Man's youth is a wonderful thing: it is so full of anguish（痛苦） and of magic and he never comes 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 infinite sorrow and regret, it is the thing whose loss with a sad and secret joy, the thing he would never willingly relive again, could it be restored to him by any magic.
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 essence of that strange and bitter miracle of life which we feel so poignant（尖锐的）, so unutterable, 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, breathig, 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 come 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 phantasmalbarriers, he is a wave whose power explodes in lost mid – oceans under timeless skies, here-aches out to grip a fume of painted smoke, he wants all, feels the thirst and power foreverything, and finally gets nothing. In the end, he is destroyed by his own strength, devoured by his own hunger, impoverished 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 avarice of King Midas seem paltry（无价值的） by comparison.
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 regret. 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.
相关单词：anguish
anguish解释：n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼
anguish例句：
She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。
相关单词：poignant
poignant解释：adj.令人痛苦的，辛酸的，惨痛的
poignant例句：
His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.他在婚礼前一天去世了，这尤其令人悲恸。
相关单词：mighty
mighty解释：adj.强有力的；巨大的
mighty例句：
A mighty force was
The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
相关单词：enchanted
enchanted解释：adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
enchanted例句：
She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。
相关单词：hurls
hurls解释：v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的第三人称单数 )；大声叫骂
hurls例句：
Jane really hurls herself into learning any new song, doesn't she? 对任何新歌，简都会一心一意去学，对吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
The necromancer hurls a bolt of dark energies against his enemies. 亡灵法师向对手射出一道带着黑暗能量的影束。 来自互联网
相关单词：mid
mid解释：adj.中央的，中间的
mid例句：
Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
相关单词：fume
fume解释：n.(usu pl.)(浓烈或难闻的)烟，气，汽
fume例句：
The pressure of fume in chimney increases slowly from top to bottom.烟道内压力自上而下逐渐增加，底层住户的排烟最为不利。
Your harsh words put her in a fume.你那些难听的话使她生气了。
相关单词：devoured
devoured解释：吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光
devoured例句：
She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
相关单词：impoverished
impoverished解释：adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化
impoverished例句：
the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：avarice
avarice解释：n.贪婪；贪心
avarice例句：
Avarice is the bane to happiness.贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。
Their avarice knows no bounds and you can never satisfy them.他们贪得无厌，你永远无法满足他们。
相关单词：paltry
paltry解释：adj.无价值的，微不足道的
paltry例句：
The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.那些家长对家里鸡毛蒜皮的小事没什么兴趣。
I'm getting angry;and if you don't command that paltry spirit of yours.我要生气了，如果你不能振作你那点元气。
