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双语散文:True Love

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 True Love

Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the well-known German composer, was far from being handsome. Along with a rather short stature, he had a grotesque hunchback.

One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who had a lovely daughter named Frumtje. Moses fell hopelessly in love with her. But Frumtje was repulsed by his misshapen appearance.

When it came time for him to leave, Moses gathered his courage and climbed the stairs to her room to take one last opportunity to speak with her. She was a vision of heavenly beauty, but caused him deep sadness by her refusal to look at him. After several attempts at conversation, Moses shyly asked, "Do you believe marriages are made in heaven?"

"Yes," she answered, still looking at the floor. "And do you?"

"Yes I do," he replied. "You see, in heaven at the birth of each boy, the Lord announces which girl he will marry. When I was born, my future bride was pointed out to me. Then the Lord added, 'But your wife will be humpbacked.'

"Right then and there I called out, 'Oh Lord, a humpbacked woman would be a tragedy. Please, Lord, give me the hump and let her be beautiful.' "

Then Frumtje looked up into his eyes and was stirred by some deep memory. She reached out and gave Mendelssohn her hand and later became his devoted wife.

  编者按:何谓“真爱”?真爱就是甘愿牺牲自己而去分担对方的痛苦与不幸。且不管德国哲学家门德尔松的这一番解释是否真的源于与上帝对话,这种为爱人舍身的精神着实让人感动,相信任何一个姑娘听到这番爱语都会为之动容。

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composer [kəm'pəuzə]

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n. 创作者(尤指乐曲的)

 
merchant ['mə:tʃənt]

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n. 商人,店主,专家
adj. 商业的

 
fell [fel]

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动词fall的过去式
n. 兽皮
v

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appearance [ə'piərəns]

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n. 外表,外貌,出现,出场,露面

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conversation [.kɔnvə'seiʃən]

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n. 会话,谈话

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devoted [di'vəutid]

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adj. 投入的,深爱的 v. 投入 vbl. 投入

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misshapen [,mis'ʃeipən]

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adj. 畸形的;丑恶的,怪异的

 
opportunity [.ɔpə'tju:niti]

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n. 机会,时机

 

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