女人香美丽英文人生幸福29篇[24]

　　A perfect,priceless gem¹.
Love is sacred and mysterious.
It has no class distinction.It is not based on money and it is neither bought nor sold.True love is a perfect,priceless gem.
One should not marry without love.
A man and a woman may freely make friends with each other.
But they cannot talk of marriage until their friendship has ripened² into love.In arranging their marriage,they may take other things into consideration,but they always regard love as the most important thing.This type of marriage usually brings happiness .
Many couples live a happy life because their marriage is based on true love .On the contrary,some people marry for the sake of money only,and their marriage is destined³ to be a failure.
Numerous facts prove that marriage based on true love lasts and cannot be easily split up whereas marriage without love does not endure and may end in divorce.

1 gem   

n.宝石，珠宝；受爱戴的人 [同]jewel

参考例句：

• The gem is beyond my pocket.这颗宝石我可买不起。
• The little gem is worth two thousand dollars.这块小宝石价值两千美元。

2 ripened   

v.成熟，使熟( ripen的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They're collecting the ripened reddish berries. 他们正采集熟了的淡红草莓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The branches bent low with ripened fruits. 成熟的果实压弯了树枝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。