从生物学的角度看，你其实是一首诗

I think that, from a biological①standpoint, human life almost reads like a poem.

It has its own rhythm②and beat, its internal cycles of growth and decay③.It begins with innocent childhood,followed by awkward adolescence④trying awkwardly to adapt itself to mature society, with its young passions and follies,its ideals and ambitions; 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 tension⑤, a mellowing of character like the ripening of fruit or the mellowing of good wine, and the gradual acquiring of a more tolerant,more cynical and at the same time a kindlier view of life; then in the sunset of our life, the endocrine⑥glands decrease their activity, and if we have a true philosophy of old age and have ordered our life pattern according to it, it is for us the age of peace and security and leisure⑦and contentment; finally, life flickers out and one goes into eternal⑧sleep, never to wake up again.

我认为，从生物学的角度看，你的一生恰如诗歌。

人生自有其韵律和节奏，自有内在的生成与衰亡。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；后来人到壮年，经历渐广，阅人渐多，涉世渐深，收益也渐大；及至中年，人生的紧张得以舒缓，人的性格日渐成熟，如芳馥之果实，如醇美之佳酿，更具容忍之心，处世虽更悲观，但对人生的态度趋于和善；再后来就是人生迟暮，内分泌系统活动减少，若此时吾辈已经悟得老年真谛，并据此安排残年，那生活将和平，宁静，安详而知足；终于，生命之烛摇曳而终熄灭，人开始永远安眠，不再醒来。

① biological英 [baɪə(ʊ)'lɒdʒɪk(ə)l]

美 [,baɪə'lɑdʒɪkl] adj. 生物的；生物学的

② rhythm 英 ['rɪð(ə)m] 美 ['rɪðəm] n. 节奏；韵律

③ decay 英 [dɪ'keɪ] 美 [dɪ'ke]

vi. 衰退，腐烂，腐朽n. 衰退，腐烂，腐朽

④ adolescence 英 [ædə'les(ə)ns] 美 [,ædə'lɛsns] n. 青春期

⑤ tension 英 ['tenʃ(ə)n] 美 ['tɛnʃən]

n. 张力，拉力；紧张，不安；电压

⑥ endocrine 英 ['endə(ʊ)kraɪn; -krɪn]

美 ['ɛndəkrɪn] n. 内分泌；激素；内分泌物

⑦ leisure 英 ['leʒə] 美 ['liʒɚ] n. 闲暇；空闲；安逸

⑧ eternal英 [ɪ'tɜːn(ə)l; iː-] 美 [ɪ'tɝnl] adj. 永恒的；不朽的