精美英文欣赏:爱一个人意味着什么?

What does it mean to be a lover ?

爱一个人意味着什么？

It is more than just being marriage or making love to someone.

爱一个人，不只是与其结婚或者做爱。

Millions of people are married but few are real lovers.

成千上万的人结婚，却只有极少人真正相爱。

To be a real lover,you must commit to and participant in a perpetual dance intimacy¹ with you partner.

真正爱一个人，你要承诺与你的另一半永远亲密无间。

You are a lover when you appreciate the gift your partner is celebrate that gift every day.

爱一个人，就要把你的爱人当成上天赐予的礼物，要每天歌颂你的爱人。

You are a lover when you remember that your partner does not belong to you.

爱一个人，就要记住他并不属于你，

He or she is on loan from the universe.

他是上苍借给你的宝贝。

You are a lover when you realize that nothing that happens between you will be insignificant²,

爱一个人，你要知道，你和爱人之间发生的任何事都是有意义的。

that everything you say in the relationship has the potential to cause your beloved joy or sorrow, and everything you do will either strengthen your connection or weaken it.

你说的没一句话都可以使爱人伤心或难过，你做的每一件事都可能增进或减少你们之间的爱情。

You are a lover when you understand all this,

作为爱人，你必须明白这些道理。

and thus wake up each morning filled with gratitude³ that you have another day in which to love and enjoy your partner ,

每天早上你醒来时，要感谢上苍，你又有一天的时间可以去爱和拥有你的爱人。

When you have a lover in your life,you are richly blessed.

拥有一个人爱人，你的生活就充满了祝福。

You have been given the gift of another person who has chosen to walk beside you.

上苍赐予你的礼物，就是有一个爱人与你同行。

He or she will share your days and your nights,your bed and you burdens.

爱人和你朝夕相伴，同床共枕、同甘共苦。

Your lover will seek you out where you have been hiding,and create a haven⁴ for you within safe,loving arms.

爱人会看到其他任何人都看不到的属于你的秘密。爱人会触摸到任何其他人都触摸不到的你的灵魂。无论你身藏何处，爱人都会把你找到。爱人会用安全的，充满爱的双臂为你营造一个温馨的港湾。

You lover offers you an abundance of miracles every day.

爱人每天给你带来无限的奇迹。

He has the power to delight you with his smile,his voice,the scent⁵ of his neck,the way he moves.

他的微笑，他的声音，他脖颈上的气味，他走路的方式，都是你快乐的源泉。

She has the power to banish⁶ your loneliness.He has the power to turn the ordinary into the sublime⁷.

爱人能驱赶你的孤独。爱人会化平凡为高尚，使生活得到升华。

She is your doorway⁸ to heaven here to earth.

爱人是你从尘世到达天堂的阶梯！

1 intimacy   

n.熟悉，亲密，密切关系，亲昵的言行

参考例句：

• His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切，这有点言过其实。
• I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。

2 insignificant   

adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的

参考例句：

• In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
• This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。

3 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

4 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

5 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

6 banish   

vt.放逐，驱逐；消除，排除

参考例句：

• The doctor advised her to banish fear and anxiety.医生劝她消除恐惧和忧虑。
• He tried to banish gloom from his thought.他试图驱除心中的忧愁。

7 sublime   

adj.崇高的，伟大的；极度的，不顾后果的

参考例句：

• We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。
• Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会，就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。

8 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。