英语美文赏析：告诉心爱的人，你爱他
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="unpardonable">unpardonable</span>.”</p><p>最近在我执教的一个成人班级里，我干了一件“不可饶恕的”事情。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="homework">homework</span>!</p><p>我居然给班上的学生布置了一份家庭作业!</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p>任务是“下周之内要走到你所爱的人面前，告诉他们你爱他。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="before">before</span></p><p>此人必须是一位此前你从未对之说过此话的对象，</p><p><span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>''<span word="t">t</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>.”</p><p>或至少很久没有与他们交流过这些爱意盎然的话语了。”</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="over">over</span> 35</p><p>听起来这不像是一份苛刻的任务，直到你意识到这个班里多数男生已年逾35岁。</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> “<span word="macho">macho</span>.”</p><p>何况在他们成长的那个年代，他们受到的是这样的灌输：流露情感没有“阳刚之气”。</p><p><span word="Showing">Showing</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> (<span word="heaven">heaven</span> <span word="forbid">forbid</span>!) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="done">done</span>.</p><p>人们不会轻易流露情感和哭泣(老天也不允!)。</p>
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