英语美文：让爱生爱

 让爱生爱Love Begets¹ Love： 一天夜里，我出差到达宾馆的时候已经很晚了，所以决定就在宾馆里吃晚餐。就在快吃完的时候，一对年长的夫妇走进来用餐。他们手牵着手，笑意融融，坐在离我三个桌子远的位子上。我对他们展现出的对彼此的爱意感到很惊讶。这情景更加击中了我的要害，因为我刚刚结束一段维持了20年的婚姻，心中的痛仍未散去。

我这桌的侍者也服务他们那桌。我在买单的时候，问侍者那对夫妇的账单是多少钱，他告诉了我，然后我替他们付了40美元。侍者问我是不是认识他们，我说：“不认识，我只是想回报他们对彼此的爱，”说完我离开了餐厅。

 I arrived late one night, on a business trip, so I decided² to have dinner in the hotel. As I was finishing my meal, an older couple came in to dine. They were holding hands and had lovely smiles on their faces. They sat three tables from me. I was amazed at the love they showed for one another. It seemed to strike home, all the more, because this was shortly after ending a 20-year marriage and I still had pain in my heart.[1]

My waiter was also their waiter. As I paid my bill, I inquired as to what their bill was, he informed me, and I gave him the $40 to pay their tab[2]. He asked if I knew them and I told him, “No, I just wanted to repay them for the love that they were showing to each other,” and then I departed.

The next day, my business meeting ended two hours before the flight back to Houston[3]. I entered the restaurant to dine prior to my departure. After I had been seated, the waiter from the night before came up to my table. The waiter said the strangest thing happened after I left the restaurant.

1 begets   

v.为…之生父( beget的第三人称单数 )；产生，引起

参考例句：

• It begets at least seven standard type offspring from such matings. 这类交配中生下至少七个标准型后代。 来自辞典例句
• Violence begets violence until the innocent perish with the guilty. 暴力招致暴力直到这因罪行而无缘无故的毁灭。 来自电影对白

2 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。