英语演讲：情Love范文Eversincethedawningofthehistoryofmankind，therehavebeenmyriadsofdiversifedinventions，discoveries，andevenexplorationsofthemysteriesoftheuniverse.Infact，thehumanbeingsaresointelligentthatwehavesolvedalmostallkindsofproblem swehaveconfrontedwith.However，nobodyhasevermadeoutwhattheword“love”reallyconnotes，noteventhemostfamouspeoplesuchasgreatpoliticians，saintsandphilosopherscanclarifythemeaningof“love”，neithercantheydealwiththevariousaffairsconcerninglove.Loveislikeahuge boundlessnetthatshroudsusallin.Wecanneitherbreakawayfromitnorescapefr omit.Likeitornot，wearealwaysentangledinit.Itisaninvisiblenetwithoutanyform，thatshroudsindifferentpeoplefromdifferentangels;Itisamercilessnetthatupsetsusoreventorturesustodeath.Itisalsoasupremenetwhichalmostnohuman cansurpass.Eveniftheyareheroes，emperors，wisemenorsaints，theycandonothingbutshowtheirhelplessnessinitsface.Thosewhocanbreathet hroughtheholesofthenetshouldberegardedbeyondcommonnessandvulgarity.Lo vecanbringustemporarycomfortandhappiness，butmostlytheybringaboutannoyanceandsufferings.Maybethisisthereasonwhy manypeoplehaveseenthroughtheillusionsofthemortalworld.Howeveritisnots oeasytobreakawayfromthisboundless，ever-existingandindifferentnetoflove.Loveisvariedandchangeable，butroughlyitcanbedividedintothreecategories:familylove，fraternalloveandamatorylove.NotlikeMonkeyKingwhojumpedoutoftherocks，wewereallbornaftermotherspregnancyofaboutninemonths，hencewehavecountlessrelativeswithoutanychoice:parents，grand-parents，andgrand-parents-in-law，unclesandaunties，brothersandsisters，etc.andoncelookingatthegenealogicaltree，wellseenoend.Familyloveiswhateveryonelongsfor，butthewarmthandsupportfromourbelovedonesarewhateveryoneyearnsforthemo st.Buthowmanyofusaredeterminedtocontributetoourbelovedone?Andhowmanyd ontexpectrepaymentandrelaxed.conscienceeveniftheyhavethedesireandprep arationtocontributetotheirbeloved.Thedistancebetweenrelativesisdiffer entandsoaretheirexpectations.Butsinceitsverydifficulttoknowhowmuchwes houldexpect，alotofworriesanddistressesemerge.Parentsalwaysexpecttheirchildrentoshowtheirfilialobedience，oratleastpaythemfrequentvisitsaftertheyhavegotmarried.Ifthechildrenfa iltodothis，theyfeelhurtandupset，andtheyllevencomplainabouttheirchildren，becausetheyjustcantunderstandwhytheirchildrendontcareaboutthemafterwh attheyhavedoneforthechildrenforsomanyyearstobringthemup.Nevertheless，onesexperiencedetermineshisideology.Youngchildrenarenaturallyattachedtotheirparents，butwhentheygrowup，speciallywhentheyhavemadetheirownfriends，andgotmarried，whattheyneedmostisindependenceandfreedom，andparentssometimesmightbecometheirburden.Oncethereisgenerationgap，itbecomesmoredifficulttocommunicateandthiskeepsthemawayfromtheirparen ts.Objectivelyspeaking，theyneedmoreindependenceinordertoachievesuccess.Inthepresentsociety，whatthechildrenwanttohavemostistheeconomicsupportfromtheirparents，nottheirmoralsupportorguidance.Theywouldcomplainifyoureconomicsupport isnotuptotheirexpectations.Thelovefromunclesandauntieswouldnaturallyd windleaftertheyhavehadtheirownchildren.Onlythelovefromgrand-parentsan dgrandparents-in-lawispureanddemandsnorepayment，andtheyarealsotoooldtowaitforanyrepayment.Asforthedistantrelatives，theirlovedependsontheirneeds，justastheoldsayinggoes “Thepoorhavenofriendseveniftheyliveindowntownwhiletherichhavedistantrelativeseveniftheyliveindeepmountains”.GrannyLiu，adistantkinsfolk，inADreamoftheRedMansions，claimskinshipwiththewealthyJiafamily，thinkingthatshemaybenefitfromitinsomeways.Liumighthaverunawaywithouta nytracesiftheJiafamilyhadbeenapoorone.Anothersayinggoes “Closeneighborsarebetterthandistantrelatives.”Themostdifficultistomanagetherelativeswhendoingbusinesstogether，justaswhattheTVseriesprogramLiuLaogendiscloses.Itisallrighttostaypoor together，butassoonasthebusinessgrowsprosperous，thegroupwillbecomeestrangedandevendissolvebecauseoftheunfairdistribut ion.Familyloveislikeamazewhichweshouldntgotoofarintoit，otherwise，wellsurelygetlost.Loveisabilateralmatterandunilaterallovecanonlyleady outonowhereinspiteofyourgoodintentions.Familyloveis，sometimes，likeanarrangedmarriage，leavingnochoicestoyou.Duetothedifferentexperiencesandtastes，stayingtogethertemporarilycanbeentertaining，whilelivingtogetherforalongtimecanonlybeboringduetothelackofcommonint erestandunderstanding.Howcanwecommunicatewitheachotherwithoutundersta nding?Parentshavethedutytosupportthechildrenwhoarenotyeteconomicallyi ndependent，andchildrenhavetheresponsibilitytoprovidefortheelderlyparentswhoarela ckofeconomicabilitiestosupportthemselves.Exceptthesetwokindsofdutiesw hichwemustfulfill，otherkindsoflovebecomeconventionalformalitiessuchaspayingvisittothesi ckorthedeadandgivingpresentstothenewly-bornetc..Noloveamongrelativeshasbecomeanormalphenomenonwhichneednttobefussedab out.Whatsworseiswhenloveiscontaminatedbymoney.Soonerorlaterwewillgeth urt.Thesoonerwegetoutofthisnetoflove，themorewecanpreservebeautifulmemories.Wearenotlivinginvacuum，andthesocietyisformedofvariouskindsofpeople.Aslongaswewanttolive，study，orwork，wehavetocontact，communicateandcooperatewithothers.Thosewhoenjoycommoninterests，mutualunderstanding，commonundertakingsandcommonbenefitsbecomefriends. 51页12345Somefriendsarecalledfair-weatherfriends，becausetheyaretogetherjustforentertainingthemselvesbyeating，drinking，andgossiping.Oncetheresnothingtoeatanddrink，theirfriendshipisfinished.Somearespiritualfriendswhosharecommonambiti ons，pursuitsandeducation.“Theyenjoytalkingandlaughingwiththegreattalentsandnevermakefriendswi ththegood-for-nothings”.ThebestexampleswouldbeYuBoyaandZhongziqiofth eancienttimeswhoarefamousnotonlyfortheirloftymusicbutmainlyfortheirlo ftycharactersandmutualunderstandingandappreciation.Theycaredverylittl eaboutmaterialwealth，sotheirfriendshipisknownas“gentlemensfriendshipaspureaswater”.Thethirdtypeoffriendshipbelongt othosewhoshowtheirutterdevotiontoeachother.Theyarereadynotonlytoshare wealandwoebutalsotodieforeachother，likethethreebrothersLiu，GuanandZhanginthenovelRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms..Weallwishtohavethisk indoffriendship，butitsofgreatdifficultyfortheordinarypeopletobeasdevotedastheywere.Fraternalloveorfriendshipiswide-rangedandflexible.Generallyspeaking，everyoneisourfriend，justasChairmanMaosays “Ourfriendsareallovertheworld”.Buttranscendage，sex，nationality，stateandeconomicconditions.Tothemthemostimportantiscommonbenefit，commoninterestandunderstanding.Friendshipisformedduringthecourseofstu dying，workingandfighting.Thebattlecompanionswhohavesurvivedmanyhazardsusual lyenjoylong-lastingfriendship.However，fraternalloveisnotstable.Beingawayfortooalongtime，losingallcommonbenefits，friendswillbecomeestranged.Oncetheirinteresthaschanged，theynolongerunderstandeachother，andeventhiswouldharmfriendship.Atalltimesandinallcountries，manyclosefriendsandbattlecompanionswhoonceworkedtogetherandfoughttoge therbecameenemiesintheend.QuietafewoftheemperorsinancientChinaevenkil ledthosewhohadhelpedthemfoundtheirdynasties.TheTaipingHeavenlyKingdom wouldnothavefailedifithadntbeenforthecontendingandmassacringamongthet hosewhofirstroseinrebellionatthebeginningoftheuprising.Whatelseweneed topayattentiontoisthatsomefriends，afterbeingawayfromeachotherfortoolongatime，havelostsomuchoftheiroriginalcharactersthatwhenmeetingagain，youwillfeelthatyouarestillthesameasyouwere，whiletheyarenolongerthemselves.Theymayhavethesamefeelingaboutyou，sosometimesitsbetternottomeeteachotheragain.AstheChineseproverbgoes “friendshipcannotlastforthreeyearsandflowerscannotstayinblossomforth reemonths”.Itsnotsoeasytomaintainrealfriendshipwhichneedsmutualunder standing，toleranceandsacrifice.Anykindsofharshtreatmentwilldamagefriendship.Amatorylovehasbeenamysteryforages.Theresneitheracriteriontojudgenorac ommonruletofollow.Nobodycantelltheexactreasonswhyloveemerges.Itisnota lwaysbecauseofbeauty(theuglydoorkeeperQuasimodoinTheHunchbackofNotreD ameislovedbythebeautifulGypsygirlEsmeralda)，norkindness(Hitleralsohashismistress)，norwisdom(eventheblockheadmaysometimesmarryabeautifulgirl)，norstrength(somelovestartsfromsympathy).Trueloveislikegettinganelectr icshock，shakingoursoul.Itisasweetdream，akindofintoxication，indulgence，andendlesspassion.Truelovedoesntneedalongtimetogrowup，tomakeclearthefamilytreeoftheother，neitherdoesitneedsthetimetolookaheadandbehindagainandagain.Loveisnotm arriage，whichusuallystartsfromlove，butdoesntalwaysdependonlovetomaintain.Long-lastingmarriagecaneventual lyturnintoakindoffamilylove，akindofcompanionshipwhichpreservesthecompanionbutlosesthepassion.Love isoftenanwinkoftheeye，orasmilethathintsmutualunderstanding.Inspiteofthegreatdistancebetween them，peoplemayfallinloveincidentally.Hencethesaying “adistantmarriageistiedupwithamysteriousthread”.Loveneedspassion，anditcanstandbumpsandstumbles，upsanddowns，complaintsandblames.Whenitturnsintoapoolofwater，especiallydeadwater，withoutanybillowsorwaves，itstimeforittodie.Delicaciesaretasty，buteatingeverydaycanstillmakeoneloseappetite.Happinessiswhateveryonel ongsfor，buttoomuchhappinesscanspoilpeoplewhomaynotcareaboutthehappinesstheyal readyhave.Itsuniversaltoliveinhappinesswithoutknowingit.Thesameistrue withlove.Veryfewpeoplecanlovethesamepersonpassionatelyalltheirlives.A lllovestoriescometoanendnomatterhowbeautifultheyare，whichalsodemonstratethechangeabilityoflove.Whatonehasbeenchasingwildl ymayturnintosomethingonewantstogetridofdesperatelyintheend.Besides，loveisusuallyblind，especiallythosewhofallinloveatthefirstsight.Attheverybeginning，bothtrytodemonstratetheirbeautifulsideandcoveruptheirWeakness.Fooledb ythemysteriouscoloroflove，oneoftenmistakestheweaknessesasmerits.However，astimepassesby，frequentcontactsmakeonebored，andevenmeritsbecomedefects，andthentheendofloveiscoming.Whatsmore，therearethecapriciousmenandwomenwhonevertakeloveseriously，leavingthedevotedonessufferingalone.Thesayingthatthedevotedisalwaysab andonedbytheheartlesshasalmostbecomethetruthofloveaffairs.Whatwecantn eglectisthatlovemayturnintohatred，andloversmayalsobecomeenemies.Thebestproofisthenumerousdivorces.Eventhoughtrueloveishardtofindnowadays，westillcanseesometrueandinfatuatedboysandgirlswhoreadilygiveuptheirfa milies，theirparents，theirstudies，theircareersandeventheirlivesforlove.Theylovesopassionately，crazilyandwildlythattheyhateanyonewhoisagainsttheirlove，andmayevenharmorkillhimifheinsistsonhisobjection.52页12345Lovehasmagicalpowerthatcanexploitpeoplespotentialabilities，bringpeoplespositivefactorsintofullplay，andprovidepeoplewiththecouragetofacetrialsandhardships，togothroughlifeanddeath，andeventoriskuniversalcondemnation.Evenintheancientfeudalsociety，somepeoplewerecourageousenoughtocarryonclandestineloveaffairs.Theexam plesinpointwerethecourageousoneswhodaredtolovetheconcubinesoftheemper orsorthechildrenoftheirfoes.Lovealsohasmiraculouspowerwhichcanstartle theuniverseandmovethegodsbyattractingtheheavenlycelestialscomingdownt oearth(TheLoveStoryoftheCowboyandtheWeavingGirl)，andbyturningghostsintohuman(StrangeTalesofLiao-zhai).Lovecantranscend ageandgeneration(Dr.SunYat-senandMadamSongQingling;LuxunandXuGuangpin g).lovecanshowcontemptforallconventionsandprejudices;lovecanhealwound sandcurediseases，andlovecanreadjustpeoplesstateofmind.Ofcourse，theresultwouldbetheoppositeonceithurts.Greatmenyearnfortrueloveevenmorethanordinarypeople.Sincetheancienttim es，somanyheroescouldnthelpfallingintothetrapoflovethatthesex-traphasbeenregardedasoneofthe36stratagemsinmilitarytactics.Fuchai，thekingoftheWuState，couldntbesparedofthistrap，andGeneralsDongzhuoandLubufelldeeplyintoitwhileXiangyu，theKingoftheWesternChuState，bidfarewelltohisbelovedconcubineintears.Peoplemayhavetopayveryhighpri ce，eventheirillustriousnameforthelovetheylongforeventhoughitmaylastforon lyaveryshorttime.Nonethelessnoonecantearhimselfawayfromlove.Peopleoft ensaythattheirearthlyaffinityisnotyetfinished，butinfactitistheloveaffinitythatisthemostdifficulttofinish.Loveisshapelessandpriceless.Wecanblamenobodywhencapturedbyit.Lovecann otbeforced，norcanitbepretended.Sympathyisnotlove，neitherisgratitude.Lovemustbegeneratedfromtheheart，andexpressedinactions.Itcannotbecalledlovewithoutpassionsandadeeplongingfromthebottomoftheheart.Theresnoimpassablegulfbetweenfamilyloveand fraternallove.Somefamilylovemayturnintofriendship.Atthesametime，naturalbarriersdoesntexisteitherbetweenfraternalloveandamatorylove.So mefriendshipmaydevelopintoamatorylove.Thesameistruewithamatorylovewhi chmaychangeintofamilyloveafteralongtimeofmutualgrindingandpolishing.T heclosertherelationship，andthehighertheexpectationsare，themoredifficultitistogetalongwitheachother.Familylove，fraternalloveandamatorylovearethreemainhumanfeelings.Ifhandledwell，theycanbringusextremehappiness，whilehandledimproperly，willbringusgreatsufferings.Thepresentsocietyisaworldofdazzlingmoneyanddwindlinghumanfeelingconta cts.Mostpeopleholdasnobbishattitude.Theyonlymakefriendswithpeopleofwe althandofhighsocialstatus.JustasZhenShiyensaidinhisexpoundingoftheson g“AllGoodThingsMustEnd”inADreamoftheRedMansions“Whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechest，turnbeggarsscornedbyallanddispossessed”.Franklyspeaking，however，ifweregardmoneythefirstthinginwhicheveroneofthethreekindsofloves，itwilldepreciateandevenbecomeworthless.Lovecannotpretend，norcanittoleratetoomuchselfishmotives.ItisreportedthatanoldmaninJiang suProvincelefthismillionYuanheritagetohisyounghousekeeperinsteadofhis ownchildren，becausehisownchildrendidnttakecareofhimwhiletheyounghousekeeperaccomp aniedhimthroughhislastlonelyandhelplessyears.Loveiseasilyperceivableandperceptible.Flatterywordsmaybecheatable，buttrueloveandfalsefeelingscaneasilybedistinguished.Ifthepeopleyoulov eonlyknowhowtospendyourmoney，youshouldbecarefulofthem.Everyonecanhelpyouspendyourmoneyifyougivethe mthechance.Neverturnyourloveintotheslaveofmoney.Loveshouldbeselfless，andfeelingsshouldbesincere.Weshouldntjudgeourfeelingsaccordingtothedi stanceoftherelationship.Everyonetreasuresloveandnobodycanfoolhimselfo rtheothers.AChinesesayinggoes:realheroesyearnevenmorefortruelove，andgreatmencherishtenderlovefortheirchildren.Wearethesaintonearth，andshouldtreasureourlove，butweshouldknowhowmuchisgoodandwheretostop.Sincetheresnoever-lastingb anquet，noristhereanendlesslovestory，weshouldtakethegainsandlossesoflovewithperfectcomposure.Theresfragran tgrassineverycorneroftheearth，andyoucanalwaysfindyourloveinthisworld. TranslatedbyZhangBaodanJune20，～中文人类几千年，有过许多的发明创造，有过许多的新奇发现，现在又在探索宇宙的奥秘，但始终搞不懂的就是一个“情”字。