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　　Do you realize that the only time in our lives when 

　　　　　　　　  

we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 

10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think 

in fractions.

　　"How old are you?"

　　"I'm 4 and half."

　　You're never 36 and a half, but you're 4 and a half 

going on 5  ! That's the key. You get into your teens, 

now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number.

　　"How old are you?"

　　"I'm gonna be 16."

　　You could be 12, but you're gonna be 16. And then 

the greatest day of your life happens: you become 21. 

Even the words sounds like a ceremony--you BECOME 21. 

YES!!!!

　　But then you turn 30. Ooohhh, what happened here?? 

Makes you sound like bad milk. He TURNED. We had to 

throw him out. There's no fun now. What's wrong?? What 

changed???

　　You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40...

stay over there, it's all slipping away...

　　You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, you're PUSHING 40, you 

REACH 50...my dreams are gone...

　　You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, you're PUSHING 40, you 

REACH 50 and then you MAKE IT to 60...Whew! I didn't think 

I'd make it.

　　You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, You're PUSHING 40, you 

REACH 50, you MAKE IT to 60, and by then you've built up 

so much speed, you HIT 70!

　　After that, it's a day by day thing. You HIT Wednesday, 

you get into your 80s, you HIT lunch. I mean my grandmother 

won't even buy green bananas, "Well it's an investment, you 

know, and maybe a bad one."

　　And it doesn't end there...Into the 90's, you start going 

backwards: I was JUST 92. Then a strange thing happens, if 

you make it over 100, you become a little kid again: I'm 100 

and a half!!

　　Age is a funny thing.

Key  words：

aging　（n.）上年紀

going  on  5　快要五歲

teens　（n.）青少年時期

become  21　在美國，滿二十一歲即成年

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