1、尺有所短,寸有所长。
2、出门靠朋友,在家靠父母。
3、船载千斤,掌舵一人。
4、疮怕有名,病怕没名。
5、不磨不炼,不成好汗。
6、吃人家的嘴短,拿人家的手短。
7、不到江边不脱鞋,不到火候不揭锅。
8、帮人要帮到底,救人要救到头。
9、不听老人言,吃亏在眼前。
10、常赌无赢家。
11、不担三分险,难练一身胆
12、不怕天寒地冻,就怕手脚不动。
13、朝里有人好做官,家里有狗好看门。
14、车有车道,马有马路。
15、吃酒不吃菜,必定醉得快。
16、人要靠五谷养,田靠粪土长。
17、一时强弱在于力,万古胜负在于理。
18、近邻不可断,远友不可疏。
19、火到猪头烂,钱到公事办。
20、三分靠教,七分靠学。
21、人老了丑,树老了朽,为人难得十八九。
22、天大的官司,地大的银子。
23、老要常讲,少要常问。
24、广交不如择友,投师不如访友。
25、双手是活宝,一世用不了。
26、眼睛害病从手起,肚子害病从嘴起。
27、驴骑后,马骑前,骡子骑在腰中间。
28、树大招风,气大遭凶。
29、百日连阴雨,总有一朝晴。
30、人心要实,火心要虚。
31、有则改之,无则加勉。
32、不喝隔夜茶,不饮过量酒。
33、书本不常翻,犹如一块砖。
34、人不伤心不落泪,树不扒皮不伤心。
35、棉花云,雨快淋。
36、耐心虽苦,成果却甜。
37、不怕初一阴,就怕初二下。
38、世上无难事,只怕有心人。
39、久晴西风雨,久雨西风晴。
40、时雨时晴,几天几夜不停。
41、海水起黄沫,大风不久过。
42、生根不压粪,长成蒿子棍。
43、要知父母恩,怀里抱儿孙。
44、黑云起了烟,雹子在当天。
45、穷人不攀高亲,落雨不爬高墩。
46、一场春雨一场暖,一场秋雨一场寒。
47、不摸锅底手不黑,不拿油瓶手不腻。
48、晨不早起误一天,幼不勤学误一生。
49、水缸出汗蛤蟆叫,不久将有大雨到。
50、多个兄弟姐妹多条路,多个冤家多堵墙。
——常用英语谚语 50句菁华
1、Time tries all.时间检验一切。
2、No one can call back yesterday; Yesterday will not be called again.昨日不复来。
3、Christmas comes but once a year.圣诞一年只一度。
4、Happiness takes no account of time.欢娱不惜时光逝。
5、Punctuality is the soul of business.守时为立业之要素。
6、Procrastination is the thief of time.因循拖延是时间的大敌;拖延就是浪费时间。
7、Every tide hath ist eadfds.潮涨必有潮落时。
8、Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.知识可羡,胜于财富。
9、Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。
10、Business is the salt of life.事业是生命之盐。
11、Business makes a man as well as tries him.事业可以考验人,也可以造就人。
12、Do business, but be not a slave to it.要做事,但不要做事务的'奴隶。
13、It is right to put everything in its proper use.凡事都应用得其所。
14、Pardoning the bad is injuring the good.
15、Patience is the best remedy or medicine。
16、Peace with sword in hand, 'tis safest making.
17、你们碰到这么大的困难,我也想帮助你,但是我心有余而力不足啊。
18、A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near、海内存知己, 天涯若比邻。
19、It was useless, not long nameless grass天不生无用之人,地不长无名之草。
20、A bully is always a coward
21、Prevention is better than cure
22、Seeing is believing
23、Fear is often greater than the danger
24、Fortune is not on the side of the fainthearted
25、Truth never fears investigation
26、Rose given,fragrance in hand
27、Take care of the pence and the pound will take care of themselves.
28、gate - crasher.
29、to be severe with oneself and lenient with others.
30、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
31、A little labour, much health.
32、A little learning is a dangerous thing.
33、Action speaks louder than words.
34、To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.
35、A cat has 9 lives.
36、A friend is easier lost than found.
37、A friend is never known till a man has need.
38、A word to the wise is enough.
39、A good beginning makes a good ending.
40、As a man sows, so shall he reap.种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
41、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林
42、An eye for a eye; and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼, 以牙还牙
43、All that glitters is not gold.人不可貌相/是金子总会发光
44、钟不敲不鸣,人不学不灵。
45、不见高山,那知*地。
46、良言一句三冬暖,恶语伤人六月寒。
47、有病早治,省钱省事。
48、不挑担子不知重,不走长路不知远。
49、睡多容易病,哭多伤眼睛。
50、欲求生快活,须下死工夫。
——最新常用谚语 50句菁华
1、吃人家的嘴短,拿人家的手短。
2、吃一堑,长一智。
3、懒人急在嘴上,勤人急在腿上。
4、浪再高,也在船底;山再高,也在脚底。
5、冷粥冷饭好吃,冷言冷语难受。
6、麻雀落田要吃谷,狐狸进屋要偷鸡。
7、有志不在年高,无志空长百岁。
8、做事循天理,出言顺人心。
9、灯不拨不亮,理不辩不明。
10、一有百有,一穷百穷。
11、天下的弓都是弯的,世上的理都是直的。
12、发念处即遏三大欲,到头时方全一点真。
13、守分安命,趋吉避凶。
14、匿怨而用暗箭,祸延子孙。
15、毋以己长而形人之短,毋因己拙而忌人之能。
16、鼓打千槌,不如雷轰一声。
17、病从口入,寒从脚起。
18、帮人要帮到底,救人要救到头。
19、不图便宜不上当,贪图便宜吃大亏。
20、常骂不惊,常打不怕。
21、长五月,短十月,不长不短二八月。
22、不怕穿得迟,就怕脱得早。
23、白米饭好吃,五谷田难种。
24、不怕山高,就怕脚软。
25、不怕事难,就怕手懒。
26、不怕天寒地冻,就怕手脚不动。
27、不怕学问浅,就怕志气短。
28、光棍光棍你甭扎,一个婆姨两个娃。
29、既在一伙,不论你我。
30、秋雾连阴冬雾雪。
31、人在人情在,人死人情散。
32、一年之际在于春,一日之计在于晨。
33、隔夜茶,毒过蛇。
34、米脂的婆姨绥德的汉,清涧的石板瓦窑堡的炭。
35、有钱没钱不连毛过年。
36、涓涓之水,汇成江河。
37、酒肉朋友,米面夫妻。
38、不可同日而语
39、一把二月过,就把犁耙摸。
40、不拉屎占茅坑
41、过了惊蛰节,整地不能歇。
42、不够塞牙缝的
43、不见棺材不落泪
44、艺高人胆大。
45、病从口入,祸从口出
46、不食人间烟火
47、白露早,寒露迟,秋分种麦正适宜。
48、有菜半年粮,无菜半年荒。
49、一艺不通一世穷。
50、半路上出家
——英语常用谚语 50句菁华
1、儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫。
2、病来如山倒,病去如抽丝。
3、相骂无好言,相打无好拳。
4、See people talk and ghosts talk.
5、Diseases come down like mountains and go away like threads.
6、人怕没理,狗怕夹尾。
7、日发千言,不劳自伤。
8、疮怕有名,病怕无名。
9、饥不乱食,渴不暴饮。
10、不听老人言,吃亏在眼前。
11、从小爱劳动,老来药不用。
12、南风若过三,不雨也阴天。
13、吃饭先喝汤,肠胃不受伤。
14、怕走崎岖路,莫想攀**。
15、久晴必有久连阴。
16、丝不织不成网,体不练不强壮。
17、做一行,怨一行,到老不在行。
18、夜间有风响,早晨无风有大霜。
19、好事多磨,善行多难。
20、人不伤心不落泪,树不扒皮不伤心。
21、生瓜梨枣,多吃不好。
22、良药苦口利于病,忠言逆耳利于行。
23、药对方,一口汤;不对方,一水缸。
24、记得少年骑竹马,转身便是白头翁。
25、Keep early hours.
26、Life lies in movement.
27、吃了人家的嘴短,拿了人家的手软。
28、活动好比灵芝草,何苦去把仙方找。
29、Laugh a little, but grow old.
30、Good hygiene keeps disease free.
31、Happy personality, disease hiding.
32、People look up and water flows down.
33、Drops of water make rivers and grains make barrels.
34、Hunger does not overeat, thirst does not overdrink.
35、It takes a lot of hard work to be amazing.
36、Spending money is bad, spending time is bad.
37、Don't eat too much, don't run after dinner.
38、Sweat and bathe frequently to ensure good skin.
39、Brain is afraid not to use, body is afraid not to move.
40、Three good matches one good, three bad matches one bad.
41、Lei Gong sang first without rain, and there was not much rain.
42、One person tells the truth, one hundred people tell the truth.
43、When there is grain, it is difficult to think of it without food.
44、Don't make a hairless cattle, don't ride a horse without a fork.
45、Good medicine is good for the mouth, but good advice is good for the ear.
46、Getting up early and going to bed early is a hundred times more energetic.
47、Scrape three times in the morning, four times in the night, and one day in the morning.
48、If you are not afraid of fighting or letting go, you are afraid of ripping off bamboo sticks.
49、A distant relative is better than a nearest neighbor, and a nearest neighbor does not come to the opposite door.
50、In spring, the south wind is free from the North wind, and in autumn, the north wind is free from the South wind.
——英语作文常用谚语 100句菁华
1、All that glitters is not gold 闪光的未必都是金子。
2、Great minds think alike 英雄所见略同。
3、Where there is a will,there is a way 有志者事竟成。
4、Call back white and white back 颠倒黑白。
5、A friend in need is a friend indeed 患难见真情。
6、Action speaks louder than words 行动胜过语言。
7、Slow and steady wins the race.
8、Do as you would be done by.
9、Wealth makes worship.
10、Lost years are worse than lost dollars.
11、Facts speak plainer than words.
12、Pleasant hours fly past.快乐时光去如飞。
13、Take time when time cometh, lest time steal away.时来必须要趁时,不然时去无声息。
14、Wisdom is better than gold or silver.知识胜过金银。
15、Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.胸中有知识,胜于手中有钱。
16、Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.为了求知识,代价虽高也值得。
17、If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.若要求知识,须从勤苦得。
18、Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
19、Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难见真情。
20、Money isn't everything. 钱不是万能的`。
21、Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
22、Truth never fears investigation. 事实从来不怕调查。
23、Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 心之所愿,无所不成。
24、One today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天。
25、A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
26、From small beginning come great things. 伟大始于渺小。
27、By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 读书使人充实,交谈使人精明。
28、Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
29、A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。
30、All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定都是金子。
31、A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。
32、Good advice is beyond all price. 忠告是无价宝。
33、Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 博学使人谦逊,无知使人骄傲。
34、Make hay while the sun shines. 良机勿失。
35、Reading makes a full man. 读书使人完善。
36、Speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是银,沉默是金。
37、You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头点,精力不可过分耗。
38、Time cures all things. 时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
39、Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
40、Pain is forgotten where gain follows.
41、Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
42、Pleasant hours fly fast.
43、Pleasing everybody is pleasing nobody.
44、Poetry is sim* the most beautiful, impressive and widely effective mode of saying things, and hence its importance.
45、A hedge between keeps friendship green
46、A close mouth catches no flies
47、Adversity makes a man wise, not rich
48、Prevention is better than cure
49、No garden without weeds
50、All is not gold that glitters
51、It is not the gay coat that makes gentlemen
52、it’s dying art.
53、Delays are dangerous.
54、she pulls out
55、keep in touch
56、we sang the same songs.
57、By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
58、speak of the devil.
59、he see things not people.
60、Business before pleasure.
61、I hope you in the roll.
62、Care will kill a cat.
63、Do as I say,not as I do.
64、Children have the qualities of the parents.
65、to convert defeat into victory.
66、man proposes and god disposes.
67、beyond one’s grasp.
68、Im trying to make ends meet.
69、you can count on me.
70、what is bugging you.
71、Birds of a feather flock together.
72、Like and like make good friends.
73、live not to eat,but eat to live.
74、What is wealth good for, if it bringsmelancholy?
75、Time is money.
76、东隅已逝,桑隅非晚。
77、人靠心好,树靠根牢。
78、吃一回亏,学一回乖。
79、寸土不空,粮食满囤。
80、独学而无友,则孤陋而寡闻。
81、不怕天寒地冻,就怕手脚不动。
82、明月别枝惊鹊,清风半夜鸣蝉。
83、年轻是本钱,但不努力就不值钱。
84、井越掏,水越清;事越摆,理越明。
85、但使龙城飞将在,不教胡马度阴山。
86、孩儿立志出乡关,学不成名誓不回。
87、宁可一日没钱使,不可一日坏行止。
88、Better take ten steps than one step.
89、No melon is round, no man is perfect.
90、Every inch of land is empty and grain is full.
91、Face to face is human, and behind it is ghost.
92、The poor have a good heart and the rich a knife.
93、Better have no money in a day than go bad in a day.
94、Youth is money, but it is worthless not to work hard.
95、Efforts to build strength, attitude determines height.
96、People change hearts and minds, eight or two change half a kilogram.
97、If you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of ten thousand.
98、If you are not afraid of failing to learn, you are afraid of sincerity.
99、Family members speak indifferently, while outsiders speak in the golden scripture.
100、Neighbouring rivers do not waste water; neighbouring mountains do not waste firewood.
——考研英语常用谚语 50句菁华
1、One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘,谬之千里。
2、Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。
3、More hasty,less speed. 欲速则不达。
4、It’s never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。
5、A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
6、Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
7、well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。
8、Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。
9、Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。
10、Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。
11、An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
12、Speech is silver, silence is gold.
13、Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
14、Good health is over wealth.
15、He is wise that is honest.
16、Where there is a will, there is a way.
17、Fortune favors those who use their judgement.
18、All that glitters is not gold.
19、The greatest talkers are always least doers.
20、A good beginning is half done.
21、Every little helps a mickle.
22、A friend is easier lost than found.
23、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
24、Never fish in trouble water.
25、From small beginning come great things.
26、Birds of a feather flock together.
27、Like father, like son.
28、God helps those who help themselves.
29、Complacency is the enemy of study.
30、Don‘t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
31、Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it.
32、Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
33、All that ends well is well.
34、Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
35、He laughs best who laughs last.
36、Seeing is believing.
37、Virtue is fairer far than beauty.
38、Books and friends should be few but good.
39、Success belongs to the persevering.
40、Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
41、A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
42、戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。
43、谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好。
44、昨日不会重现。
45、黄金并非万能。
46、稳扎稳打无往而不胜。
47、不善始者不善终。
48、条条大路通罗马。
49、只工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
50、没有不带刺的玫瑰。
——高中常用英语谚语 50句菁华
1、Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。
2、Business before pleasure.先工作,后娱乐。
3、A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。
4、He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。
5、Be swift to hear, slow to speak.多听少说。
6、constant dropping wears the stone.滴水穿石。
7、A man is never too old to learn.活到老,学到老。
8、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一个苹果,医生不来找我。
9、Action speak louder than words.
10、Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
11、田不耕不肥,马无夜草不壮。
12、白天下雨晚上晴,连续三天不会停。
13、晚上下雨白天晴,晒得泥草青又青。
14、一夜不睡,十夜不醒。
15、雨打夜,落一夜。
16、One swallow does not make a summer。一燕不成夏。
17、Health is better than wealth。健康胜过财富。
18、Practice makes perfect。熟能生巧。
19、Nothing brave,nothing have。不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
20、No man can do two things at once。一心不可二用。
21、One man's fault is other man's lesson。前车之鉴。
22、No cross,no crown。不经历风雨,怎样见彩虹。
23、One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays。百闻不如一见。
24、Set a thief to catch a thief。以贼捉贼。
25、He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs。背后说好话,才是真朋友。
26、One good turn deserves another。行善积德。
27、One false move may lose the game。一着不慎,满盘皆输。
28、Hasty love,soon cold。一见钟情难维久。
29、Something is better than nothing。聊胜于无。
30、No way is impossible to courage。勇者无惧。
31、He is a fool that forgets himself。愚者忘乎所以。
32、One boy is a boy,two boys half a boy,three boys no boy。一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝。
33、Once bitten,twice shy。一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
34、No rose without a thorn。没有不带刺的玫瑰。
35、Pride goes before,and shame es after。骄傲使人落后。
36、Seek the truth from facts。实事求是。
37、Pull the chestnut out of fire。火中取栗。
38、Be slow to promise and quick to perform重诺守信。
39、不要轻言放弃,否则对不起自己!
40、非学无以广才,非志无以成学。
41、书是随时携带的花园。
42、逆水行舟,不进则退。
43、团结就是力量。
44、一天一个苹果,医生远离我。
45、财富能使人拜倒。
46、光阴一去不复返。
47、与其临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网。
48、没有不带刺的玫瑰。
49、试试就能行,争争就能赢。
50、努力不一定成功,不努力一定会失败。
——英语写作常用谚语 40句菁华
1、从善如登,从恶如崩。
2、兼听则明,偏信则暗。
3、小的不哄,老的不欺。
4、有福同享,有难同当。
5、争着不够吃,让着吃不了。
6、人往高处走,水往低处流。
7、撑死胆大的,饿死胆小的。
8、眼睛不识宝,灵芝当蓬蒿。
9、老人不讲古,后生会失谱。
10、不怕百事不利,就怕灰心丧气。
11、好茶不怕细品,好事不怕细论。
12、求人不如求己,使人不如使腿。
13、吃过的馍馍不香,嚼过的甘蔗不甜。
14、拼一个春夏秋冬,博高考无怨无悔。
15、门前有个讨饭棍,骨肉至亲不上门。
16、A horse has a reins.
17、He who is bold is hungry.
18、Father knows no farming, no grain.
19、People go up and water flows down.
20、Don't be afraid of ghosts screaming.
21、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
22、Lao Jifu is ambitious for thousands of miles.
23、Mill the rice and make sense of what you say.
24、Don't talk at random, don't rush at anything.
25、Eating people's mouth is soft, but it's short.
26、A confidant in the sea, a neighbor in the horizon.
27、Bed before night, cock crows early to see the sky.
28、More people make sense, more grain makes good rice.
29、Success comes from thrift and industry is diligent.
30、The weak choose ease, the strong go forward bravely.
31、Listening at the same time is clear, but belief is dark.
32、Dumb eat Coptis chinensis, there is pain can not be said.
33、Once bitten by a snake, three years afraid of straw rope.
34、He went to the casino and refused to recognize his parents.
35、I would rather break a bone than bow my head to be humiliated.
36、Ling Ling will be the top, a panoramic view of small mountains.
37、Don't hide fire in cold days, but don't hide wind in hot days.
38、Eyes do not know treasure, Ganoderma lucidum when Peng Artemisia.
39、When the water recedes and the stone is there, the good man can't say bad.
40、There is a beggar stick in front of the door, and the flesh and blood can't go to the door.
——英文的常用谚语大全 40句菁华
1、早睡早起。
2、生命在于运动。
3、久晴必有久连阴。
4、若要健,天天练。
5、人怕伤心,树怕伤根。
6、人急忘羞,狗急眺墙。
7、撑死能的,饿死熊的。
8、有静有动,无病无痛。
9、秤砣虽小,能压千斤。
10、竹贵有节,人贵有志。
11、苍蝇不叮没缝儿的蛋。
12、酒吃头杯,茶吃二盏。
13、大霜毒日现,毒日无好天。
14、太阳是个宝,常晒身体好。
15、欲求生快活,须下死工夫。
16、水不激不跃,人不激不奋。
17、萝卜出了地,郎中没生意。
18、一日不读口生,一日不写手生。
19、人想人能想死,人气人能气死。
20、人无横财不富,马无夜草不肥。
21、八十不可留餐,九十不可留宿。
22、不吃苦,不赚钱,坐吃三年海也干。
23、吃得快、咽得忙,伤了胃口伤了肠。
24、穿山甲,王不留,妇女服了乳汁流。
25、晨不起早,误一天事;幼不勤学,误一生事。
26、Food is better than medicine.
27、Flies don't bite seamless eggs.
28、Live a white life without worrying.
29、Winter knows Zhenmu, 39 see kungfu.
30、First cup of wine and two cups of tea.
31、Drink cold water in cold weather and remember.
32、Laugh three times a day without taking medicine.
33、High mountains and long waters, ambitious spirit.
34、If you want to have fewer colds, take a cold bath.
35、To prevent insomnia, cook porridge and white lotus.
36、The sun is a treasure. It's good to keep in the sun.
37、A man forgets his shyness and a dog looks at the wall.
38、Big frost is poisonous day by day, poisonous day has no good day.
39、No man is rich without windfall, and no horse is fat without night grass.
40、Fried beans are eaten by a big partner and the frying pan is served by one person.
——英语谚语高考常用 40句菁华
1、光阴似箭。
2、时势造英雄。
3、不要自找麻烦。
4、事实胜于雄辩。
5、勤奋是成功之母。
6、无知是鲁莽之源。
7、眼不见,心不念。
8、幸福首先在于健康。
9、黄金不能买尽一切。
10、人无知犹如房屋无基。
11、千里之行,始于足下。
12、物以类聚,人以群分。
13、有个好习惯,事事皆不难。
14、自信是走向成功的第一步。
15、谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好。
16、弱者选择安逸,强者勇往直前。
17、欢乐就是健康,忧郁就是病痛。
18、积一时之跬步,臻千里之遥程。
19、一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴。
20、最不信任别人的人最不应该得到信任。
21、Knowledge is power.
22、Health is happiness.
23、Everything starts hard.
24、Don't trouble yourself.
25、Good deeds build virtue.
26、First come, first served.
27、Gold can't buy everything.
28、Who laughs last laughs best.
29、Facts speak louder than words.
30、A day's plan lies in the morning.
31、Tell yourself once a day: I'm really good.
32、Friends are not known until they are needed.
33、Self-confidence is the first step to success.
34、Spring does not sow, autumn does not harvest.
35、There is no more faithful friend than a good book.
36、Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.
37、Instead of justifying failure, find ways to succeed.
38、A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
39、Believe in yourself first, and then others will believe in you.
40、Quick horse and whip, gentleman first, since ancient times heroes out of youth.