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The best kind of love - Feiby
天底下最真摯的愛情 - 菲比
I have a friend who is falling in love. She honestly claims the sky is bluer. Mozart moves her to tears. She has lost 15 pounds and looks like a cover girl.
我有一個朋友正在熱戀中，她發自內心地說，天空都好像更藍了。莫扎特的音樂讓她感動涕零。自戀愛以來，她體重已經減了十五磅，現在苗條得活像封面女郎。
"I'm young again!" she shouts exuberantly.
“我又年輕了！”她歡呼道。
As my friend raves on about her new love, I've taken a good look at my old one. My husband of almost 20 years, Scott, has gained 15 pounds. Once a marathon runner, he now runs only down hospital halls.
在我朋友不停地對她的新歡贊不絕口的時候，我好好審視了我的老相好一番。丈夫斯科特和我結婚近二十年，體重增加了十五磅。以前他是馬拉松選手，現在卻只是從樓上跑到樓下的醫院大廳。
His hairline is receding and his body shows the signs of long working hours and too many candy bars. Yet he can still give me a certain look across a restaurant table and I want to ask for the check and head home.
他的發線不斷后移，從他的體形你就可以看出他經常工作過度，吃太多甜食。但在約會的時候，餐桌對面的他仍還能夠向我使確定的眼神，然后我會意要結賬回家去了。
When my friend asked me "What will make this love last?" I ran through all the obvious reasons: commitment, shared interests, unselfishness, physical attraction, communication.
當我的朋友問我“是什么讓這份愛延續至今”時，我不假思索地羅列了這些顯而易見的因素：責任感、共同的興趣、無私、身體吸引力，還有溝通。
Yet there's more. We still have fun. Spontaneous good times. Yesterday, after slipping the rubber band off the rolled up newspaper, Scott flipped it playfully at me: this led to an all-out war. Last Saturday at the grocery, we split the list and raced each other to see who could make it to the checkout first.
當然，除了這些其他更多的原因。比如，我們到現在還相處得非常開心，那是生活中簡單的幸福。昨天，斯科特把原本捆扎著卷起的報紙的橡皮筋拉下來，然后頑皮地把它彈向我，“戰爭”就此一發不可收拾了；上周六在雜貨店，我們把購物清單一分為二，比賽看誰先完成購物，先到達收銀臺者就算勝利。
Even washing dishes can be a blast. We enjoy simply being together.
就是一起洗碗的時候我們也可以大斗一翻。只要在一起，我們就能開心不已。
And there are surprises. One time I came home to find a note on the front door that led me to another note, then another, until I reached the walk-in closet. I opened the door to find Scott holding a "pot of gold" (my cooking kettle) and the "treasure" of a gift package. Sometimes I leave him notes on the mirror and little presents under his pillow.
我們常常都給對方驚喜。有一次，我從外面回家，發現前門上貼著一張小紙條，紙條指引我找到另一張紙條，接著再一張，最后我走到小儲物室，打開門，發現斯科特手里捧著“金罐子”（我的蒸煮鍋）和內裝著“財富”的大禮包。有時候我也會把給他的紙條貼在鏡子上，把小禮物偷偷藏到他的枕頭底下。
There is understanding. I understand why he must play basketball with the guys. And he understands why, once a year, I must get away from the house, the kids—and even him-to meet my sisters for a few days of nonstop talking and laughing.
我們相互理解。我理解為什么他一定要和老朋友打籃球，而他也理解為什么我每年都要遠離家、拋下孩子甚至他，去與姐妹們參加一次聚會，連續幾天，不停地聊啊笑啊。
There is sharing. Not only do we share household worries and parental burdens—we also share ideas. Scott came home from a convention last month and presented me with a thick historical novel.
我們共同分享。我們不但分擔家庭之憂和作為父母的責任，我們還分享各自的見解。上月，斯科特參加一個會議，給我帶了一本很厚的歷史小說回來。
Though he prefers thrillers and science fiction, he had read the novel on the plane. He touched my heart when he explained it was because he wanted to be able to exchange ideas about the book after I'd read it.
盡管他更喜歡驚栗和科幻小說，他還是在飛機上把那本小說看完了。他解釋說是為了在我把書看完以后能夠相互交換見解。聽到這番話時，我的心顫動了。
There is forgiveness. When I'm embarrassingly loud and crazy at parties, Scott forgives me.
我們相互諒解。當我在派對上不顧面子，瘋狂地喧鬧時，斯科特原諒了我；
