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为你读英语美文·第286期 人生如诗 Human Life a Poem 主播：永清 坐标：北京 公众号首播 Human Life a Poem 人生如诗 作者：林语堂 I think that, from a biological standpoint, human life almost reads like a poem. 我以为，从生物学角度看，人的一生恰如诗歌。 It has its own rhythm and beat, its internal cycles of growth and decay. 人生自有其韵律和节奏，自有内在的生长与衰亡。 It begins with innocent childhood, followed by awkward adolescence trying awkwardly to adapt to mature society, with its young passions and follies, its ideals and ambitions; 人生始于无邪的童年，经过少年的青涩，带着激情与无知，理想与雄心，笨拙而努力地走向成熟； then it reaches a manhood of intense activities, profiting from experience and learning more about society and human nature; 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 c...