时尚英语话题 39

　　39 Love is a verb
Do you ever think about words how they are used? They are some words that can be used in many different ways. Depending upon how you use the words, it could have several different meanings.
Love is an example of this. Of course, love is an emotion that can come and go, but it is also a verb. If you really love someone, you invest¹ that person and that requires acts of love.
Saying I love you is wonderful, but showing someone that you love him or her, well, you’ve heard the phrase “actions speak louder than words”. I believe it.
So what kinds of things do you do that mean I love you?
You can hold your grandma’s hand;
You can brush children’ hair or give them a hug;
You can polish the dirty shoes;
You can put “have a good say’ note in your husband’s briefcase².
There are always things we can do to show our affection³. But it is not just the actions, the heart behind those actions that contain a lot.
Think about that next time when you want to show some people how much you love them.
Talk about it:
Do you believe that actions speak louder than words? What are some examples of these? What have you done to show someone that you love him or her? What has someone ever done to show his or her love for you too? How does that make you feel? Have you ever committed a random⁴ active kindness? Has a stranger ever helped you under a difficult situation? What do you think it is the stronger emotion: love or hate? Can a marriage be successful without love?

1 invest   

v.投资；投入(时间等)；授予，赋予

参考例句：

• I have decided to invest in a new car.我已经决定买一辆新汽车。
• The best time to invest is now.现在是投资的最佳时机。

2 briefcase   

n.手提箱，公事皮包

参考例句：

• He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
• He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。

3 affection   

n.喜爱；爱慕，感情；倾向，意向

参考例句：

• The handsome young man excited affection in a girl.那位英俊的年轻男子引起了一个女孩的爱慕之情。
• He has a deep affection for his old friend.他对老朋友感情很深。

4 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。