佚名/Anonymous

Love is a telephone which always keeps silent when you are longing for a call, but rings when you are not ready for it. As a result, we often miss the sweetness from the other end.

Love is a telephone which is seldom program-controlled of directly dialed. You cannot get an immediate answer by a mere“Hello”, let alone go deep into your lover’s heart by one call. Usually it has to be relayed by an operator, and you have to be patient in waiting. Destiny is the operator of this phone, who is always irresponsible and fond of playing practical jokes to which she may make you a lifelong victim intentionally or unintentionally.

Love is a telephone which is always busy. When you are ready to devote yourself to or even ready to die for love, you only find, to your disappointment, the line is already occupied by someone else, and you are greeted only by a busy line. This is an eternal regret handed down from generation to generation and you are only one of those who languish for flowers.

Love is a telephone which is sometimes so sensitive that you are put through by a single dial and responded to as soon as you say“Hello”. But, more often than not, you only hang it up and turn away sadly just because of its lack of challenge and effort. Once you realize your mistake, no one is available at the other end.

Love is a telephone, but it is difficult to seize the right time for dialing, and you will let slip the opportunity if your call is either too early or too late.

Love is a telephone which is not always associated with happiness. Honeyed words are transmitted by sound waves, but when the lovers are brought together, the phone serves no purpose. No wonder that many lovers observe that marriage is the doom of love.

Love is a telephone, which, when you use it for the first time, makes you so nervous and excited that you either hold the receiver upside down or dial the wrong number. By the time you’ve calmed down, you will be at a loss to whom you should make the call.

Love is a telephone which often has crossed lines. And this usually happens to you unexpectedly. Your line will either cross or be crossed. Both cases are referred to as“triangles”. Fortunately, all such occurrences are transient.

爱情是一部电话，当我们等待来电时，它总是沉默；不经意间，它又出人意料地响起。这样，我们常常会错过另一端传来的最甜蜜的问候。

爱情是一部电话，它很少是直拨程控型的。仅仅一声“你好”，无法立即得到答复，也不会触及爱人的内心深处。爱情这部电话机，需要接线员的转接，你不得不耐心地等待。命运就是这部电话的接线员，它总是玩忽职守，还喜欢开现实的玩笑。它可能会有意或无意地使你的一生备受愚弄。

爱情是一部电话，它常常占线。当你正准备或已准备为爱献身时，却失望地发现线路已被别人占用，等待你的只是“嘟嘟嘟”的忙音。这个永恒的遗憾代代相传，而你，只不过是为花而憔悴的众多人中的一个。

爱情是一部电话，有时它很敏感，你只要拨打一次就可以接通，并在说“你好”的片刻迅速得到回复。可是，更多的情况并非如此。你挂断电话，灰心丧气地离开，只因为它没有挑战性和成就感可言。一旦你幡然醒悟，电话那端已无人接听。

爱情是一部电话，很难把握拨打的恰当时间。不管你拨的早还是迟，都只会使机会溜走。

爱情是一部电话，它并不总是与幸福相连。甜言蜜语通过声波传递，但是，当情人厮守在一起，电话还有何用处呢？无怪乎众人皆说“婚姻是爱情的坟墓”。

爱情是一部电话，第一次使用它，你感觉紧张而又兴奋，以至于拿反了听筒或拨错了号码。等你平静下来，却感到困惑，不知该打给谁。

爱情是一部电话，时常会串线。这种情形往往出乎意料地发生。你的线路或者串线或者被串，两种情形都视为“三角关系”。幸运的是，所有这样的情形都只是短暂地发生。

irresponsible adj.不负责任的；不可靠的

例 The effect of this looseness in the laws is to encourage hasty,

irresponsible marriage.

这种法律上松弛的效果是鼓励轻率不负责任的婚姻。

intentionally adv.有意地；故意地

例 He wishes ill to no one except those who intentionally offend him.

他不盼任何人倒霉，除去那些有意冒犯他的人。

disappointment n.失望

例 To my disappointment, my father doesn’t agree to buy me a new bike.

我父亲不同意给我买新脚踏车，我很失望。

triangle n.三角（形）

例 We need a triangle file.

我需要一把三角锉刀。

它可能会有意或无意地使你的一生备受愚弄。

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无怪乎众人皆说“婚姻是爱情的坟墓”。

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幸运的是，所有这样的情形都只是短暂地发生。

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As a result, we often miss the sweetness from the other end.

as a result：结果；作为结果；因此（插入语）；其结果是

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……turn away sadly just because of its lack of challenge and effort.

lack of：没有；不够；不足；缺乏

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