雙語對照 ● 愛的比較大限度　Love without Measure

愛的最大限度　Love without Measure

◎ Steve Goodier

Freda Bright says, “Only in opera do people die of love.” It’s true. You really can’t love somebody to death. I’ve known people to die from no love, but I’ve never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can’t love one another enough.

弗雷德·布萊特說過：“只有在歌劇中，人們才會為愛而死。”這是真的。的確，你不能因為愛一個人而死。我也知道有人死于缺失愛，但我從沒聽說過誰因被愛而死。我們恰好只是彼此之間愛也愛不夠。

A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and apprehensive. Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.

有一個感人的故事，講一個女人最終決定向她的老板提出加薪。她一整天都焦慮不安。接近傍晚時，她鼓起勇氣向老板提議。令她高興的是，老板同意給她加薪。

The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or ... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

傍晚，女人回到家，發(fā)現(xiàn)漂亮的餐桌上擺滿了豐盛的菜肴。燭光輕輕地搖曳著。她的丈夫提早回家，準備了一頓慶祝宴。她覺得很疑惑，難道有人從辦公室里向他通風報信，或者還是……他不知怎么，竟知道她不會被拒絕？

She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read, “Congratulations, darling! I knew you’d get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you.”

她在廚房里找到了他，告訴他這個好消息。他們擁抱親吻，然后坐下來共享美餐。在她的盤子旁邊，女人發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個便條，上面用漂亮的字體寫著：“祝賀你，親愛的！我就知道你會加薪的！這一切會告訴你我有多么愛你。”

Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read, “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you.”

晚餐后，丈夫到廚房洗碗。她注意到，又有卡片從他的口袋里掉出來。她從地上撿起卡片，上面寫著：“不要因為沒有加薪而煩惱！這也是你應得的！不管怎樣，這一切會告訴你我有多么愛你。”

Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his spouse is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.

有人曾經(jīng)說過，愛的限度就是無限度地去愛。這個男人給予了她完全的包容和愛，不管她成功與否。他的愛在她勝利時為她慶祝，在她失敗時為她撫平創(chuàng)傷。他與她同在，無論生活怎樣，他們始終同舟共濟。

Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” And love your friends. Love them without measure.

在接受諾貝爾和平獎時，特蕾莎修女說：“我們能做些什么來促進世界和平？那就是回家愛你的家人吧。”還要愛你的朋友。無止境地愛他們。

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