There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive.

  • -- Jessamyn West 杰萨姆·韦斯特

有两个障碍经常阻碍年轻人和老年人之间的交流。首先是中年人忘记了他们自己不再年轻的事实。第二,年轻人不知道中年人还活着。

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

眼泪中有一种神圣。它们不是软弱的标志,而是力量的标志。他们的口才比一万种语言还好。他们是极度悲伤、深深的悔恨和难以言表的爱的使者。

I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.

我知道你相信你理解我所说的话,但我不确定你是否意识到你听到的并不是我的意思。

Anyway, what makes people look youthful is the quality of their skin and I don't think you can change that.

无论如何,让人们看起来年轻的是他们的皮肤质量,我认为这是无法改变的。

I wanted to make youthful, irreverent anthems. Parents might not get it, but kids would.

我想创作青春的、不敬的颂歌。父母可能不明白,但孩子会明白。