What is true love?
After finishing the third lesson of the first-year high school English textbook, a big conversation started in my class – the students were discussing one question: What is true love?
Some students said that the male protagonist in the story loved the female protagonist. He was so heartbroken when she died! If he didn't love her, he wouldn't have been so sad.Others argued that the male protagonist didn't love the female protagonist. He was crying just because he couldn't accept that his experiment had failed.
Some students said that the female protagonist must have loved the male protagonist, since she was willing to risk her life by drinking the potion. And the male protagonist loved her too, but he didn't know what to do to
show his love.
One day
One day, a student suddenly asked me,
“ You're married. You must know what true love is, right?”
I...
Feel free to ask me anything about English grammar, sentence structure, essay structure, or even test-taking strategies.
Couldn't you ask me in a more indirect way?
Oh no! I can't just say, “I don't know either!” That would be so embarrassing for me as a teacher!
Little worries
I guess this counts as one of my little worries, too.
I don't know what true love is either.
Let me think...
Yes, I'm married, and I like my babe. But I don't think anyone says that if you're married, you automatically know what true love is, right?
I like my babe — as certain as the tide returning to the shore.
But my feelings for my sweetheart are complicated.
It's a quiet symphony of emotions —
I like 163,
I'm grateful to 163,
I admire 163,
I have affection for 163.
Respect, longing, and a deep, unwavering appreciation.
When my babe doesn't eat well or skips sleep, my heart aches in silence.
When life treats my partner unfairly, I feel a quiet rage rise within me.
I want to protect 163.
I still remember the first time I saw 163. I thought, How can someone be so good-looking?
163 was wearing a white shirt, leaning against a bookshelf, looking incredibly intellectual and attractive.
At first, I was drawn to the looks and the body – the six-pack abs, the back muscles – so impressive.
But as I got to know 163 better, the deep knowledge, the way of thinking, the serious attitude toward life and work, and the dedication to fitness, all deeply attracted me. I just wanted to be around 163.
There was one year when I worked as a teacher at a cram school, and my salary was only half of the minimum wage. I was really struggling financially. I could barely support myself, and I still hadn't paid off my student loans.
At that time, 163 was a junior manager at a company. One day, 163 suddenly handed me an ATM card, pushed it into my hand, and said,
“It's okay, just use mine.”
I remember feeling like my heart was overflowing with something.
I thought, it is amazing.
I really appreciated the gesture. I can honestly say that the progress I've made in life has a lot to do with the support back then.
So, when my babe lost jobs later in life, I did the same thing.
When 163 lost jobs, I was doing well enough to support him.
My parnter supported me when I was struggling, and I also supported my sweetheart. I guess that's what mutual support is.
Honestly, I don't know what true love is.
But I do know one thing – I'm incredibly lucky to have met 163.
We've been partners, helping each other through life's toughest moments.
We are each other's treasure.
探究
上完高一下第三課的英文課文以後，班級裡彷彿掀起了一股無形的漣漪
瀰漫著一股風潮──學生們在討論一個議題
「到底什麼是真愛」？
高一下第三課 課文動畫連結
有的學生說，課文中的男主角是愛女主角的，女主角死的時候他多麼傷心啊！若不是真愛，他怎會如此悲傷？
有的學生說，男主角並未愛上女主角，他哭只是因為他無法接受自己實驗失敗，而非出於愛情的悲痛。
有的學生說，女主角是愛男主角的，才會願意喝下藥水賭命；而男主角亦愛著她，只是他並未明白，如何真正表達愛意。
某天
有一位同學突然問我說
「老師，您已經結婚了。您一定知道，什麼是真愛吧？」
我
我我
我我我
我我我 w(°ｏ°)w
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你可以問一點英文文法問題
或是句型結構、文章結構
或是做題技巧之類的問題嗎？
可不可以不要那麼直接？
問問題可不可以不要那麼犀利
哎呀
我總不能說
「我也不知道吧！」
老師的面子還要不要了
生活中的小煩惱
這大概也算我生活中的小煩惱吧？
我也不知道什麼是真愛呀
我想想
我是結婚了沒錯
我也喜歡我的結婚對象
但應該沒人規定，結了婚就一定要知道真愛是什麼吧？
我喜歡163，那是無庸置疑
但我對他的感情，非常複雜
有喜歡、有感激、有崇拜、有敬佩、有愛慕，也有深深的欣賞
當他沒有好好吃飯、睡覺時，我會心疼
當他遭遇不公正的事情時，我會憤怒
想保護他
回憶
還記得第一次看到他的時候，
我黑暗的世界突然來了一束光
才知道
怎麼會有人長得那麼好看
他當時穿著一襲白襯衫，陽光在他周圍撒下金色的光斑
整個人彷彿在發光
時間在那一刻，被按下了暫停鍵
他倚靠在書架旁，沉靜而內斂
眼神專注又溫柔，彷彿看透了人性
我對於他的第一印象─智慧和優雅的結合體
我此生第一次見到把「知性」兩字詮釋的如此透徹
當然，我是個俗人。一開始一定是被外表吸引
他的顏值、他的身材
八塊腹肌、勻稱的背肌，簡直美得令人窒息
隨著和他接觸越來越深，他的談吐、他的學富五車
獨到的思維、深厚的學識、他做人處事的認真態度、他固定做運動的執著
深深吸引了我
我就想黏著他，覺得他真是太有魅力了
往事
某年，我在XX補習班當老師，薪水只有勞基法最低工資的一半，我經濟壓力很大
養不太活自己，欠政府的就學貸款也還沒還完
163那時候在某公司當基層主管，他有一天，突然拿了他的ATM卡，
塞到我的手裡，跟我說，就先花他的沒關係。
那一刻，我的心彷彿被什麼東西塞滿了，某種我無法細判的情感湧上心頭
我那時候真心感激他，可以說我現在做起來，跟他當初的支持有很大關係
因此，當他面臨中年失業時，我也毫不猶豫地支持他。
畢竟我當初吃他的、住他的、用他的，還花他的錢錢。他中年失業的時候，我也在業界逐漸嶄露頭角──終於有能力回報他了
他在我艱難的時期，養我；我在他困難的時期，養他
或許，這就叫做「互相」吧？
老實說，我不知道什麼是真愛。
但我知道，我真的很幸運─遇到163
我們是互相扶持走過人生低谷的夥伴
我們是彼此的寶貝
