5.4早读 | 青春不是年华，而是心境

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5.4 早读原文

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点：

1.cheek lip knee will

2.a matter of / a vigor of

3.a quality of /the emotion

言之有物

青春不是年华，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙热的感情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。（王佐良译文）

1. a state of mind 心境

a state of XX XX的状态

We are still in a state of panic.

我们仍然处在恐慌状态。

That building is in a state of neglect.

那座大楼处于无人管理的状态。

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2. it is a matter of the will

a matter of XX XX的问题

Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death.

好了，约翰，别太在意了。这又不是什么生死攸关的大事。

It is merely / simply a matter of time.

这仅仅是时间问题。

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3. will noun. 意志力

He was said to have lost his will to live.

据说他已经失去了生存的意志。

词链儿拓展：at will 任意

...scientists who can adjust their experiments at will.

可以任意对实验进行调整的科学家

will还有“遗嘱”的意思

4. deep springs of life

spring noun. 泉水、小溪

They had stopped by a spring to refresh themselves.

他们曾在一处泉边停歇休息。

活学活用

请用 a state of XX随意造句

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