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