2019年6月英语四级美文：How to Grow Old思维导图

1.HowtoGrowOld

2.Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstinoldage.

3.Oneoftheseisundueabsorptioninthepast.

4.Itdoesnotdotoliveinmemories,

5.inregretsforthegoodolddays,orinsadnessaboutfriendswhoaredead.

6.One’sthoughtsmustbedirectedtothefuture,

7.andtothingsaboutwhichthereissomethingtobedone.

8.Thisisnotalwayseasy;one’sownpastisagraduallyincreasingweight.

9.Itiseasytothinktooneselfthatone’semotionsusedtobemorevividthantheyare,

10.andone’smindmorekeen.

11.Ifthisistrueitshouldbeforgotten,

12.andifitisforgottenitwillprobablynotbetrue.

13.Theotherthingtobeavoidedisclingingtoyouth

14.inthehopeofsuckingvigorfromitsvitality.

15.Whenyourchildrenaregrownuptheywanttolivetheirownlives,

16.andifyoucontinuetobeasinterestedinthemasyouwerewhentheywereyoung,

17.youarelikelytobecomeaburdentothem.

18.Animalsbecomeindifferenttotheiryoung

19.assoonastheiryoungcanlookafterthemselves,

20.buthumanbeings,owingtothelengthofinfancy,findthisdifficult.

21.Ithinkthatasuccessfuloldageiseasiestforthose

22.whohavestrongimpersonalinterestsinvolvingappropriateactivities.

23.Itisinthisspherethatlongexperienceisreallyfruitful,

24.anditisinthisspherethatthewisdombornofexperience

25.canbeexercisedwithoutbeingoppressive.

26.Itisnousetellinggrown-upchildrennottomakemistakes,

27.bothbecausetheywillnotbelieveyou,

28.andbecausemistakesareanessentialpartofeducation.

29.Butifyouareoneofthosewhoareincapableofimpersonalinterests,

30.youmayfindthatyourlifewillbeempty

31.unlessyouconcernyourselfwithyourchildrenandgrandchildren.

32.Inthatcaseyoumustrealizethat

33.whileyoucanstillrenderthemmaterialservices,

34.youmustnotexpectthattheywillenjoyyourcompany.