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情人节的爱与关怀

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没有爱，人无法坚强，因为爱不是一种无足轻重的情感：它是生命的血液，是分离者重新团聚的力量，这是现代西方伦理学家保罗??蒂里希的思想观点。爱，并不是一种感情，而是生活的一个原则。爱的力量是伟大的，它让人们学会了关心和爱，让爱的火炬不断传递，并激发出更广泛、更深沉的爱。每个人对爱的表达方式都有所不同，世界上有几十亿人口，就有几十亿种表达方法；然而表达爱的方式其实很简单，一句真诚的“我爱你”，一个温暖的拥抱就足够了，爱要勇敢地表达出来。

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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 “love and care” seems to sum up Wassim’s home life this Valentine’s Day. HeListening Comprehension听力理解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.

爱，爱慕profound a.

深切的reflect v.

考虑telegraph n.

电报special a.

特别的overuse v.

过度使用词汇加油站2月14日是美国的情人节。为了庆祝这一节日，很多美国人花大量的钱买巧克力和其他糖果。

在这个寒冷的二月的夜晚，一个叫做马修的无家可归的男人，即使在打着寒战向路人乞求零钱时，他也很幸福地感受到了这个浪漫的节日。“这是情人节的精神，人们一定要给予爱、关怀和温暖。”

当被问及在这特别的日子里，马修最喜爱什么时，他很快做出了回答。“也许是一个情人节礼物，一个美好的拥抱，亲吻，一个意义深远的特别的吻。你知道，那让人感到温暖。”他笑着。

“爱与关怀”这个词似乎可以概括沃斯姆一家在情人节这天的生活。他在销售和研磨咖啡期间，忙里偷闲，去仔细考虑他的妻子和小宝贝们。

“只需要知道他们在这儿，就足够让我明白他们爱我。他们是我的生活。”当他的妻子发电报让他提出一件特别的事情时，沃斯姆犹豫了。“没有什么特别的事情。她做的一切事情都会让我感觉她很特别。当她在家等我，并做一些美食，然后大家坐在桌子前时，那就是爱。”

爱在一些场合是一个过度使用的词汇，但是对于沃斯姆来说，它仍然具有惊人的力量。

“当你对某个人说‘我爱你’时，这包含了你生命的全部。”

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的修饰语； “beaware of ”是常用短语，意思为意识到、注意到。

2 When asked what he loves most on this special day Mathew is quick to answer. 句子主语的这个人是被问及到，因此用“when asked”而不用“asking”。此外when引导的是时间状语从句，意为当被问及到……的时候。

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”是句子的主语。“feel specialabout someone”表示对某人有特殊的感觉，喜欢某人。