英语美文：Letter to a Young Friend

My dear friend

I know of no Medicine fit to diminish the violent natural inclination1 you mention; and if I did, I think I should not communicate it to you. Marriage is the proper Remedy. It is the most natural State of man, and therefore the state in which you will find solid Happiness.Your Reason against entering into it at present appears to be not well founded. The Circumstantial Advantages you have in view by

Postponing2 it, are not only uncertain, but they are small in comparison with the Thing itself, the being married and settled. It is the Man and Woman united that makes the complete human Being, Separate she wants his force of Body and

Strength of Reason; he her Softness, Sensibility and acute Discernment. Together they are most likely to succeed in the World. A single man has not nearly the value he would have in that State of Union. He is an incomplete Animal.He resembles the odd Half of a Pair of Scissors.

If you get a prudent3, health wife, your Industry in your Profession, with her good Economy, will be a Fortune sufficient.

Your Affectionate Friend

词汇解析： 1 inclination

n.倾斜；点头；弯腰；斜坡；倾度；倾向；爱好 参考例句：

She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。 I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。 2 postponing

v.延期，推迟( postpone的现在分词 )

参考例句：

He tried to gain time by postponing his decision. 他想以迟迟不作决定的手段来争取时间。 来自辞典例句

I don't hold with the idea of postponing further discussion of the matter. 我不赞成推迟进一步讨论这件事的想法。 来自辞典例句 3 prudent

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的 参考例句：

A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。

You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

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