co…life。 Every day； every act betrays the ill…concealed deity。 We believe in ourselves； as we do not believe in others。 We permit all things to ourselves； and that which we call sin in others； is experiment for us。 It is an instance of our faith in ourselves； that men never speak of crime as lightly as they think； or； every man thinks a latitude2 safe for himself； which is nowise to be indulged to another。
The act looks very differently on the inside， and on the outside； in its quality； and its consequences。 Murder in the murderer is no such ruinous thought as poets and romancers will have it； it does not unsettle him； or fright him from his ordinary notice of trifles： it is an act quite easy to be contemplated； but in its sequel； it turns out to be a horrible jangle and confounding all relations。 Especially the crimes that spring from love； seem right and fair from the actor’s point of view； but； when acted； are found destructive of society。 No man at last believes that he can be lost； nor that the crime in him is as black as in the felon。 Because the intellect qualifies in our own case the moral judgments。 For there is no crime to the intellect。 That is antinomian or hypernomian； and judges law as well as fact。
人的青春（1）
＇美国＇托马斯·沃尔夫
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托马斯·沃尔夫（1900—1938）美国小说家。沃尔夫生于美国北卡罗莱纳州山区小城阿什维尔。父亲是雕凿墓碑的石匠，母亲当过书籍推销员和教师。他在大学期间开始创作，写过几个独幕剧。他的小说被认为有很强的自传性质，他的家人和他个人都成为他的小说人物原形，因此有人说他的作品是小说化的编年史。遗憾的是，读过他的代表作《天使，望故乡》的人很少。沃尔夫短暂的一生还留下其他三部小说：《时间和河流》《珠网和岩石》《何不能再回家》，此外还有数十篇中、短篇小说。他仅以这些作品就在美国文学史上获得了与海明威、福克纳和刘易斯差不多同等的地位。
一个人的青春是件令人惊奇的事：它满是苦恼和神奇，直到青春逝去，他才明白青春的真正内涵。青春是一个人不肯轻易失去的东西，每当他怀着无尽的悲痛和悔恨，亲眼看着青春流逝，他一定会遗憾终生。但是对于青春的逝去，他又怀着一种忧愁而神秘的快感，即使有种魔力能让他青春永驻，他也永远不愿再次重新体验。
这是为什么呢？是因为在青春期，生命的奇异和苦涩表现得最为显著。但是，这种生命的奇异和苦涩的本质是什么呢？在我们年轻的时候，它让我们带着苦涩的痛苦和喜悦，感觉得如此强烈、如此难以形容。其本质就是：即便我们富有，却很贫穷；即便权势在握，却一无所有；即便到处看着、吸着、闻着、尝着这世上不计其数的财富和荣耀，以无可争议的自信断定这精彩人生的所有组成结构——最大的幸运、财富、人类生活中最美好快乐的生活——属于我们所有——在我们准备一投足、一举手、一开口的瞬间，就会立刻、马上、永远地归我们所有——然而，我们感到能真正保留、维持、带走和拥有的实际上什么都没有。所有的事情都发生了，没有事情会持久不变：我们才把它放到手上，它就烟消云散，不复存在；魔鬼又开始吞噬我们的心灵；然后我们才看清自己，看清我们生命的方向。
年轻人强健，疯狂，自信，但同样也会很失落。他拥有一切，却无以致用，他永远都靠着强健的体魄，对着心中的障碍知难而上；他是一股波浪，在无限的苍穹下，在海洋中爆发自己的力量，他伸出手，去抓一缕着色的轻烟；他想拥有一切，渴求世间所有的东西，觉得自己有力量得到它们，而结果却徒劳无功。最后，自己的力量毁灭了他，自己的欲望吞噬了他，自己的财富让他变得一贫如洗。在钱财和物质财富积累方面没有规划，到了最后还是自己的贪婪打倒了自己——即便是得米达斯国王的欲望与其相比也显得无足轻重。
当青春已逝，每个人都会怀着无尽的悲哀和遗憾回首那段生活，其原因也在于此。一个人自己荒废自己的伟大天赋；自己有成就一切事业的能力，却从未使用，知道了这一切，他就会感到更悲痛、更悔恨。
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青春是美好的，充满幻想的；青春是一本包罗万象的书；青春是情感与理智交错的画。充满激情的青春，不能永驻，所以更应该加倍珍惜，珍惜这短暂而又宝贵的时光。
青春是青涩的，这里满载着懵懂和莽撞，这个时期的人们不会有太多的考虑，只是做自己开心的事情，不管对错都是那么一往无前。
但是，我们不得不承认：青春的确很美好。
Man’s Youth
Thomas Wolfe
Man’s youth is a wonderful thing。 It is so full of anguish1 and of magic and he never es to know it as it is； until it has gone from him forever。 It is the thing he cannot bear to lose； it is the thing whose passing he watches with infinite2 sorrow and regret； it is the thing whose loss he must lament forever； and it is the thing whose loss he really weles with a sad and secret joy； the thing he would never willingly relive again； could it be restored to him by any magic。书包 网 。 想看书来
人的青春（2）
Why is this？ The reason is that the strange and bitter miracle of life is nowhere else so evident as in our youth。 And what is the essence3 of that strange and bitter miracle of life which we feel so poignantly； so unutterably； with such a bitter pain and joy； when we are young？ It is this： that being rich； we are so poor； that being mighty； we can yet have nothing； that seeing； breathing； smelling； tasting all around us the impossible wealth and glory of this earth； feeling with an intolerable certitude that the whole structure of the enchanted life—the most fortunate； wealthy； good and happy life that any man has ever known—is ours—is ours at once； immediately and forever； the moment that we choose to take a step； or stretch a hand； or say a word—we yet know that we can really keep； hold； take； and possess forever—nothing。 All passes； nothing lasts； the moment that we put our hand upon it； it melts away like smoke； is gone forever； and the snake is eating at our heart again； we see then what we are and what our lives must e to。
A young man is so strong； so mad； so certain； and so lost。 He has everything and he is able to use nothing。 He hurls the great shoulder of his strength forever against phantasmal4 barriers； he is a wave whose power explodes in lost mid…oceans under timeless skies； he reaches out to grip a fume of painted smoke； he wants all； feels the thirst and power for everything； and finally gets nothing。 In the end； he is destroyed by his own strength； devoured by his own hunger； improvised by his own wealth。 Thoughtless of money or the accumulation of material possessions； he is none the less defeated in the end by his own greed—a greed that makes the avarice5 of King Midas seem paltry by parison。
And that is the reason why； when youth is gone； every man will look back upon that period of his life with infinite sorrow and regret6。 It is the bitter sorrow and regret of a man who knows that once he had a great talent and wasted it； of a man who knows that once he had a great treasure and got nothing from it； of a man who knows that he had strength enough for everything and never used it。
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艰辛的人生
＇美国＇西奥多·罗斯福
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西奥多·罗斯福（1858—1919），美国第26任总统、作家、探险家和军事家，毕业于哈佛大学，曾发表《勤奋地生活》演说，旨在针对19世纪末美国骄奢淫逸、贪图享乐之风盛行，凭借此文遏制当时的腐败现象。本文《艰辛的人生》也反映了他这种反对怠惰安逸、崇尚奋斗人生的思想。
一种怠惰安逸的生活，一种仅仅是由于缺少追寻伟大事物的愿望或能力而导致的悠闲，这对国家与个人都是没有价值的。
我们不欣赏那种怯懦安逸的人。我们钦佩那种表现出奋力向上的人，那种永不冤枉邻人，能随时帮助朋友，但是也具有那些刚健的性质，足以在实际生活的严酷斗争中赢得胜利的人。失败是艰难的，但是从不曾努力去争取成功，却更为糟糕。在人的一生中，任何的收获都要通过努力去得到。目前不用作任何努力，只是意味着在过去有过努力的积储。一个人不必�