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Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind.
芳华不是韶华，而是心情。
——塞缪尔·乌尔曼（Samuel Ullman）
王佐良 译
【相干单词短语讲授】
【1】youth 英 [juθ] 美 [juθ]
noun 名词：既是不成数名词[U]，也是可数名词[C]
pl. （复数）youths 【注重 youth 自己也有复数的意思】
（1）[U] 青年时代（尤指成年之前）：the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult
He had been a talented musician in his youth.
他年青时颇有音乐天才。
（2）[U] 年青；芳华；生气：the quality or state of being young
She brings to the job a rare combination of youth and experience.
她很年青，但是干这份事情已有履历，这是很可贵的。
（3）[C](often disapproving 贬义) 青年男人；小伙子 a young man
The fight was started by a gang of youths.
这场打架是一伙少年挑起来的。
（4）[pl.] （统称）青年，年青人：young people considered as a group
the nation’s youth 天下青年
the youth of today 今世青年
youth culture 年青人的文化
youth unemployment 青年赋闲问题
【拓展】五四青年节：Youth Day
Do you know the story of “Youth Day”?
你晓得五四青年节的由来吗？
When the sunshine of the new century and flowers of May are felt by the heart of every people, we are welcoming the May.4th Youth Day again.
在新世纪的阳光和蒲月的鲜花播洒进每小我的心灵的时辰，咱们又迎来了五四青年节。
【2】a state of mind 心情；心态
In such a state of mind, the life has become a happy life.
在如许的心情下，人生也就成为快活的人生了。
Because, after all, happiness is not a place, but a direction, a state of mind.
由于，幸福不是一个地址，而是一种标的目的、一种心态。
【拓展】in a state of … 处于……状况
Everyone is in a state of great excitement.
每小我都大为愉快。（每小我都处于愉快状况。）
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解进修辞书》
She’s still in a state of shock.
她仍惊魂不决。（她仍处在震动状况。）
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解进修辞书》
We always left his office in a state of confusion.
咱们老是一头雾水地分开他的办公室。（处于狐疑状况）
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解进修辞书》
【3】mind 英 [mand] 美 [mand]
n. 大脑；思虑能力；伶俐；思惟方法；聪慧人；富有才干的人
v. 对(某事)懊恼，忧?，发急；介怀；(哀求@容%73T4l%许或客%4f5Ol%套@地请人干事)介怀
“mind” 在今天禀享的句子中是个名词，它也可作为动词，一块儿来看看与之相干的一些常见经常使用搭配~
be all in sb’s/the mind
只是凭幻想象：to be sth that only exists in sb’s imagination
These problems are all in your mind, you know.
你晓得，这些问题都只是你的凭幻想象罢了。
bear/keep (sb/sth) in mind
bear/keep in mind that…
将…记在心中；记起；斟酌：to remember sb/sth; to remember or consider that…
We must bear in mind these lessons paid for with blood.
咱们要记着这些血的教训。——《汉英大辞书》
Keep in mind you’re going to be fighting lots of men who hit plenty hard.
记着你要和很多出拳很是凶恶的人交手。——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解进修辞书》
be/go out of your mind 心智变态；发狂：to be unable to think or behave in a normal way; to become crazy
Stop it before I go out of my mind.
在我发狂以前，你停下来吧。
be in two minds about sth/about doing sth
NAmE（北美英语） be of two 
minds about sth/about doing sth
夷由未定；拿不定主张：to be unable to decide what you think about sb/sth, or whether to do sth or not
I was in two minds about the book (= I didn’t know if I liked it or not) .
我说不清我是不是喜好这本书。
She’s in two minds about accepting his invitation.
是不是接管他的约请，她夷由未定。
bring/call sb/sth to mind
（1）想起；记起：to remember sb/sth
She couldn’t call to mind where she had seen him before.
她想不起来曾在哪里见过他。
（2）使想起；使记起：to remind you of sb/sth
The painting brings to mind some of Picasso’s early works.
这幅油画令人想起了毕加索初期的作品。
change sb’s mind
扭转决议（或见解、主张）：to change a decision or an opinion
Nothing will make me change my mind.
甚么都不克不及让我扭转主张。
come to mind
忽然记起（或想到）：if sth comes to mind , you suddenly remember or think of it
When discussing influential modern artists, three names i妹妹ediately come to mind.
在会商现代有影响的艺术家时，一会儿有三个名字
呈现在脑海中。
have sb/sth in mind (for sth)
心中有得当人选（或想做的事等）:to be thinking of sb/sth, especially for a particular job, etc.
Do you have anyone in mind for this job?
你有无想到甚么人可以做这项事情？
have a mind of one’s own
有主见；能自作决议：to have one’s own opinion and make one’s own decisions without being influenced by other people
She has a mind of her own and isn’t afraid to say what she thinks.
她有主见，而且勇于表达本身的概念。
My computer seems to have a mind of its own!
我的电脑仿佛也有它本身的设法！
lose your mind
落空理智；发狂；神经庞杂：to become mentally ill
To be in this place, you have to have a sense of humor or you’ll lose your mind.
在这个处所，你必需要有诙谐感，否则就疯了。
make up one’s mind/make one’s mind up
做出决议；下定刻意：to decide sth
They’re both beautiful─I can’t make up my mind.
两个都很标致——我难以决议。
Have you made up your minds where to go for your honeymoon?
你们决议好到哪里去度蜜月了吗？
on one’s mind
挂在心上；惦记：if sb/sth is on your mind , you are thinking and worrying about them/it a lot
You’ve been on my mind all day.
我一成天都在为你担忧。
Don’t bother your father tonight─he’s got a lot on his mind .
今晚就别打搅你父亲了——他的烦苦衷儿已够多了。
put/get sth out of your mind
再也不想；成心健忘：to stop thinking about sb/sth; to deliberately（成心地） forget sb/sth
I just can’t get her out of my mind.
我就是忘不掉她。
put/set/turn your mind to sth
set your mind on sth
集中精神做；下刻意做：to decide you want to achieve sth and give this all your attention
She could have been a brilliant pianist if she’d put her mind to it.
若是她收视反听，对峙到底，她本可以成为一位精采的钢琴家。
to my mind
依我看；以我之见：in my opinion
It was a ridiculous thing to do, to my mind.
依我看，如许做是很荒诞的。
out of sight, out of mind.
(saying) 眼不见，心不想。——《汉英大辞书》
stick in sb’s mind
(of a memory, an image, etc. 旧事、形象等) 耐久不忘；铭刻在心：to be remembered for a long time
One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind.
他有一幅画我记得出格清晰。
【写在最后】
今天的句子来自Samuel Ullman的散文”Youth”，想看完备版可以找我要哈~
