温馨夜读 PART3 15 Love Without Measure 无条件的爱

 

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[00:01.19]Love Without Measure 无条件的爱

[00:05.89]Freda Bright says,“Only in opera do people die of love.”

[00:11.69]It’s true. You really can’t love somebody to death.

[00:16.17]I’ve known people to die from no love, 

[00:19.41]but I’ve never known anyone to be loved to death.

[00:23.39]We just can’t love one another enough.

[00:26.57]A heart-warming story tells of a woman 

[00:30.15]who finally decided¹ to ask her boss for a raise in salary.

[00:34.56]All day she felt nervous and apprehensive².

[00:38.50]Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer.

[00:43.85]To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.

[00:47.80]The woman arrived home that evening 

[00:50.68]to a beautiful table set with their best dishes.

[00:54.25]Candles were softly glowing. 

[00:57.24]Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive³ meal.

[01:02.35]She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off,

[01:06.83]or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

[01:11.97]She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news.

[01:15.91]They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal.

[01:20.51]Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note.

[01:25.21]It read: “Congratulations, darling! I knew you’d get the raise!

[01:30.79]These things will tell you how much I love you.”

[01:34.29]Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up.

[01:39.10]She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket.

[01:43.59]Picking it off the floor, she read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise!

[01:49.72]You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you.”

[01:54.86]Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure.

[02:00.11]What this man feels for his spouse⁴ is total acceptance and love, 

[02:05.53]whether she succeeds or fails.

[02:08.21]His love celebrates her victories and soothes⁵ her wounds.

[02:12.36]He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.

[02:17.18]Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said:

[02:21.88]“What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”

[02:28.01]And love your friends. Love them without measure.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 apprehensive   

adj.担心的，恐惧的，善于领会的

参考例句：

• She was deeply apprehensive about her future.她对未来感到非常担心。
• He was rather apprehensive of failure.他相当害怕失败。

3 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

4 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

5 soothes   

v.安慰( soothe的第三人称单数 )；抚慰；使舒服；减轻痛苦

参考例句：

• Fear grasps, love lets go. Fear rankles, love soothes. 恐惧使人痛心，爱使痛苦减轻。 来自互联网
• His loe celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds. 他的爱庆祝她的胜利，也抚平她的创伤。 来自互联网