英语美文欣赏：HowtoGrowOldBertrandRussell伯特兰·罗素-英国哲学家、数学家、逻辑学家伯特兰·亚瑟·威廉·罗素（BertrandArthurWilliamRussell，1872年5月18日－1970年2月2日），英国哲学家、数学家和逻辑学家，同时也是活跃的合理主义与自由思想活动家，并致力于哲学的大众化、普及化，很多人将罗素视为这个时代的先知，而与此同时罗素的许多政治思想却又是十分有争议性的。1950年，罗素获得诺贝尔文学奖，以表彰其“西欧思想，言论自由最勇敢的斗士，卓越的活力,勇气，智慧与感受性，代表了诺贝尔奖的原意和精神”。1921年罗素曾于中国讲学，对中国学术界有相当影响。1970年去世，骨灰被撒在威尔士的群山之中。Jumpto:navigation,searchBertrandArthurWilliamRussell,3rdEarlRussell,OM,FRS[54](18May1872–2February1970)wasaBritishnobleman,philosopher,logician,mathematician,historian,andsocialcritic.[55]Atvariouspointsinhislifeheconsideredhimselfaliberal,asocialist,andapacifist,buthealsoadmittedthathehadneverbeenanyoftheseinanyprofoundsense.[56]HewasborninMonmouthshire,intooneofthemostprominentaristocraticfamiliesinBritain.[57]Keywork:WisdomoftheWest摘要：我认为，对于那些具有强烈的爱好，其活动又都恰当适宜、并且不受个人情感影响的人们，成功地度过老年决非难事。我渴望死于尚能劳作之时，同时知道他人将继续我所未竟的事业，我大可因为已经尽了自己之所能而感到安慰。Inspiteofthetitle,thisarticlewillreallybeonhownottogrowold,which,atmytimeoflife,isamuchmoreimportantsubject.Myfirstadvicewouldbetochooseyourancestorscarefully.Althoughbothmyparentsdiedyoung,Ihavedonewellinthisrespectasregardsmyotherancestors.Mymaternalgrandfather,itistrue,wascutoffintheflowerofhisyouth（英年早逝）attheageofsixty-seven,butmyotherthreegrandparentsalllivedtobeovereighty（活到80多岁）.OfremoteancestorsIcanonlydiscoveronewhodidnotlivetoagreatage（活到高寿）,andhediedofadiseasewhichisnowrare,namely,havinghisheadcutoff.Agreat-grandmotherofmine,whowasafriendofGibbon,livedtotheageofninety-two（活到92岁）,andtoherlastdayremainedaterrortoallherdescendants.Mymaternalgrandmother,afterhavingninechildrenwhosurvived,onewhodiedininfancy,andmanymiscarriages,assoonasshebecameawidowdevotedherselftowomen'shighereducation.ShewasoneofthefoundersofGirtonCollege,andworkedhardatopeningthemedicalprofessiontowomen.SheusedtorelatehowshemetinItalyanelderlygentlemanwhowaslookingverysad.Sheinquiredthecauseofhismelancholyandhesaidthathehadjustpartedfromhistwograndchildren."Goodgracious,"sheexclaimed,"Ihaveseventy-twograndchildren,andifIweresadeachtimeIpartedfromoneofthem,Ishouldhaveadismalexistence!""Madresnaturale,"hereplied.Butspeakingasoneoftheseventy-two,Ipreferherrecipe.Aftertheageofeightyshefoundshehadsomedifficultyingettingtosleep,soshehabituallyspentthehoursfrommidnightto3a.m.inreadingpopularscience.Idonotbelievethatsheeverhadtimetonoticethatshewasgrowingold.This,Ithink,istheproperrecipeforremainingyoung.Ifyouhavewideandkeeninterestsandactivitiesinwhichyoucanstillbeeffective,youwillhavenoreasontothinkaboutthemerelystatisticalfactofthenumberofyearsyouhavealreadylived,stilllessoftheprobablebrevityofyourfuture.Asregardshealth,IhavenothingusefultosaysinceIhavelittleexperienceofillness.IeatanddrinkwhateverIlike,andsleepwhenIcannotkeepawake.Ineverdoanythingwhateveronthegroundthatitisgoodforhealth,thoughinactualfactthethingsIlikedoingaremostlywholesome.Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstinoldage（老年要警惕两个危险）.Oneoftheseisundueabsorptioninthepast.Itdoesnotdotolivein...
