1、Love Is Just a Thread 爱只是一根线 来源：英语温馨夜读 I 时间：2007-04-23 每个人对爱都有不同的诠释，它或是激情的迸发，或是润物无声的小雨，或是涓涓而不息的溪流。爱也会有许多的表达方式，它可以是一句“我爱你！“ ，也可以是一束鲜花，也可以是不变的关心和爱护。爱也许还是那被子中的线，若隐若现，但却让生活更坚实，更温暖Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They dont act in the romantic ways that I read in books or
2、 I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you“ is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even more out of the question. One day, my mother was sewing a quilt . I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.“Mom, I have a question to ask you,“ I said after
3、a while.“What?“ she replied, still doing her work.“Is there love between you and Dad?“ I asked her in a very low voice.My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didnt answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was in a great emba
4、rrassment and I didnt know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,“ she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love
5、should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but its really there. Love is inside.“I listened carefully but I couldnt understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. After they were back from the hospital, every day in the morning and dusk
6、, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. It seemed they were the most harmonious couple. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world.Af
7、ter two months he still couldnt walk by himself. All of us were worried about him.“Dad, how are you feeling now?“ I asked him one day.“Susan, dont worry about me.“ he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.“ Reading his eyes, I know he loves
8、my mother deeply.Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.精美译文： 有时候，我真地怀疑父母之间是否有真爱。他们从未像我在书中读到，或在电视中看到的那样“相爱“ 。他们认为“我爱你“是太过奢侈的词汇，很难说出口。在情人节送花那就更不可
9、能了。一天，母亲正在缝被子，我静静地坐在她旁边看着她。过了一会，我说：“妈妈，我想问你一个问题。 ”“什么问题？”她一边继续缝着，一边回答道。我低声地问道：“你和爸爸之间有没有爱情啊？”母亲停下了手中的活，满眼惊讶地抬起头。她没有马上回答。然后低下头，继续缝被子。我非常尴尬，不知道该怎么办。不过，后来母亲沉思着说：“苏珊，看看这些线。有时候，你能看得见，但是大多数都隐藏在被子里。这些线使被子坚固耐用。如果生活就像一床被子，那么爱就是其中的线。你不可能随时随地看到它，但是它却实实在在地存在着。爱是内在的。 ”我仔细地听着，却无法理解。直到第二年春天我父亲得重病的时候，我才明白这句话的含义。他们从
10、医院回来后，每天的清晨或黄昏，母亲都会搀扶着父亲在乡村的小路上散步。看起来他们就像是天作之合。在小路旁边，有许多美丽的野花、绿草和树木。阳光穿过树叶的缝隙，温柔地照射在地面上。这一切形成了一幅世间最美好的画面。两个月之后，父亲仍然无法独立行走。我们都很为他担心。 有一天，我问他：“爸爸，你感觉怎么样？”他温和地说：“苏珊，不用为我担心。跟你说吧，我喜欢与你妈妈一块散步的感觉。我喜欢这种生活。 ”从他的眼神里，我看得出他深深地爱着母亲。我曾经认为爱情就是鲜花、礼物和甜蜜的亲吻。但是从那一刻起，我明白了，如果生活是一床被子，爱就像是被子里的一根线。爱就在里面，使生活变得坚固而温暖。注释： 1. luxurious adj. 奢侈的- luxury n. 2. out of the question 不可能3. quilt n. 被子4. immediately adv. 立刻，马上5. embarrassment n. 尴尬，窘困6. durable adj. 持久的，耐用的 7. dusk n. 薄暮，黄昏8. harmonious adj. 和谐的，协调的 9. glisten v. 闪光10. unique adj.惟一的, 独特的
