12. The Positive Meanings of Love 爱的真谛12. The Positive Meanings of Love 爱的真谛.doc

12. The Positive Meanings of Love 爱的真谛 1. We’d like to share some of the positive meanings love has for us. 1、我们想与大家一起分享我们对爱的一些积极看法。(love has for us是定语从句，修饰some of the positive meanings一些积极意义；would like to do sth. 想要做某事) 2. Love means that I know the person I love. I’m aware of the many sides of the other person-not just the beautiful side but also the limitations, inconsistencies and faults. I have an awareness of the other’s feelings and thoughts, and I experience something of the core of that person. I can penetrate social masks and roles and see the other person on a deeper level. 2、爱就意味着了解所爱之人。能够认识到(be aware of 知道)这个人的各个方面——不仅仅（not just）是美好的一面，还有(but also)他的局限、他的矛盾之处(inconsistencies 是inconsistency复数形式)、他的缺点。要看到这个人的情感和思想，要感受他的内心世界。要能够透过（penetrate）他在社交场合的表现（social marks 社会面具）和他的社会角色（roles）而看到他的内心深处(on a deeper level 在更深层次上；直译：从更深层面上了解这个人)。(本段中出现的the person, the other person, that person都在讲“所爱之人”) 3. Love means that I care about the welfare of the person I love. To the extent that it is genuine, my caring is not possessive, nor does it hold the other person back. On the contrary, my caring frees both of us. If I care about you, I’m concerned about your growth, and I hope you will become all that you can become. Consequently, I don’t put up obstacles to what you do that enhances you as a person，even though it may result in my discomfort at times. 3、爱就意味着关心所爱之人的幸福（welfare = happiness）。真正的爱不是占有（not possessive），也不是束缚(nor does it hold the other person back 是由nor引导的“倒装句”，助动词does要置于主语之前) (to the extent that 就…来说；genuine adj. 真实的，真正的；诚恳的；hold back 阻止；抑制)。相反（on the contrary），两人都在爱中得到自由。关心（care about）一个人就是关心（be concerned about）他的成长，希望他可以尽其所能有所成就（that you can become 作定语，修饰all）。因此（consequently），我不会为他的个人发展（what you do that enhances you as a person; enhance vt. 提高；加强）设置障碍(obstacle to 对…的障碍；后跟名词、名词性词组或句子，作定语)，即使（even though）有时(at times)这样会给我带来不便(result in my discomfort)。 4. Love means having respect for the dignity of the person I love. If I love you, I can see you as a separate