I think that, from a biological standpoint, human life almost reads like a poem. It has its own rhythm and beat, its internal cycles of growth and decay.?
我以為，從生物學(xué)角度看，人的一生恰如詩歌。人生自有其韻律和節(jié)奏，自有內(nèi)在的成長與衰亡。
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It begins with innocent childhood, followed by awkward adolescence trying awkwardly to adapt itself to mature society, with its young passions and follies, its ideals and ambitions; then it reaches a manhood of intense activities, profiting from experience and learning more about society and human nature.
人生始于無邪的童年，經(jīng)過少年的青澀，帶著激情與無知、理想與雄心，笨拙而努力地走向成熟。后來人到壯年，經(jīng)歷漸廣，閱人漸多，涉世漸深，收益也漸大。
At middle age, there is a slight easing of tension, a mellowing of character like the ripening of fruit or the mellowing of good wine, and the gradual acquiring of a more tolerant, more cynical and at the same time a kindlier view of life.
及至中年，人生的緊張得以舒緩，人的性格日漸成熟，如芳馥之果實(shí)，如醇美之佳釀，更具容忍之心。此時(shí)處世雖不似先前那么樂觀，但對人生的態(tài)度趨于和善。
Then In the sunset of our life, the endocrine glands decrease their activity, and if we have a true philosophy of old age and have ordered our life pattern according to it, it is for us the age of peace and security and leisure and contentment; finally, life flickers out and one goes into eternal sleep, never to wake up again.
再后來就是人生遲暮，內(nèi)分泌系統(tǒng)活動(dòng)減少。若此時(shí)吾輩已經(jīng)悟得老年真諦，并據(jù)此安排殘年，那生活將和諧、寧靜，安詳而知足。終于，生命之燭搖曳而終熄滅，人開始永恒的長眠，不再醒來
