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.

當我奶奶因為關節炎而不再能彎腰塗腳指甲油時，爺爺每次都幫她塗，雖然他的手也患有關節炎呢。那就是愛。

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

愛是在會有任何壞想法之前的第一個感覺。

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

當某人愛你時，他們叫你名字的方式不一樣。你知道你的名字在他們的口裡很安全。

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

愛是當你出外用餐時，給別人你大部份的薯條、卻不要求得到任何他們的薯條。

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.

愛是當有人傷害你時，即使你非常生氣，也不會向他們吼叫，因為你知道那會使他們覺得很難受。

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

愛在你很累時，仍能讓你微笑。

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

如果你想學習如何更愛他人，就應該從你最恨的朋友開始。

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.

愛是當你告訴某些人有關你的壞事，並害怕他們不再愛你時，卻驚喜地發現，他們不僅還是愛你，而且更愛你呢！

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

世上有兩種愛－－我們的愛和上帝的愛。但這兩種愛都是上帝創造的。

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

愛是當媽媽給爸爸最好的一塊雞肉。

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

愛就像是一位老婆婆和一位老公公，雖然他們彼此非常熟悉，但仍舊是朋友。

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

愛是即使你把你的小狗獨自留在家裡一整天，但當牠見到你時還是非常高興。

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，否則你實在不應該說『我愛你』。但如果你是真心的，就應該經常說它，不然他們會忘記。

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