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Wenjuan Posted 14 years ago
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What's the meaning of springs in this sentence?
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
Hi, everyone! I want to figure out the exact meaning of this sentence:it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. Some people explain it as spring waters. But I think the deep springs of life may refer to a period of time in our life——youth. We can divide our life into four periods——spring, summer, autumn and winter. Then spring is the period of time when we are still young and fresh. I am wondering whether my understanding is right or not. I am grateful if some native speakers of English can explain it for me.
Hi, everyone! I want to figure out the exact meaning of this sentence:it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. Some people explain it as spring waters. But I think the deep springs of life may refer to a period of time in our life——youth. We can divide our life into four periods——spring, summer, autumn and winter. Then spring is the period of time when we are still young and fresh. I am wondering whether my understanding is right or not. I am grateful if some native speakers of English can explain it for me.
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It is a matter of personal interpretation, so your analysis is legitimate. It could be a double entendre... I read it as a spring is a body of water, the metaphor shows that there is a surface, like water, but also hidden things; hard to see at the bottom of the spring.
- It is a matter of personal interpretation, so your analysis is legitimate.
- It could be a double entendre...
- I read it as a spring is a body of water, the metaphor shows that there is a surface, like water, but also hidden things; hard to see at the bottom of the spring.
- I think it is saying that youth is the foundation of life.
- The experiences we have shape who we are, but are hidden in the past.
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It is a matter of personal interpretation, so your analysis is legitimate. It could be a double entendre...
I read it as a spring is a body of water, the metaphor shows that there is a surface, like water, but also hidden things; hard to see at the bottom of the spring.
I think it is saying that youth is the foundation of life. The experiences we have shape who we are, but are hi
I read it as a spring is a body of water, the metaphor shows that there is a surface, like water, but also hidden things; hard to see at the bottom of the spring.
I think it is saying that youth is the foundation of life. The experiences we have shape who we are, but are hi
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This is yet another interpretation.
"the freshness of the deep springs of life" is a metaphor. The "deep" in "the deep springs of life" is a reference to a person's mature age.
To form a deep spring, water has to infiltrate deep under the ground and this whole process takes a lot of time so the water (in the spring) is actually old. But when we tap the spring, it (the water we drew
"the freshness of the deep springs of life" is a metaphor. The "deep" in "the deep springs of life" is a reference to a person's mature age.
To form a deep spring, water has to infiltrate deep under the ground and this whole process takes a lot of time so the water (in the spring) is actually old. But when we tap the spring, it (the water we drew
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WenjuanYouth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.Hi, everyone! I want to figure out the exact meaning of this sentence:it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. Som
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Thanks for your answer. I have found many examples on the Internet in which deep can be used to modify the other three seasons—summer,autumn and winter. I am wondeing whether deep can modify the other three seasons and spring is just an exception
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You can be deep into a season, but you asked for native speakers' interpretations, and summer, for example, cannot be simply deep. It can be deep summer, meaning far along, but it can't be a deep summer, and you can't say that the summer is deep.
"The deep springs" is plain—the springs (of water) are deep. A spring brings life as a spontaneous miracle. The metaphor is a hackneyed one in E
"The deep springs" is plain—the springs (of water) are deep. A spring brings life as a spontaneous miracle. The metaphor is a hackneyed one in E
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