介绍:
Aspirations of youth
By：James Montgomery
Higher,higher,will we climb,
Up the mount of glory,
That our names may live through time
In our country&`&s story;
Happy,when her welfare calls,
He who conquers,he who falls!
Deeper,deeper,let us toil
In the mines of knowledge;
Nature&`&s wealth and learning&`&s spoil
Win from school and college;
Delve we there for richer gems
Than the stars of diadems.
Onward,onward,will we press
Through the path of duty;
Virtue is true happiness,
Excellence true beauty.
Minds are of supernal birth:
Let us make a heaven of earth.
Vocabulary:
aspiration /ˌæspəˈreʃən/ n.强烈的愿望,志向,抱负
conquer /&`&kɔŋkə/ vt.征服,战胜；vi.胜利
toil /tɔil/ n.辛苦,苦工；vt.费力地做,使…过度劳累；vi.辛苦工作,艰难地行进
mine /main/ n.矿,矿山,矿井;v.开采
spoil /spɔil/ vi.变质；vt.损坏,毁掉,溺爱；n.奖品,次品
delve /delv/ v.钻研,探究,(古)挖；n.(古)洞穴
gem /dʒem/ n.宝石
onward /&`&ɔnwəd/ a.向前的,前进的；ad.向前,在前面
virtue /&`&və:tju:/ n.美德,优点,长处
supernal /sju:&`&pə:nəl/ a.超凡的,崇高的
詹姆斯·蒙哥马利James Montgomery一生多采多姿，中年时，就在英国的文学和舆论界，颇负盛名。青春是美好的，是你我曾经历过、正在经历或即将经历的一段锦瑟华年。对于青春，每个人都有自己的感悟，而这首诗正道出了蒙哥马利的内心对青春的那份渴望。
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