Labor of love的意思
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="on">on</span> 20 <span word="local">local</span> <span word="residences">residences</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="collaborators">collaborators</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> (<span word="labor">labor</span>) <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enjoyment">enjoyment</span> (<span word="love">love</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="authors">authors</span> (<span word="collaborators">collaborators</span>) <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="task">task</span> “<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="unpaid">unpaid</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="loves">loves</span>” (<span word="TheFreeDictionary">TheFreeDictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span>).</p><p><span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Originally">Originally</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pains">pains</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="Mothers">Mothers</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="complaint">complaint</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> (<span word="Thessalonians">Thessalonians</span> 1:2, 1:3, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Version">Version</span>), “<span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="God">God</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span>:</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span>; <span word="Remembering">Remembering</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="ceasing">ceasing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="labour">labour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Father">Father</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>, “<span word="work">work</span> <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="one">one</span>” (<span word="Phrases">Phrases</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>), <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>:</p>
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