whether……or……是……还是。例如：I was wondering whether to go upstairs or to follow Maxim to the library.我正想是否该上楼，还是该跟马克西姆去图书馆。
Time and Love 时间和真爱
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何谓真爱？真爱不是朝三暮四、变化无常的感情，真爱是不离不弃，没有时间的爱情算不得真爱。时间才是真爱的检验，只有时间才能体会到真爱的价值，时间愈久，爱愈真。
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Once upon a time，there was an island where allthe feelings lived：Happiness，Sadness，Knowledge and allof the others，including Love.One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink，so allconstructed boats and left.Except for Love.
Love was the only one who stayed.Love wanted to hold out untilthe last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk，Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat.Love said，
"Richness，can you take me with you？"
Richness answered，"No，I can't.There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat.There is no place here for you."
[A]Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautifulvessel."Vanity，please help me！"
"I can't help you，Love.You are allwet and might damage my boat，"Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked，"Sadness，let me go with you."
"Oh……Love，I am so sad that I need to be by myself！"
Happiness passed by Love，too，but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
Suddenly，there was a voice，"Come，Love，I willtake you."It was an elder.So bIessed and overjoyed，Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going.When they arrived at dry land，the elder went his own way.[B]Realizing how much was owed the elder，Love asked Knowledge，another elder，"Who Helped me？"
"It was Time，"Knowledge answered.
"Time？"asked Love."But why did Time help me？"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered，[C]"Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautifuI vessel.
爱决定问问虚荣，它乘着一个美丽的船。
who引导定语从句。pass by路过，经过，不理会。例如：You cannot pass by the remark in silence.这话你不能置之不理。
B Realizing how much was owed the elder，Love asked Knowledge，another elder，"Who HeIped me？
意识到自己太欠那位老者，爱问另一位老者——知识：“谁帮助了我？”
realizing现在分词作状语，主语是love。
C Because only time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is.
因为只有时间能理解爱的价值。
be capable of胜任。例如：These instruments are capable of very high precision.这些仪器可以达到很高的精密度。
A Test 考验
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有些人的爱情始于外表相悦，而有些人的爱情则始于心灵相悦。建立在外表上的爱情，会像自然之花一样凋谢；而建立在心灵基础上的爱情则可以经得住任何考验，永远吐露芬芳，越是障碍重重，其芳香越会沁人心脾。
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John was waiting for the girlwhose heart he knew，but whose face he didn't，the girlwith the rose.[A]Thirteen months ago，in a Florida library he took a book off the shelf and found himself intrigued with the notes in the margin.The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtfulsouland insightfulmind.
In front of the book，he discovered the previous owner's name，Miss Hollis Maynell.With time and effort he located her address.[B]He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond.
During the next year and one-month the two grew to know each other through the mail.John requested a photograph，but she refused.She felt that if he really cared，it wouldn't matter what she looked like.Later they scheduled their flrst meeting-7：00 pm at Grand CentralStation in New York.
"You'llrecognize me by the red rose，"she wrote，"I'llbe wearing on my lapel."So at 7：00 he was in the station looking for the girlwith the red rose.
A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him，her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers.Almost uncontrollably he made one step closer to her，and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell-a woman wellpast 40.The girlwas walking quickly away.[C]He felt as though he spIit in two，so keen was his desire to follow her，and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned him and upheld his own.
He did not hesitate.He squared his shoulders and said，"I'm John，and you must be Miss Maynell.I am so glad you could meet me；may I take you to dinner？"
The woman smiled，"I don't know what this is about，son，"she answered，"but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat.And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner，I should tellyou that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street.She said it was some kind of test！"
It's not difficult to admire Miss Maynell's wisdom.The true nature of a heart is seen in it's response to the unattractive.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A Thirteen months ago，in a Florida Iibrary he took a book off the sheIf and found himself intrigued with the notes in the margin.
13个月前，他在佛罗里达图书馆从架子上拿了一本书，在空白的页边上看到了有趣的笔记。
intrigued with被……迷住。例如：He had briefly bemoaned the fact that he had not married wealthy young Suzanne Walter，but he soon became intrigued with the idea of seducing her mother，a pillar of dignity.原先，他曾为未能娶上年轻、富有的苏珊娜·华代尔小姐而感到懊丧，但不久就策划想要勾引她那雍容华贵的母亲。
B He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond.
他给她写了一封信，信中做了自我介绍，并邀请她回信。
correspond（with）sb.与某人通信。例如：She stopped corresponding with him after the death of her mother.她母亲死后她不再与他通信。
C He felt as though he split in two，so keen was his desire to follow her，and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truIy companioned him and upheId his own.
他觉得好像他一分为二，他渴望跟随她，然而更为吸引他的是女人的精神陪伴着他，支持着他。
as though好像。例如：He talks as though he knew allabout it.他说话的口气好像这件事他全部知道了。
Changed Lives 转变
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