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It is so far from being natural for a man and woman to live in a state of marriage, that (we find all the motives which they have for remaining in that connection, and the restraints which civilized society imposes to prevent separation, are hardly sufficient to keep them together). 一个男人与一个女人婚姻关系的存续远非生物本能所能决定，以致于我们发现，无论是他们维持婚姻关系的一切动机，还是文明社会对于他们离婚的种种束缚，都不足以保证他们最终不分离。 In this respect Freud seems to me not sufficiently biological in his outlook, for anyone (who will observe an animal mother with her young) can see that （her behavior towards them follows an entirely different pattern from her behavior towards the male with whom she has sex relations）. 在这一点上，弗洛伊德观点在我看来就不够符合生物学原理。因为任何一个旁观者都会发现，一个雌性动物对待其幼崽的行为模式，完全迥异于她对待那些与之有过性行为的雄性动物。 If it were not for this special emotion there would be almost nothing to be said for the family as an institution, since children might equally well be left to the care of professionals. 假若父母对子女的这种特殊的情感不存在的话，家庭作为一种社会单位的存在就毫无意义，因为孩子在专业人士的照料下也一样能健康成长 As things are, however, the special affection (which parents have for children), provided their instincts are not atrophied, is of value both to the parents themselves and to the children. 然而，在目前情况下，只要父母爱孩子的本能尚未泯灭，父母对孩子的特殊情感，无论对他们自身还是对孩子而言，都举足轻重。 The value of parental affection to children lies largely in the fact that it is more reliable than any other affection. One’s friends like one for one’s merits, one’s lovers for one’s charms; if the merits or the charms diminish, friends and lovers may vanish. But it is in times of misfortune that parents are most to be relied upon, in illness, and even in disgrace if the parents are of the right sort. 2.3 Key Points Unless love is based on biological elements, it is difficult to maintain for long. The only love based on biological elements is the love based on blood ties. So within a family the love between parents and children is the most enduring one (what is not?) Parents are the most unselfish and unconditional in giving love to their children. 3.2