When you’re young, happiness is something to be had; as you age, happiness becomes a goal that you chase; now you’ve grown, happiness is a state of mind that you try to understand.
——Boyhood
小时候的快乐是样东西,拥有就幸福;成长时的快乐是个目标,达到就幸福;长大后的快乐是个心态,明白就幸福。
——《少年时代》
一、你知道young有几种含义吗?
adj.
1.年轻的;年轻人的 not yet old
He is a green young novice.
他是个无经验的年轻新手。
2.年幼的 having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed
Oil may smother small microscopic life, often the young marine species.
油会窒息很小的微生物,通常是幼小的海洋生物。
3.初期的;没有经验的 having little experience
In the days when the Internet was young, our hopes were high.
在英特网初期的时候,我们对它寄予很高的期望。
n.
1.年轻人 young persons
The young in our society need care and protection.
我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾。
2.幼崽 immature offspring — used especially of animals
After the young hatch, the male departs.
当幼崽孵化后,雄性会离开。
二、词义辨析:以下单词也能表示“年轻的”的意思
young, youthful, juvenile, adolescent
这些形容词均有“年轻的,年幼的”之意。young强调年龄小,处于生长的前期。youthful褒义或贬义均可用。指具有青年人的外貌或年轻人应具有的品格。juvenile较正式用词,一般12岁以下的少年,着重其生理和智力上的不成熟。adolescent指13至16岁左右处于青春期的人,尚不成熟。
三、你知道young和哪些词更搭吗?
young man
n.青年,男朋友,未婚夫
young bird
幼雏
young lady
n. 小姐,女士,女朋友,未婚妻
young person
(14-17岁的)未成年人
young turk
n.青年土尔其党党员,少壮派,激进分子
四、学会young的用法了吗?来做个填词游戏吧
A _____ machine hand, attracted by her looks, made bold to jest with her.
一位年轻的机工, 被她的美貌所吸引, 壮着胆子跟她开玩笑。