A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
老
Old
I've gotten crankier in my old age.
我老了，脾气越来越暴躁了。
We get too soon old and too late smart.
我们老得太早，聪明得太晚。
I am not old but mellow like good wine.
我不老了，但像好酒一样醇厚。
Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.
和我一起变老!最好的还在后头。
As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.
随着年龄的增长，内在的美悄然而至。
No man is ever old enough to know better.
再老的人也不会懂得更多。
We pay when old for the excesses of youth.
我们年老时为青春的挥霍付出代价。
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
结交一位老朋友，需要漫长的岁月。
Education is the best provision for old age.
教育是老年最好的保障。
The trick is growing up without growing old.
诀窍是在不变老的情况下成长。
A buckle is a great addition to an old shoe.
皮带扣是旧鞋的一个很好的补充。
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
老年只是一个人一生的记录。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.
当你的黑名册上所有的名字后面都有医学博士的名字时，你就知道你老了。
Unfortunately, we haven't found many very old rocks on Earth because our planet's surface is constantly renewed by plate tectonics, coupled with erosion.
不幸的是，我们在地球上没有发现很多非常古老的岩石，因为我们星球的表面不断地受到板块构造和侵蚀的更新。
Being old is such a treat!
变老真是一件乐事!
I read numerous books - loads in fact - and, as I always do when recording a historical project, immersed myself into the subject matter. I spent many hours at Henry's old homes, such as Hampton Court, and visiting the Tower of London. I read no other books during that period.
我读了很多书——事实上是大量的书——而且，就像我在记录一个历史项目时经常做的那样，我把自己沉浸在主题中。我花了很多时间在亨利的故居，如汉普顿宫，参观伦敦塔。在那期间我没有读其他的书。
You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned.
你得到了你应得的。在年老时，你必须忍受你所赢得的面子、朋友、健康和孩子。
When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.
当你结婚的时候，问自己这个问题:你相信在你年老的时候你能和这个人很好地交谈吗?婚姻中的其他一切都是短暂的。