英语专业晨读美文-人生篇 11 Love Unlimited

[00:01.18]Love Unlimited¹
[00:06.43]Freda Bright says: "Only in opera do people die of love."
[00:11.90]It's true. You really can't love somebody to death.
[00:15.62]I've known people to die from no love,
[00:18.24] but I've never known anyone to be loved to death.
[00:21.85]We just can't love one another enough.
[00:25.13]A heart-warming story tells of a woman
[00:27.76]who finally decided² to ask her boss for a raise in salary.
[00:31.58] All day she felt nervous and apprehensive³.
[00:34.64]Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer.
[00:39.89] To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.
[00:42.96]The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table
[00:46.46] set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing.
[00:50.62] Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive⁴ meal.
[00:54.33]She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or...
[00:58.37]did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?
[01:02.21]She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news.
[01:05.59] They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal.
[01:10.19] Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note.
[01:13.47] It read: "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise!
[01:18.50]These things will tell you how much I love you."
[01:21.12]Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up.
[01:25.29]She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket.
[01:28.79]Picking it off the floor, she read
[01:31.30]: "Don't worry about not getting the raise!
[01:33.71] You deserve it anyway!
[01:35.35]These things will tell you how much I love you."
[01:38.20]Someone has said that the measure of love is
[01:41.26]when you love without measure.
[01:43.33] What this man feels for his spouse⁵ is total acceptance and love,
[01:47.71]whether she succeeds or fails.
[01:50.77]His love celebrates her victories and soothes⁶ her wounds.
[01:55.58] He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.
[01:59.52]Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize,
[02:02.36] Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to promote world peace?
[02:06.85]Go home and love your family and love your friends.
[02:11.00]Love them without measure."
 

1 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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？

6 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