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英语阅读文章关于英语阅读文章大全英语阅读：RelationshipthatLastsIfsomebodytellsyou,“I’llloveyouforever,”willyoubelieveit?Idon’tthinkthere’sanyreasonnotto.wearereadytobelievesuchcommitmentatthemoment,whateverchangemayhappenafterwards.asforthebeliefinaneverlastinglove,that’sanotherthing.Thenyoumaybeaskedwhetherthereissuchathingasaneverlastinglove.I’dansweribelieveinit.butaneverlastingloveisnotimmutable.Youmayunswervinglyloveorbelovedbyaperson.butlovewillchangeitscompositionwiththepassageoftime.itwillnotremainthesame.inthecourseofyourgrowthandasaresultofyourincreasedexperience,lovewillbecomesomethingdifferenttoyou.Inthebeginningyoubelievedaferventloveforapersoncouldlastindefinitely.Byandby,however,“fervent”gavewayto“prosaic”.Preciselybecauseofthischangeitbecamepossibleforlovetolast.thenwhatwasmeantbyaneverlastinglovewouldeventuallyendupinasortofinterdependence.Weusedtoinsistonthedifferencebetweenloveandliking.theformerseemedmuchmorebeautifulthanthelatter.oneday,however,itturnsoutthere’sreallynoneedtomakesuchdifference.likingisactuallyasortoflove.bythesametoken,theeverlastinginterdependenceisactuallyaneverlastinglove.Iwishicouldbelievetherewassomebodywhowouldlovemeforever.That’s,asweallknow,tooromantictobetrue.Instead,itwillmoreoftenthannotbeacaseoflastingrelationship.英语阅读：AnEmptyBoxOnceuponatime,amanpunishedhis5-year-olddaughterforusingupthefamily'sonlyrollofexpensivegoldwrappingpaper.Moneywastight,andhebecameevenmoreupsetwhenonChristmasEve,hesawthatthechildhadpastedthegoldpapersoastodecorateashoeboxtoputundertheChristmastree.Nevertheless,thenextmorningthelittlegirl,filledwithexcitement,broughtthegiftboxtoherfatherandsaid,"Thisisforyou,Daddy!"Asheopenedthebox,thefatherwasembarrassedbyhisearlieroverreaction.Butwhenheopenedit,hefounditwasemptyandagainhisangerflared."Don'tyouknow,younglady,"hesaidharshly,"whenyougivesomeoneapresentthere'ssupposedtobesomethinginsidethepackage!"Thelittlegirllookedupathimwithtearsrollingfromhereyesandsaid:"Daddy,it&#