拌嘴
Do you get the rub?Do you get the picture?
Do you catch me ?Do you get me ?
I get down to learning my book.
What’s the range?問年齡
Teenager 14 到 18Under thirteen.Adolescent: 13 到 16
Juvenile 青少年Youth 20 到 30
Air :神態(tài)（多用復(fù)數(shù)） He always puts on airs. 擺譜
Arrogant airs : 傲氣 Bureaucratic airs : 官氣Finicky airs 嬌氣
Dreary 同: drearisome a.無味，無聊
Sterile : 枯燥無味Monotonous: 乏味無聊
Gloomy： 沉悶lifeless: 無生氣的
I have ambition for going abroad/to gao abroad.
Fish …(wealth and fame)
Chase …(fame and gains)
Pursue …
Cosmic 宇宙
Cosmonaut 宇航員 = astronaut Astro-/aster 天體
Disaster Cosmic place :大都市 Metropolis: 大都市Violentnonviolence 非暴力
狂風(fēng)：violent wind暴死：violent death
vehement 猛烈的
同義詞：turbulenttumultuous
suburb 郊區(qū)
urbane: 有禮貌的 short-sighted 目光短淺的
narroe-minded/small-mindedinsular 絕緣，目光短淺的 provincial
conceited 自高自大的
驕傲的 conceit(n.)pride 自豪
big-headed 頭發(fā)脹的 cocky 自負(fù)的
chicken 膽小鬼 sweller 膨脹的over-confident
people are always talking about ‘ the problem of youth’.
Are talking _ 到目前為止一直討論
‘the problem of youth ’ 加引號(hào)，引用。
-which I take leave to doubt 插入語 “我冒昧的說”，表示懷疑
-If there is any,同樣表示懷疑
straight forward 開門見山
it is older people who creat it.—強(qiáng)調(diào)句
let us (speaker exclusive) – Let’s (speaker inclusive)
get down to fundamentals
fundamental = basic 基本的
fundamentalist 信奉正統(tǒng)基督教的人
after all – 退一步
like – (介詞) 省略了謂語 are
people are just lije their elders
glorious future 光輝的未來
splendid future 光輝的未來（已過去的，對(duì)老年人而言）
where the rub is 癥結(jié)所在，問題就出在這
hatred : 憎恨ironical 諷刺的，用反語的 uncertain 后面省略用法
I would have been 虛擬語氣
Something 重要的東西You are somebody. 你是重要人物
So .. as … 后置定語
出色： outstanding
stand out 站出來，鶴立雞群
cut figure 嶄露頭角
one of the things 正是其中之一
seeking = looking for exciting 令人激動(dòng)的
air of freedom 無拘無束
= carefree , freedom from care
commitment 專注(to 名詞/動(dòng)名詞)
love = seek 追求 mean 意味著，小氣卑鄙 = disgusting
anxious 虎視眈眈的
polish 擦，磨 apple polisher 溜須拍馬
bootlicker 拍馬*者
to me 在我看來（插入語）
no devotion to 熱愛（貶） material things 物質(zhì)享受
life 生機(jī)
lifeless 沒生機(jī)的，死氣沉沉的
link with 把什么聯(lián)系起來 origin 起源
as if 虛擬假設(shè)
in some sence 可以這么說吧（插入語 ）
in contrast with 與…比較
violent 強(qiáng)烈= strong
lovely 生動(dòng)的，完美的
后置的同位語- suburban creatures
前面用得是 – cosmic beings
mediocre 平庸的
idol 偶像 idiot 傻瓜
conceited 自負(fù)
ill-mannered 粗暴
presumptuous 自以為是的
fatuous 愚蠢無比的
turn for protection to 尋求保護(hù)
dreary = boring cliché 沉郁的
cliché 陳詞濫調(diào)，老生常談
original 原本的
turn to 求助
People are always talking about' the problem of youth '. If there is one—which I take leave to doubt--then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves. Let us get down to fundamentals and agree that the young are after all human beings--people just like their elders. There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a gloriousfuture before him and the old one has a splendid future behind him: and maybe that is where the rub is.
When I was a teenager, I felt that I was just young and uncertain--that I was a new boy in a huge school, and I would have been very pleased to be regarded as something so interesting as a problem. For one thing, being a problem gives you a certain identity, and that is one of the things the young are busily engaged in seeking.
I find young people exciting. They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort. They are not anxious social climbers, and they have no devotion to material things. All this seems to me to link them with life, and the origins of things. It's as if they were in some sense cosmic beings in violent an lovely contrast with us suburban creatures. All that is in my mind when I meet a young person. He may be conceited, illmannered, presumptuous of fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders--as if mere age were a reason for respect. I accept that we are equals, and I will argue with him, as an equal, if I think he is wrong.
New words and expressions 生詞短語
sb. take leave to do sth. 允許某人做某事，冒昧做某事
get down to sth.認(rèn)真研究 get down to 名詞／動(dòng)名詞
glorious 光輝燦爛的
rub 難題
teenager 青少年
for one thing 原因之一，有一點(diǎn)是…連接詞… for another
identity 身份
air of freedom 無拘無束air:神態(tài)、氣勢(shì)
dreary 沉郁的
ambition 追名逐利
cosmic being 宇宙人 human being 人
violent 強(qiáng)烈的，暴力的
suburban 見識(shí)不廣的，有偏見的
conceited 自高自大的
presumptuous 自以為是的，放肆的
fatuous 愚蠢的
cliché 陳詞濫調(diào)
I take leave to say…
我冒昧地說…I take leave to be frank
恕我直言?？谡Z：maybe I’m too bold… or .
say …
I’m bold enough… or.
Allow myself to
Take one’s leave = take leave 離開（正式用法）
Would you please take your leave?
我很煩的幾種表示法：
What a bore. What a nuisance.
What a trial
What a jerk.
get down to 名詞/動(dòng)名詞
例：我開始學(xué)習(xí)了。 I get down to my studies.
to- 介詞同義詞： be engaged in
glorious
glory n. 光榮
（rosy ,shining , brilliant , magnificent , gorgeous）
in one’s glory: 在某人的鼎盛時(shí)期
in one’s dayin one’s golden days
in one’s prime timein the pride of one’s life
rub 摩擦
at odds 有矛盾
have words with sb. 和…拌嘴
Do you get the rub?Do you get the picture?
Do you catch me ?Do you get me ?
I get down to learning my book.
What’s the range?問年齡
Teenager 14 到 18Under thirteen.Adolescent: 13 到 16
Juvenile 青少年Youth 20 到 30
Air :神態(tài)（多用復(fù)數(shù)） He always puts on airs. 擺譜
Arrogant airs : 傲氣 Bureaucratic airs : 官氣Finicky airs 嬌氣
Dreary 同: drearisome a.無味，無聊
Sterile : 枯燥無味Monotonous: 乏味無聊
Gloomy： 沉悶lifeless: 無生氣的
I have ambition for going abroad/to gao abroad.
Fish …(wealth and fame)
Chase …(fame and gains)
Pursue …
Cosmic 宇宙
Cosmonaut 宇航員 = astronaut Astro-/aster 天體
Disaster Cosmic place :大都市 Metropolis: 大都市Violentnonviolence 非暴力
狂風(fēng)：violent wind暴死：violent death
vehement 猛烈的
同義詞：turbulenttumultuous
suburb 郊區(qū)
urbane: 有禮貌的 short-sighted 目光短淺的
narroe-minded/small-mindedinsular 絕緣，目光短淺的 provincial
conceited 自高自大的
驕傲的 conceit(n.)pride 自豪
big-headed 頭發(fā)脹的 cocky 自負(fù)的
chicken 膽小鬼 sweller 膨脹的over-confident
people are always talking about ‘ the problem of youth’.
Are talking _ 到目前為止一直討論
‘the problem of youth ’ 加引號(hào)，引用。
-which I take leave to doubt 插入語 “我冒昧的說”，表示懷疑
-If there is any,同樣表示懷疑
straight forward 開門見山
it is older people who creat it.—強(qiáng)調(diào)句
let us (speaker exclusive) – Let’s (speaker inclusive)
get down to fundamentals
fundamental = basic 基本的
fundamentalist 信奉正統(tǒng)基督教的人
after all – 退一步
like – (介詞) 省略了謂語 are
people are just lije their elders
glorious future 光輝的未來
splendid future 光輝的未來（已過去的，對(duì)老年人而言）
where the rub is 癥結(jié)所在，問題就出在這
hatred : 憎恨ironical 諷刺的，用反語的 uncertain 后面省略用法
I would have been 虛擬語氣
Something 重要的東西You are somebody. 你是重要人物
So .. as … 后置定語
出色： outstanding
stand out 站出來，鶴立雞群
cut figure 嶄露頭角
one of the things 正是其中之一
seeking = looking for exciting 令人激動(dòng)的
air of freedom 無拘無束
= carefree , freedom from care
commitment 專注(to 名詞/動(dòng)名詞)
love = seek 追求 mean 意味著，小氣卑鄙 = disgusting
anxious 虎視眈眈的
polish 擦，磨 apple polisher 溜須拍馬
bootlicker 拍馬*者
to me 在我看來（插入語）
no devotion to 熱愛（貶） material things 物質(zhì)享受
life 生機(jī)
lifeless 沒生機(jī)的，死氣沉沉的
link with 把什么聯(lián)系起來 origin 起源
as if 虛擬假設(shè)
in some sence 可以這么說吧（插入語 ）
in contrast with 與…比較
violent 強(qiáng)烈= strong
lovely 生動(dòng)的，完美的
后置的同位語- suburban creatures
前面用得是 – cosmic beings
mediocre 平庸的
idol 偶像 idiot 傻瓜
conceited 自負(fù)
ill-mannered 粗暴
presumptuous 自以為是的
fatuous 愚蠢無比的
turn for protection to 尋求保護(hù)
dreary = boring cliché 沉郁的
cliché 陳詞濫調(diào)，老生常談
original 原本的
turn to 求助