A word to Youth 致青年 一

A WORD TO YOUTH 致青年 

By Andre Maurois 安德烈·莫洛亚

A questionnaire is, generally speaking either a nuisance or a bore. But once in a while one comes along that inspires thinking. At such times the interrogated blesses his examiner. This is what I felt one morning recently when I was asked to answer the following:
通常来说，问卷调查要么惹人厌烦，要么乏味无聊。不过，偶尔会有一两份问卷发人深省。这种情况下，被提问者会感激调查者。几天前的一个早晨，当有人请我回答下面这两个问题时，我就很感激调查者：

1. What is the most valuable lesson life has taught you?
1．你人生中最宝贵的教训是什么？

2. To a young person in whom you were interested, what advice would you give which would help him to keep his balance in the most difficult experiences of his life?
2．如果请你给一位年轻朋友一点建议，来帮助他平稳度过生命中最艰难的时期，你会给他什么建议？

There we have two beautiful problems. Let us give them a little thought.
这两个问题问得好，让我们来想一想。