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托福阅读训练材料：如何理解爱情 小马过河为大家准备了“托福阅读训练材料：如何理解爱情”，供各位备考托福的考生们参考使用，来提高自己的托福成绩！免费咨询电话：400-0123-267 　　When I was having a chit-chat with my colleague, she asked me all of a sudden, “How did your husband propose to you at that time? Was it romantic?” I was numbed by her words for a while, and then burst into laughter, “My husband is a bit rigid, so do you think his proposal would be romantic?” Though I said in that way, I felt very sweet in heart when thinking of my husband’s proposing to me. To be honest, his proposal was actually by no means romantic without flowers, diamond ring and any other surprise. It was even could not be called “marriage proposal”. 　　当我正和同事闲聊的时候，她突然问我，“那时候你丈夫是怎么向你求婚的?浪漫吗?”我被她问愣了一会儿，然后爆出大笑，“我丈夫有点儿死板，你想他的求婚会浪漫吗?”话虽如此，但想起我丈夫向我求婚的情形，我心里还是感到非常甜蜜。说实话，他的求婚其实一点儿都不浪漫，没有鲜花、钻戒或者其它任何惊喜。那甚至都不能称之为“求婚”。 　　At that time, he gave me a book about Ireland, which, now I am thinking was a long-established plan. At the weekend when I finished the book, he came to me and asked me whether I had finished the book. Seeing me nod my head, he felt very pleased and said to me in a low but happy voice, “If you like, we can get married in an Irish way!” 　　那时候，他给了我一本关于爱尔兰的书，现在想起来，他其实蓄谋已久。当我周末看完这本书，他过来问我是否已经读完。看到我点头，他非常高兴，然后以低沉而快乐的声音对我说，“如果你愿意，我们可以象爱尔兰人那样结婚!” 　　At that time, my heart was totally convinced by the romantic and sacred law of marriage in Ireland. The book told me that Ireland believes in Catholicism and prohibited divorce. Therefore, when a couple get married, they are supposed to choose the time of their marriage which ranges from 1 year to 100 years. The most impressive of this law of marriage lies in the inverse relationship between the time of marriage and the fees to be charged. If you choose 1 year for your marriage, you shall pay as much as 2, 000 sterling pounds plus receiving a dictionary-thick reference of rights and responsibilities. But if you choose 100 years, then you are very lucky and only need to pay 0.5 pound for the fees and receive a short but heart-t