VOA慢速英语:Doctor Heidegger’s Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne

vase - n. a container that is used for holding flowers or for decoration

Fountain of Youth  - n. 1.  in stories and legends: a fountain with magic water or
a source of the kind of energy or health that young people usually have

wondrous - adj. causing wonder or amazement : very beautiful or impressive

magic -  adj. having the power to make impossible things happen; having supernatural power

nationalism - n. a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries

temporary - adj. continuing for a limited amount of time; not permanent

Now it's your turn to use the words in this story. Do you think people should look for a Fountain of Youth? Have you ever seen an older person who is trying to act younger than they really are?