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Lesson 5-1  Youth

People are alwaystalking about 'the problem of youth'. If there is one -- which I take leave todoubt -- then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves. Letus 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 oldman and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and the oldone has a splendid future behind him: and maybe that is where the rub is.

When I was ateenager, I felt that I was just young and uncertain -- that I was a new boy ina huge school, and I would have been very pleased to be regarded as somethingso interesting as a problem. For one thing, being a problem gives you a certainidentity, and that is one of the things the young are busily engaged inseeking.

juːθ

ˈpiːpl ɑːr ˈɔːlweɪz ˈtɔːkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɒbləm ɒv

juːθ. ɪf ðeər ɪz wʌn -- wɪʧ aɪ teɪk liːv tuː daʊt -- ðɛn ɪt ɪz ˈəʊldə ˈpiːpl

huː kriˈeɪt ɪt, nɒt ðə jʌŋ ðəmˈsɛlvz. lɛt ʌs ɡɛt daʊn tuː ˌfʌndəˈmɛntlz ænd əˈɡriː ðæt ðə jʌŋ ɑːr ˈɑːftər ɔːl ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋz -- ˈpiːpl ʤʌst laɪk ðeər ˈɛldəz.

ðeər ɪz ˈəʊnli wʌn ˈdɪfrəns bɪˈtwiːn ən əʊld mæn ænd ə jʌŋ wʌn: ðə jʌŋ mæn hæz ə

ˈɡlɔːrɪəs ˈfjuːʧə bɪˈfɔː hɪm ænd ði əʊld wʌnhæz ə ˈsplɛndɪd ˈfjuːʧə bɪˈhaɪnd hɪm: ænd ˈmeɪbiː ðæt ɪz weə ðə rʌb ɪz.

wɛn aɪ wɒz ə

ˈtiːnˌeɪʤə, aɪ fɛlt ðæt aɪ wɒz ʤʌst jʌŋ ænd ʌnˈsɜːtn -- ðæt aɪ wɒz ə njuː bɔɪ ɪn

ə hjuːʤ skuːl, ænd aɪ wʊd hæv biːn ˈvɛri pliːzd tuː biː rɪˈɡɑːdɪd æz ˈsʌmθɪŋ səʊ ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ æz ə ˈprɒbləm.

fɔː wʌn θɪŋ, ˈbiːɪŋ ə ˈprɒbləm ɡɪvz juː ə ˈsɜːtn aɪˈdɛntəti, ænd ðæt ɪz wʌn ɒv ðə θɪŋz ðə jʌŋ ɑː ˈbɪzɪli ɪnˈɡeɪʤd ɪn ˈsiːkɪŋ.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、take leave to do sth：冒昧做某事，2、fundamental：基本的，基调，3、glorious：辉煌，锦绣，美好，4、splendid：辉煌，灿烂，锦绣，5、rub：擦，摩擦，6、uncertain：不确定，飘忽，7、engage：从事，聘请，经营

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练习感悟： 这篇相对简单，还行