爱的限度就是无限度地去爱

 　　The measure of love is love without measure 爱的限度就是无限度地去爱

　　Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.

　　A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided¹ to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and apprehensive². Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.

　　The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive³ meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

　　She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read: "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

　　Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."

　　Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his spouse⁴ is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes⁵ her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.

　　Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.

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　　弗里达-布赖特说过,"只有在歌剧里,人们才会为爱情而死". 这是千真万确的,的确,你不会因为爱一个人而死.我知道有人因为缺乏爱而死,可从来没有听说过谁因为被爱而死.我们恰恰是相互之间爱也爱不够.

　　有一个感人的故事,讲一个女人最终决定要向老板提出加薪申请.一整天她都感觉到焦躁不安.下午晚些时候,她鼓起勇气去见了老板.令她兴奋的是,老板同意了加薪.

　　女人晚上回到家,看到漂亮的餐桌上摆满她们最爱的各种菜肴,烛光轻轻地摇曳着.她的丈夫已经早早到家准备了丰盛的晚餐.她想知道是否办公室里的同事悄悄告诉他了,还是他知道她不定不会被拒绝的?

　　她在厨房里找到他,告诉他这个好消息.她们拥抱,亲吻,随后坐下来共享丰盛的晚餐.在她的碟子这边,她看见了一张纸条上写着"亲爱的,祝贺你!我知道你会得到加薪的,这些事情表明我是多么爱你!"

　　晚饭后,丈夫又去厨房洗碗.她注意到又一张纸条从他口袋里滑落,她从地板上拾起来,念到"不要为没有加薪而烦恼!不管怎样,是该给你加薪.我为你做的这一切将告诉你我是多么爱你!"

　　有人曾说,爱的限度就是无限度的去爱.无论妻子成功还是失败,这个男人都给予她完全的包容和爱.他的爱祝贺他的成功,

　　抚平她的创伤.无论生活的道路上遇到什么,他都站在她的身边.

　　特蕾莎修女在接受诺贝尔和平奖时说道:"你能为促进世界和平做些什么?回家爱你的家人吧."并且爱你的朋友,无限度地爱他们。

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