马克·吐温致青年的忠告
<p><span word="Advice">Advice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span>, <span word="About">About</span> 1882</p><p><span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Twain">Twain</span> | 1882</p><p><span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="inquired">inquired</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>-<span word="something">something</span> <span word="didactic">didactic</span>, <span word="instructive">instructive</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>. <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="longed">longed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="tender">tender</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="enduring">enduring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="friendsand">friendsand</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="beseechingly">beseechingly</span>, <span word="urgingly">urgingly</span></p><p><span word="Always">Always</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="present">present</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="humoring">humoring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>.</p><p><span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="respectful">respectful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="superiors">superiors</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="offend">offend</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="intentional">intentional</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>; <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="offense">offense</span>, <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="frankly">frankly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confess">confess</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="him">him</span>; <span word="acknowledge">acknowledge</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kindliness">kindliness</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="Leave">Leave</span> <span word="dynamite">dynamite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unrefined">unrefined</span>.</p>
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