Advice to Youth [🏛️公版经典 B2]
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《给青年的忠告》是马克·吐温极具讽刺幽默的短篇演讲。表面是给年轻人的劝诫，实则反讽世俗教条。
文风轻松俏皮，正话反说，充满美式幽默。句子简短鲜活，非常适合B2学习讽刺表达、口语化议论文。
🇬🇧 英文原文
Being told I would be expected to talk here, I inquired what sort of talk I ought to make. They said it should be something suitable to youth — something didactic, instructive, or something in the nature of good advice. Very well. I have a few things in my mind which I have often longed to say for the instruction of the young. Always obey your parents, when they are present. This is the best policy in the long run, because if you don’t, they will make you. Most parents think they know better than you do, and you can generally make more by humoring that superstition than you can by acting on your own better judgment. Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any, also to strangers, and sometimes to others. If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. That will be sufficient. Go to bed early, get up early — this is wise. Some authorities say get up with the sun; some say get up with one thing, others with another. But a lark is really the best thing to get up with. It gives you a splendid reputation with everybody to know that you get up with the lark. You want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught. Once caught, you can never again be in the eyes of the good and the pure what you were before.
🇨🇳 中文译文（本站自译）
得知我要在这里发言，我询问该讲些什么。他们说，内容要适合年轻人，要有教化意义、有启发性，或是一些良言忠告。好吧，我心里确实有几段话，一直想讲出来，用来教导青年。
父母在场时，永远顺从他们。长远来看这是上策；如果你不从，他们会强迫你。大多数父母都自认比你懂得更多。迎合这种成见，往往比坚持你自己更正确的判断收益更大。
尊敬你的长辈（如果你有的话），尊敬陌生人，有时也要尊敬其他人。倘若有人冒犯你，你不确定对方是否有意，不要采取极端手段；只需伺机用砖头砸过去，这样就足够了。
早睡早起，这是明智之举。有些权威说跟着太阳起床；有人说跟着这个、跟着那个。但最好是跟着云雀一同起床。大家知道你闻鸡而起，会对你赞誉有加。
撒谎务必万分小心，不然几乎一定会被戳穿。一旦谎言败露，在善良纯洁之人眼中，你再也回不到从前。
📚 重点词汇
didactic /daɪˈdæktɪk/ adj. 说教的，教诲性的
instructive /ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/ adj. 富有启发性的
policy /ˈpɒləsi/ n. 策略，做法
superstition /ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃn/ n. 成见，迷信
intentional /ɪnˈtenʃənl/ adj. 故意的
resort to 诉诸，采取（手段）
splendid /ˈsplendɪd/ adj. 极好的，辉煌的
lark /lɑːk/ n. 云雀
in the eyes of 在……眼中
🔍 长难句语法解析
1. Being told I would be expected to talk here, I inquired what sort of talk I ought to make.
现在分词被动作状语；what引导宾语从句。
2. ...because if you don’t, they will make you.
条件状语从句，省略make you obey。
3. ...you can generally make more by humoring that superstition than you can by acting on your own better judgment.
比较结构；by doing 通过某种方式；act on 依照……行事。
4. If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not...
if条件句；as to 关于；whether宾语从句。
5. It gives you a splendid reputation with everybody to know that you get up with the lark.
it形式主语，真正主语是后面to know从句。
6. Once caught, you can never again be in the eyes of the good and the pure what you were before.
once caught = once you are caught；what引导表语从句。