1. I wouldn’t__ , but I’m utterly convinced that Other Half’s deafness is selective. When I mention a____close to his manly heart — namely, sport, engine valves or something — and he____it all, clear as a bell.
2. How____when we were “courting” he heard____I said? Now I have to practically climb inside his____to get the same response.
3. My friend from work has exactly the____problem with her husband. He____little things such as friends’ weddings, because he insists she never____him about them.
佳句翻译
1. 一种短暂而强烈的家庭幸福感袭遍全身，我所有的烦恼很快消失了。
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2. 我搞不懂，一句真诚的爱情表白怎么就变成了我们的另一场常年发生的战争！
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3. 一次美妙的影院之行却在几分钟内引发了导致婚姻瓦解的矛盾。
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短语应用
1. ...of love turn into yet another battle of our perennial !
turn into：把……变成……；把……翻译成……
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2. He forgets little things such as friends’ weddings.
such as：例如；诸如；像……那样的
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爱
On Love
卡里?纪伯伦 / Kahlil Gibran
Then said Almitra, speak to us of Love.
And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said:
When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God’ s sacred feast.
All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life’ s heart.
But if in your fear you would seek only love’ s peace and love’ s pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’ s threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, “God is in my heart, ”but rather, “ I am in the Heart of God.” And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’ s ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
艾尔梅特拉说，请告诉我们有关爱的事情吧！
他抬头望着众人，四周一片寂静。然后，他用洪亮的声音说道：
当爱召唤你时，跟随他，虽然他的道路艰难而险峻。
当他展翅拥抱你时，依顺他，虽然他羽翼中的利刃会伤害你。
当他开口对你说话时，相信他，虽然他的声音会击碎你的梦，像狂风扫尽园中的花。
爱虽然可以为你加冕，但也能将你钉上十字架；他虽然可以帮助你成长，但也能将你削砍剪刈。
他会攀至你的高处，抚慰着你在阳光下颤动的最柔嫩的枝条，但也会潜至你的根部，动摇你紧紧依附着大地的根须。
爱把你像麦捆般聚拢在身边。
他将你们脱粒，使你们赤裸。
他将你们筛选，使你们摆脱麸糠。
他碾磨你们，直至你们清白。
他揉捏你们，直至你们柔顺。
尔后，爱用神圣的火烘焙你，让你成为上帝圣宴上的圣饼。
这一切都是爱为你们所做，使你们能从中领悟自己内心的秘密，从而成为生命之心的一小部分。
但是，在恐惧中，你若只是追求爱的平安与欢乐，那你倒不如遮盖住自己的赤裸，躲避爱的筛打，躲进那没有季节的世界，在那里，你会开怀，但不是尽情欢笑；你会哭泣，但不是尽抛泪水。
爱，除了自身别无所予，也别无所求。
爱，不占有也不被占有。因为，爱在爱里满足了。
你若付出爱时，不要说“上帝在我心中”，而应说“我在上帝心中”。而且，不要以为你可以为爱指引方向。因为，爱若认为你够资格，它自会为你指引方向。
爱别无他求，只求成全自己。
但如果你爱了，又必定有所渴求，那就让这些成为你的所求吧：
融化自己，使之似潺潺细流，在夜晚吟唱自己的清曲。
体会太多温柔带来的痛苦。
被自己对爱的体会所伤害，
并且心甘情愿地淌血。
清晨，带着一颗雀跃的心醒来，感谢又一个充满爱的日子；
午休，沉思爱的心醉神怡；
黄昏，带着感激之情归家；
睡前，为你心中的挚爱祈祷，唇间吟诵着赞美诗。
心灵小语
爱，除了自身别无所予，也别无所求。爱，不占有也不被占有。因为，爱在爱里满足了。不要以为你可以为爱指引方向。因为，爱若认为你够资格，它自会为你指引方向。
记忆填空
1. All these things shall____do unto you that you may____the secrets of your heart, and____that knowledge become a fragment of Life’s heart.
2. love’s threshing-floor, into the seasonless world____you shall laugh, but not all of your__ , and weep, but not all of your____ .
3. But__ you love and must needs have desires, let these be your__ :To melt and be____a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
佳句翻译
1. 他的声音会击碎你的梦，像狂风扫尽园中的花。
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2. 爱虽然可以为你加冕，但也能将你钉上十字架。
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3. 爱，不占有也不被占有。
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短语应用
1. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving…
at dawn：在黎明，破晓
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2. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.
give thanks for：感谢……
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爱的过程
Let Go
佚名 / Anonymous
The experience of love is an inner state. When this is present, you are happy, alive, and free. You feel good about yourself and good about life. As you bring the experience of love into your life, life works effortlessly and great things happen.
The opposite of love is fear and upset. When this is present, you lose down inside. You lose your creativity and your ability to see clearly. You get tunnel vision and you interact in a way that almost always makes your situation worse.
Whether you live in a state of love or a state of upset depends, not on your circumstances, but on how you relate to your circumstances. A good way to see this is to look at upsets.
