英語睡前5分鐘：悄然來臨的幸福（簡體書）

《英語睡前5分鐘：悄然來臨的幸福·愛情友情》為廣大讀者提供了一系列詮釋愛情和友情的“聖經故事”。我們希望呈獻給讀者一份上蒼為人類提純的最養心的精神食糧，讓先賢的大愛，讓智者的真愛，讓平凡人的癡愛，提升我們感情的境界。我們都需要生活在陽光燦爛的季節，我們都希望每天都是春暖花開的日子，《英語睡前5分鐘：悄然來臨的幸福·愛情友情》分為四章，共講述了68個真實感人的故事。

用短暫的5分鐘改變你人生的深度和厚度，慷慨地拿出5分鐘忘記白天的浮躁和喧囂。

第一章 撩人月色下，感受幸福時分
你和我的伊甸園
溫斯頓·丘吉爾致妻子
幸福的婚姻
朋友的祈禱
至愛
愛的艱程
偉大的友誼
只要你愛她愛得夠深
友愛的回報
愛要大聲說出口
心靈之愛
生活中的“磚頭”
丹芙妮
愛只是一根線
贏得美滿婚姻，
要學會認輸
有好妻子就有好生活
老亨利和他的妻子

第二章 這一季的風景，那一季的人
別離辭：節哀
如果你忘了我
愛的信箋
我的生活
奧普拉式的和解
讓愛成長
羅伯特·勃朗寧的信
朋友的種類
簡·愛（節選）
生命中的另一個女人
麥琪的禮物
愛著穆里爾
趴到地上！
我的初戀
友誼是什么？
愛與時間
傷害只寫在沙地上

第三章 停下匆匆的腳步，享受美好的生活愛
友誼
論愛情
我沒有一天不在愛著你
貝多芬的情書
如何找到真愛
論愛
永遠的友誼
愛的頌歌
愛你是什么滋味？　
財富、成功和愛
咸咖啡
歡樂時光
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第四章 幸福沒有捷徑，只有悉心經營

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. Yet there's more. We still have fun.
Spontaneous good times. Yesterday， after slipping the rubber band off the rolled up newspaper， Scott fiipped 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. Even washing dishes can be a blasL We enjoy simply being together.
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， untill 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 Ileave him notes on the mirror and little presents under lus pillow.
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.
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. 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.
There is forgiveness. When I'm embarrassingly loud and crazy at parties， Scott forgives me. When he confessed losing some of our savings in the stock market， I gave him a hug and said， "It's okay. It's only money."
There is sensitivity. Last week he walked through the door with that look that tells me it's been a tough day. After he spent some time with the kids， I asked him what happened. He told me about a 60-year-old woman who'd had a stroke. He wept as he recalled the woman's husband standing beside her bed， caressing her hand. How was he going to tell this husband of 40 years that his wife would probably never recover? I shed a few tears myself. Because of the medical crisis. Because there were still people who have been married 40 years. Because my husband is still moved and concerned after years of hospital rooms and dying patients.
There is faith. Last Tuesday a friend came over and confessed her fear that her husband is losing his courageous battle with cancer. On Wednesday I went to lunch with a friend who is struggling to reshape her life after divorce.
On Thursday a neighbor called to talk about the frightening effects of Alzheimer's disease on her father-in-law's personality. On Friday a childhood friend called long- distance to tell me her father had died. I hung up the phone and thought， this is too much heartache for one week.
Through my tears， as I went out to run some errands， I noticed the boisterous orange blossoms of the gladiolus outside my window.　I heard the delighted laughter of my son and his friend as they played. I caught sight of a wedding party emerging from a neighbor's house. The bride， dressed in satin and lace， tossed her bouquet to her cheering friends.
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