美丽心语-真爱无极限

Unlimited Love

A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary.

这是一个关于一位女士向上级提出加薪请求的温馨故事。

All day she felt nervous and apprehensive.

在那天，她一整天都很紧张和不安。

Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer.

最后在邻近傍晚时，她鼓起勇气去见自己的上司。

To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.

令她欣喜若狂的是，老板同意给她加薪。

The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing.

那天晚上，这位女士回到家中。坐在放满美味晚餐的餐桌旁，烛光在微微泛动。

Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal.

她的丈夫很早就回到家，为她准备了晚餐。

She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

她感到奇怪，是不是公司里的人告诉了他什么，或者……他可能知道自己加薪的消息？

She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news.

她在厨房将这个好消息告诉了丈夫。

They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal.

他们相拥而吻，然后坐下享用美味的晚餐。

Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note.

忽然，她在盘子旁边发现了一封便条。

It read: "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

上面写着：“祝贺你，亲爱的！我知道你会加薪成功的！我所为你准备的会表明我有多爱你！”

Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up.

晚餐结束后，丈夫在厨房进行清洗。

She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket.

她发现在从他的兜里掉出一张卡片。

Picking it off the floor, she read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise!

You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."

她打开卡片，上面写着：“不要为没有加薪而感到失望，不管怎么说，你的价值是不可否认的！我所为你准备的会表明我有多爱你！”

Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure.

有人说衡量爱情的标准就是不要以有标准的框架圈住它。

What this man feels for his spouse is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails.

丈夫认为自己的妻子是最好的，值得被爱的，不管她是成功还是失败。

His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds.

他用爱来欢庆胜利，抚平创伤。

He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.

不论生活中发生了什么，他永远和她在一起。

Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family and love your friends. Love them without measure."

在获得诺贝尔和平奖后，特蕾莎修女说：“如何发扬世界和平的精神呢？回到自己的家，爱自己的家人，爱自己的朋友。爱他们，不需要任何标准。”

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