他们认为，更糟的是年轻人对这门珍贵、复杂、古老的造型与色彩的艺术不感兴趣甚至轻视。这门艺术有500年的历史，需要花一生的时间才能精通。

Far worse, from their point of view, is the indifference or contempt of the young for a rich, complex, ancient art of colour and form that goes back 500 years and takes a lifetime to master.

youdao

就算100岁吧，在人的一生中可能是漫长的，但在历史的长河中也是相当短暂的。

Even 100 year old, it may be prolonged in a person's life, but comparing with the long river of history it is quite short.

youdao

这位无可置疑的天才，一生匆匆六十七载，却同时也是历史上最有成就的差等生。

This undisputed genius, who lived to be 67, was also one of history's most accomplished underachievers.

youdao

Now, C. Vann Woodward weighed in on this, a great historian, worked here much of his life.

现在还有个C·凡·沃德沃的历史学家,他一生很多时间都在研究南方

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选