An American eldly lady, Rose, was admitted by a US university at the age of 87. the first day at class, the professor asked each student to make friend with at least anther one.
一个美国得老太太,在她87岁的时候被一所大学录取。第一天上学,教授就布置任务,让她们每个学生做自我介绍,至少交上一个朋友。
Rose noticed a very handsome guy and came up to him, ‘ hello, you are so smart, may I hug you?’ The handsome guy acknowledged and joked: “ you are so young, how come you attend university?”
ROSE看见一个特帅气的小伙子,就过去跟他打招呼:“你好帅!我可以抱抱你吗? ”帅小伙同意了,同时跟她开玩笑说:“你怎么这么小就来上大学呢?”
She answered : ‘ I attend school for I wish to find a nice boyfriend here and then have my own child and after retirement travel abroad for fun.’
她回答说:“我上学主要是想能在这里交个男朋友,以后生小孩,退休后可以全世界旅游。”
The lady became popular soon around the campus and she made lots of friends and was warmly received by lots of people.
她很快在全校出了名,并且交了很多朋友,到处都很受欢迎。
At the end of the semester, the lady was invited by the school director to make a personal presentation in front of all the students of the school.
期末的时候,学校邀请她当着全学校的学生做演讲。
The speech she made was very impressive and quickly spread all over the world:
她说的这句话传遍了全世界:
We cease to enjoy life for fun not because we are getting old, that is, we cease to seek fun so we are getting old.
我们不是因为年老而停止玩乐,而是因为停止玩乐才会变老。