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of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

青春不是年华，是心境。青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志、恢宏的想象、炽热的感情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。

28【mercenary】

Adj.只为金钱的，唯利是图的 N.雇.佣.兵

[例句]

Money is the end and aim of my mercenary existence.

我拜金，金钱就是我的全部。（《小妇人》）

29【presumptuous】

Adj.冒昧的，自负的，专横的

30【conjure】

V.变戏法，召唤，祈求

[例句]

And I start to conjure these hideous thoughts myself.

我脑中出现一些可怕的想法。

31【dogma】

N.教条，信条

[例句]

Ideals too easily give away to dogma, dogma becomes fanaticism.

理想太容易向教义妥协，而教义让人变得狂热。

32【stupor】

N.神志不清，昏迷

[例句]

So I woke up from a drunken stupor this morning.

所以我今早从宿醉醒来。

33【quench】

V.扑灭，抑制，解渴

[例句]

We love in order to quench our physical and psychological desires.

我们相爱是为了获得生理上和心理上的满足。

34【sterile】

Adj.不育的，无菌的，消过毒的，贫瘠的

[例句]

Stuck in that sterile little office. Every beautiful thing in you stunted.

被困在那个狭小枯乏的办公室里。你身体里所有美好的品质都被扼杀了。

35【onset】

N.开始，发作

[例句]

Too many rules at the onset will actually slow them down.

设立太多的规则，实际上阻碍了他们的进步。

36【fickle】

Adj.反复无常的，轻浮的，善变的

[例句]

The weather here is notoriously fickle.

这里的天气出了名的变化无常。

37【surmise】

N./V.推测，揣度，估计，认为

[例句]

As long as you were a good student, employers surmise that you\''ll quickly learn what you need to know on the job.

只要你是个好学生，雇主就认为你能在工作以后迅速掌握所需的技能。

38【wily】

Adj.狡猾的，诡计多端的，爱捉弄人的

39【census】

N.人口普查，统计 V.调查人口数字，统计人口数字

[例句]

And the demographic change may reflect poor census keeping, not to mention that many peasants were brought into the Khan’s army.

而且人口数量的变化可能反映了人口统计落实不良的问题，更不用说许多农民被迫加入了成.吉思.汗的军..队。