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情人節(jié)的愛與關(guān)懷

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沒有愛，人無法堅(jiān)強(qiáng)，因?yàn)閻鄄皇且环N無足輕重的情感：它是生命的血液，是分離者重新團(tuán)聚的力量，這是現(xiàn)代西方倫理學(xué)家保羅??蒂里希的思想觀點(diǎn)。愛，并不是一種感情，而是生活的一個(gè)原則。愛的力量是偉大的，它讓人們學(xué)會(huì)了關(guān)心和愛，讓愛的火炬不斷傳遞，并激發(fā)出更廣泛、更深沉的愛。每個(gè)人對愛的表達(dá)方式都有所不同，世界上有幾十億人口，就有幾十億種表達(dá)方法；然而表達(dá)愛的方式其實(shí)很簡單，一句真誠的“我愛你”，一個(gè)溫暖的擁抱就足夠了，愛要勇敢地表達(dá)出來。

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??Feb. 14th, is Valentine’s Day in America.?? To mark the occasion, many Americans will spendbig bucks on chocolates and other candy.

On this cold February evening, a homeless man named Mathew is happily aware of thisromantic holiday, even as he shivers and solicits change from passersby. “It’s the spirit ofValentine’s Day, the love and the affection and the warmth that people have to offer.”

When asked what he loves most on this special day Mathew is quick to answer. “Maybe aValentine’s gift, a nice hug, kiss, a special kiss that’s very profound. And its warming, you know,”

he laughs.

The words “l(fā)ove and care” seems to sum up Wassim’s home life this Valentine’s Day. HeListening Comprehension聽力理解1. mark the occasion; chocolates and other candy2. B 3. D Keytakes a moment between sales and grinding coffee to refl ect on his wife and smallchildren.

“Just knowing they are there, is enough for me to know that they love me.

They are my life.” When asked to mention one thing in particular, his wife doesthat telegraphs that message, Wassim balks. “I don’t have one thing. Everythingshe does is what makes me feel special about her. When she is home and waits forme and makes the food and everybody sits at the table, that’s love.”

Love is an overused word in some circles, but for Wassim, it still holdsterrifi c power. “When you say to somebody ‘I love you,’ it includes everything inyour life.”

1 Feb. 14, is Valentine’s Day in America. To , many Americanswill spend big bucks on .

2 In Mathew’s opinion,what is the spirit of Valentine’s Day? ( )A. Buying chocolates and other candy.

B. The love and the affection and the warmth that people have to offer.

C. A Valentine’s gift.

D. All the above.

3 According to Wassim’s home life, which occasion is love? ( )A. Just knowing that his wife and small children are there is enough.

B. When his wife makes the food and everybody sits at the table, that’s love.

C. When his wife is home and waits for him is love.

D. All the above.

Valentine n.

情人aware a.

注意到的affection n.

愛，愛慕profound a.

深切的reflect v.

考慮telegraph n.

電報(bào)special a.

特別的overuse v.

過度使用詞匯加油站2月14日是美國的情人節(jié)。為了慶祝這一節(jié)日，很多美國人花大量的錢買巧克力和其他糖果。

在這個(gè)寒冷的二月的夜晚，一個(gè)叫做馬修的無家可歸的男人，即使在打著寒戰(zhàn)向路人乞求零錢時(shí)，他也很幸福地感受到了這個(gè)浪漫的節(jié)日?！斑@是情人節(jié)的精神，人們一定要給予愛、關(guān)懷和溫暖?！?/p>

當(dāng)被問及在這特別的日子里，馬修最喜愛什么時(shí)，他很快做出了回答。“也許是一個(gè)情人節(jié)禮物，一個(gè)美好的擁抱，親吻，一個(gè)意義深遠(yuǎn)的特別的吻。你知道，那讓人感到溫暖。”他笑著。

“愛與關(guān)懷”這個(gè)詞似乎可以概括沃斯姆一家在情人節(jié)這天的生活。他在銷售和研磨咖啡期間，忙里偷閑，去仔細(xì)考慮他的妻子和小寶貝們。

“只需要知道他們在這兒，就足夠讓我明白他們愛我。他們是我的生活?！碑?dāng)他的妻子發(fā)電報(bào)讓他提出一件特別的事情時(shí)，沃斯姆猶豫了?！皼]有什么特別的事情。她做的一切事情都會(huì)讓我感覺她很特別。當(dāng)她在家等我，并做一些美食，然后大家坐在桌子前時(shí)，那就是愛?！?/p>

愛在一些場合是一個(gè)過度使用的詞匯，但是對于沃斯姆來說，它仍然具有驚人的力量。

“當(dāng)你對某個(gè)人說‘我愛你’時(shí)，這包含了你生命的全部?！?/p>

1 A homeless man named Mathew is happily aware of this romantic holiday, even as heshivers and solicits change from passersby. “named Mathew”作man的修飾語； “beaware of ”是常用短語，意思為意識(shí)到、注意到。

2 When asked what he loves most on this special day Mathew is quick to answer. 句子主語的這個(gè)人是被問及到，因此用“when asked”而不用“asking”。此外when引導(dǎo)的是時(shí)間狀語從句，意為當(dāng)被問及到……的時(shí)候。

3 Everything she does is what makes me feel special about her. Everything she does是Everything that she does的省略句，“Everything she does”是句子的主語?！癴eel specialabout someone”表示對某人有特殊的感覺，喜歡某人。