第八十四讲

    Para. 3 Some would claim that if the youthful were encouraged to act freely, their initiative would be too great; that they would go crazy. But I think not: Most would marry; others would travel, invent, and carry on original work on all sorts of lines. Early marriage could balance many of them so they could work better. It is worth remembering in this connection that among the young, idealism and faith are uncommonly strong.
    go crazy
    发疯了
    go (+adj.): vi. 变为, 开始变为某特定状态
    e.g.
    a. She almost went mad when she heard the bad news.
    听到这个坏消息，她几乎疯了。
    b. My father’s hair had gone gray.
    我父亲的头发已经变得灰白了。

    initiative
    n. 主动性
    e.g.
    a. I wish my son would show a bit more initiative.
    我真希望我儿子能稍稍表现得主动一点。
    b. He always takes the initiative in making friends.
    他总是主动交友。
    Most would marry; others would travel, invent, and carry on original work on all sorts of lines. (Para.3)
    大部分年轻人会结婚； 其他人会去旅游，去发明创造，在各行各业中从事独创性的工作。
    1) carry on: 继续开展; 坚持
    e.g.
    a. We can carry on our discussion after lunch.
    午饭后我们可以继续讨论。
    b. Carry on with your work.
    继续干你的工作吧。
    2) all sorts of lines: 各行各业
    line: n. 行业，行当；专长
    e.g.
    What line of work are you in?
    你是干哪行的？
    It is worth remembering in this connection that among the young, idealism and faith are uncommonly strong. (Para.3)
    年轻人有超乎寻常的理想主义和信念，这是值得我们记住的。
    1) worth (something / doing something): prep. 值得做······
    e.g.
    a. We may not succeed, but it’s worth a try.
    b. It is well worth making the effort to learn how to do it.
    很值得花气力去学如何做这事。
    2) in this/that connection: 关于这/那一点，相当于with reference to this/that
    e.g.
    You have just mentioned holidays. In this connection, I would like to make a suggestion.
    你刚提到假期。关于这一点，我要提一个建议。

    sociology
    n. 社会学
    e.g.
    a. He is studying sociology.
    他正研究社会学。
    b. The branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations.
    社会学中研究人口特性的分支。

    objection (to)
    n. 反对（某人或某事）；反对的理由
    e.g.
    a. He has a strong objection to getting up early.
    他强烈反对早起。
    b. My objection is that he is too young.
    我反对的理由是他太年轻了。
    c. Please present your objection to the plan.
    请提出反对这个计划的理由。

    Para. 3 一些人断言：如果鼓励年轻人自作主张，那么他们将过于自主, 甚至无法无天。但我不这样认为：大部分年轻人会结婚；其他人会去旅游，去发明创造，在各行各业中从事独创性的工作。早婚可以使他们中的许多人得到平衡，从而更好地工作。年轻人有着超乎寻常的强烈理想主义和信念，这一点是值得我们记住的。