When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.

当我奶奶因为关节炎而不再能弯腰涂脚指甲油时，爷爷每次都帮她涂，虽然他的手也患有关节炎呢。那就是爱。

Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in the way.

爱是在会有任何坏想法之前的第一个感觉。

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.

当某人爱你时，他们叫你名字的方式不一样。你知道你的名字在他们的口里很安全。

Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.

爱是当你出外用餐时，给别人你大部份的薯条、却不要求得到任何他们的薯条。

Love is when someone hurts you, and you get so mad but you don't yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings.

爱是当有人伤害你时，即使你非常生气，也不会向他们吼叫，因为你知道那会使他们觉得很难受。

Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.

爱在你很累时，仍能让你微笑。

If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.

如果你想学习如何更爱他人，就应该从你最恨的朋友开始。

When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared they won't love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only do they still love you, they love you even more.

爱是当你告诉某些人有关你的坏事，并害怕他们不再爱你时，却惊喜地发现，他们不仅还是爱你，而且更爱你呢！

There are two kinds of love—our love and God's love. But God makes both kinds of them.

世上有两种爱－－我们的爱和上帝的爱。但这两种爱都是上帝创造的。

Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.

爱是当妈妈给爸爸最好的一块鸡肉。

Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.

爱就像是一位老婆婆和一位老公公，虽然他们彼此非常熟悉，但仍旧是朋友。

Love is when your puppy is so glad to see you even though you left him alone all day.

爱是即使你把你的小狗独自留在家里一整天，但当它见到你时还是非常高兴。

You really shouldn't say I love you unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.

除非你是真心的，否则你实在不应该说‘我爱你’。但如果你是真心的，就应该经常说它，不然他们会忘记。

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