练习材料：

Lesson 11-2                          How to grow old

An individual human existence should be like a river -- small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. The man who, in old age, can see his life in this way, will not suffer from the fear of death, since the things he cares for will continue. And if, with the decay of vitality, weariness increases, the thought of rest will be not unwelcome. I should wish to die while still at work, knowing that others will carry on what I can no longer do, and content in the thought that what was possible has been done.

ən ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl ˈhjuːmən ɪgˈzɪstəns ʃʊd biː laɪk ə ˈrɪvə -- smɔːl æt fɜːst, ˈnærəʊli kənˈteɪnd wɪˈðɪn ɪts bæŋks, ænd ˈrʌʃɪŋ ˈpæʃənɪtli pɑːst ˈbəʊldəz ænd ˈəʊvə ˈwɔːtəfɔːlz. ˈgrædjʊəli ðə ˈrɪvə grəʊz ˈwaɪdə, ðə bæŋks ri(ː)ˈsiːd, ðə ˈwɔːtəz fləʊ mɔː ˈkwaɪətli, ænd ɪn ði ɛnd, wɪˈðaʊt ˈɛni ˈvɪzəbl breɪk, ðeɪ bɪˈkʌm mɜːʤd ɪn ðə siː, ænd ˈpeɪnlɪsli luːz ðeər ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl ˈbiːɪŋ. ðə mæn huː, ɪn əʊld eɪʤ, kæn siː hɪz laɪf ɪn ðɪs weɪ, wɪl nɒt ˈsʌfə frɒm ðə fɪər ɒv dɛθ, sɪns ðə θɪŋz hiː keəz fɔː wɪl kənˈtɪnju(ː). ænd ɪf, wɪð ðə dɪˈkeɪ ɒv vaɪˈtælɪti, ˈwɪərɪnɪs ˈɪnkriːsɪz, ðə θɔːt ɒv rɛst wɪl biː nɒt ʌnˈwɛlkəm. aɪ ʃʊd wɪʃ tuː daɪ waɪl stɪl æt wɜːk, ˈnəʊɪŋ ðæt ˈʌðəz wɪl ˈkæri ɒn wɒt aɪ kæn nəʊ ˈlɒŋgə duː, ænd ˈkɒntɛnt ɪn ðə θɔːt ðæt wɒt wɒz ˈpɒsəbl hæz biːn dʌn.

个人的存在应该像一条河流，开始很小，被紧紧地夹在两岸中间，接着热情奔放地冲过巨石，飞下瀑布。然后河面渐渐地变宽，两岸后撤，河水流得平缓起来，最后连绵不断地汇入大海，毫无痛苦地失去了自我的存在。上了年纪的人这样看待生命，就不会有惧怕死亡的心情了，因为自己关心的一切事件都会继续下去。 再者，随着精力的衰退，老年人的疲惫会增长，有长眠的愿望未尝不是一件好事情，我希望工作到死为止，明白了有人会继续我的未竟事业，想到能做的事都做了，也就坦然了。

任务配置：L0、L3、L4

知识笔记：

单词与短语

at first开始

in the end最后

suffer from the fear of  sth惧怕某事

the things he cares for 关心的一切事件

vitality/vaɪˈtælɪti/exuberant physical strength or mental vigor:

exuberant：effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant:

weariness/ˈwɪərɪnɪs/ n

weary:physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired:

练习感悟： I should wish to die while still at work，我喜欢这句。