Day96.
I find young people exciting. They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love comfort. They are not anxious social climbers, and they have no devotion to material things.
我们为年轻人振奋。他们身上有自由的气息,他们不会为狭隘的野心和贪婪享受而孜孜以求。他们不是焦虑的一心想着向上爬的人,不会对物质有过分的追求。
have an air of … 有某种气息
Dreary [‘drɪrɪ] adj. 沉闷的,枯燥的
a dreary winter's day
阴沉的冬日
His speech was dreary.
他的讲演枯燥乏味.
Commitment [kə'mɪtmənt]
n. 承诺,保证;委托;承担义务;献身
It takes commitment to finish this task.
要想完成这项任务需要很大的决心。
Your commitment is not trust worthy.
mean [min]
adj. 平均的;卑鄙的;低劣的
vt. 意味;想要;意欲
n. 平均值
vi. 用意
Devotion [dɪ'voʃən]
n. 献身,奉献;忠诚;热爱
Total devotion it certainly was, slavish devotion some would say.
这当然是绝对的忠诚,有人也许会称之为俯首帖耳,唯命是从。