TED演讲之什么是爱:漫谈时光流逝(3)

Close encounter two: Brookline, Massachusetts, 1984. 遭遇二: 1984年马萨诸塞的布鲁克林 I went to see the movie "Dune," 我去那里看电影"沙丘" and a girl talked to me. Now, on its face — 一个女孩跟我搭讪,从表面上看 — this is impossible on its face, I realize — 我意识到,这从表面上看是不可能的 — but it is absolutely true. 但它确实是真的....

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TED演讲之什么是爱:爱,本无条件(1)

"Even in purely non-religious terms, “就算抛开宗教信仰的因素, homosexuality represents a misuse of the sexual faculty. 同性恋也是性滥交的代名词 It is a pathetic little second-rate substitute for reality — 它是可悲的,次等的,一种现实的替代品 a pitiable flight from life. 是人生中一段令人遗憾的旅程 As such, it deserves no compassion, 因此,同性恋不值得同情 it deser...

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TED演讲之什么是爱:人类性进化的启示(4)

It's time we moved beyond Mars and Venus, 男人来自火星,女人来自金星的时代已经过去 because the truth is that men are from Africa 现在所有人都知道真相,男人来自非洲 and women are from Africa. 女人也来自非洲 Thank you. 谢谢大家 Thank you. Thank you. 谢谢,谢谢 So a question. 问个问题 It's so perplexing, trying to use arguments about evolutionary history 要将进化历史方...

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TED演讲之什么是爱:爱,本无条件(3)

And I said to her, "What do you think you did 我对她说, "你觉得你做了什么 that helped him to emerge as this charming, accomplished, wonderful person?" 帮他成为一个有魅力、成功、精彩的人吗?" And she said, "What did I do? I loved him, that's all. 她说,"我做了什么?我爱他,就这样 Clinton just always had that light in him. 克林顿一直都有这样的...

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TED演讲之什么是爱:漫谈时光流逝(4)

Close encounter three: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 遭遇三:宾夕法尼亚州的费城, 1989. 1989年 In the mid-to-late '80s, 八十世纪末, the novelist Whitley Strieber wrote a book called "Communion," 小说家Whitley Strieber写了本自传, in which he described his own lifelong experiences 自传中他描述了 being abducted by aliens. 被外星人绑架的经历. And he also described the ...

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TED演讲之什么是爱:爱,本无条件(2)

Should she say, "You're just like everyone else but a little bit shorter?" 她应该说“你和其他人一样,只是矮了点儿”? Or should she try to construct some kind of dwarf identity, 还是去试图建立某种小矮人身份认同 get involved in the Little People of America, 加入美国小个子联盟 become aware of what was happening for dwarfs? 开始了解矮人生活圈的那些事? And I suddenl...

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TED演讲之什么是爱:爱,本无条件(5)

I thought a lot about the mother of one disabled child I had seen, 我想起我见过的一个残疾孩子的母亲 a severely disabled child who died through caregiver neglect. 这个有严重残疾的孩子,因为照料不周而去世 And when his ashes were interred, his mother said, 当他的骨灰被安葬的时候,他的母亲说 "I pray here for forgiveness for having been twice robbed, "我在这里祈祷宽恕,...

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TED演讲之什么是爱:人类性进化的启示(3)

I'm sorry. It's true. 我很抱歉,不过这是事实 The human, some of you will be happy to hear, 你们有些人可能比较喜欢听到这个 has the largest, thickest penis of any primate. 人类有灵长类中最大最厚的阴茎 Now, this evidence goes way beyond anatomy. 证据其实还不止于解剖学 It goes into anthropology as well. 我们还有人类学证据 Historical records are full of accounts of people...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (56)天底下最真挚的爱情(下)

When he confessed losing some of our savings in the stock market, I gave him a hug and said, “It’s okay. It’s only money.” 而当他坦白承认用我们的一点积蓄炒股亏了钱时,我紧紧抱住他安慰说:“没关系,钱财乃身外之物。” There is sensitivity. Last week he walked through the door with that look that tells me it’s been a tough day. After he spent ...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (55)天底下最真挚的爱情(上)

The best kind of love – Feiby 天底下最真挚的爱情 – 菲比 I have a friend who is falling in love. She honestly claims the sky is bluer. Mozart moves her to tears. She has lost 15 pounds and looks like a cover girl. 我有一个朋友正在热恋中,她发自内心地说,天空都好像更蓝了。莫扎特的音乐让她感动涕零。自恋爱以来,她体重已经减了十五磅,现在苗条得活像封面女郎。 “I&...

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奥斯卡伊萨克读信我爱我的妻子,她去世了(1)

D’ Arline, 亲爱的阿琳, I adore you, sweetheart. 我爱你,亲爱的。 I know how much you like to hear that—but I don’t only write it because you like it—I write it because it makes me warm all over inside to write it to you. 我知道你多喜欢听到这句话。但我写这句话不是因为你喜欢,而是因为它让我全身暖暖的。 It is such a terribly long time since I las...

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涤荡心灵英语诗歌 (12)爱情残忍爱情甜

Day 12 第12天 Love Is Cruel, Love Is Sweet 爱情残忍爱情甜 Thomas MacDonagh 托马斯·麦克唐纳 Love is cruel, love is sweet, —Cruel sweet, Lovers sigh till lovers meet, 爱情残忍爱情甜,——残忍而又甜, 情人肠断到相见, Sigh and meet — Sigh and meet, and sigh again — Cruel sweet! O sweetest pain! 肠断到相见——肠断到相见,相别肠又断——残忍的甜呵!最甜的肠断...

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好诗献给你 (49)爱情 Love

Love 爱情 I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you. 我爱你,不是因为你是一个怎样的人,而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。 No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won’t make you cry. 没有人值得你流泪,值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。 The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside th...

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涤荡心灵英语诗歌 (14)爱情

Day 14 第14天 Love 爱情 Sir Thomas Browne 托马斯·布朗爵士 I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you. 我爱你,不是因为你是一个怎样的人,而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。 No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is,won’t make you cry. 没有人值得你流泪,值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。 The...

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美文阅读 (116)论爱情

Love adorns itself 爱装饰着它自己 It seeks to prove inward joy by outward beauty 它试图用外表的美来证明内在的欢乐 Love does not claim possession 爱不主张占有 But gave freedom 而是给与自由 Love is an endless mystery 爱是无穷无尽的谜 For it has nothing else to explain it 因为没有别的事情可以用来解释它 Love’s gift cannot be given 爱...

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美文阅读 (125)爱情和友谊

Love is like the wild rose-briar 爱情就像野玫瑰 Friendship like the holly-tree 友情却如冬青树 The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms 玫瑰开花时冬青黯无光 But which will bloom most constantly 但究竟谁能坚持更久长 The wild-rose briar is sweet in the spring 春天野玫瑰灿烂开放 Its summer blossoms scent the air 夏日里玫瑰把风儿薰香 Yet w...

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美文阅读 (115)我在这里爱你

Here I love you. 我在这里爱你。 In the dark pines the wind disentangles itself. 在松树的阴影中,风放开自己。 The moon glows like phosphorus on the vagrant waters. 月在漂浮的水面上象磷光般闪亮。 Days, all one kind, go chasing each other. 白日,重复着,先后追逐。 The snow unfurls in dancing figures. 雪的舞四散。 A silver gull slips down from the west. 一只银色的海鸥从西边滑落...

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朗读英语美文(21)世界上最遥远的距离

The Most Distant Way In The World 世界上最遥远的距离 The most distant way in the world is not the way from birth to the end. 世界上最远的距离,不是生与死。 It is when I sit near you that you don’t understand I love you. 而是我站在你的面前,你却不知道我爱你。 The most distant way in the world is not that you’re not sure I love you. 世界上最远...

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美文阅读 (207)爱的哲学

The fountains mingle with the river 泉水汇入溪流 And the rivers with the ocean 溪流汇入海洋 The winds of Heaven mix forever 天际缕缕清风总是交织而至 With a sweet emotion 甜蜜涌动 Nothing in the world is single 这世上没有什么是形单影只的 All things by a law divine 万物都遵循一条神圣的定律 In one spirit meet and mingle 相存相依 Why no...

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美文阅读 (306)我可以

I Could 我可以 I could dream of you forever, but it wouldn’t put me beside you. 我可以一直梦见你,但梦中你却不在我身边。 I could call your name on end, but you’ll never hear me. 我可以一直呼唤你的名字,但你却永远听不见我的声音。 I could ask a million questions, but I’ll never get the answer I want. 我可以问百万个问题,但我永远得不到想...

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