Love is a telephone which always keep silent when you are longing¹ for a call ,but rings when you are not ready for it.As a result,we often miss the sweetness from the other end.

爱情是一部电话，渴望它响起时，它却总是悄无声息；不经心留意时，它又丁零零地响起。因此，我们经常错过另一端传来的温馨的甜蜜。

Love is a telephone which is seldom program-controlled or directly dialed.You can not get an immediate² answer by a mere"hello."let alone go deep into your lover's heart by one call.Usually it has to be relayed by an operator,and you have to be patient in waiting.Destiny is the operator of this phone.Who is always irresistible³ and fond of playing practical does to which she may make you a lifelong victim intentionally⁴ or unintentionally.

爱情这部电话通常不是程控或者直拨的。并非仅仅靠说一声“喂”便可立即得到回音，更不是呼唤一声就能深深打动你爱人的心。它通常需要接线员，你需要耐心等待。命运是这部电话的话务员，她总是缺乏责任心，又爱搞恶作剧，或许有意无意地捉弄你一生。

Love is a telephone which is always busy.When you are ready to die for love,you only find,to your disappointment,the line is already occupied by someone else,and you are rested only by a busy line.This is an external regret handed down from generation to generation and you are only one of those who languish⁵ for followers⁶.

爱情这部电话总是忙忙碌碌。当你正准备全身心投入，甚至心甘情愿为爱情而献身时，却发现线路正忙，已经有人通话了，迎接你的只是“忙音”，使你大失所望。这是人类代代相袭的永恒的遗憾，只不过你又是一个为花而憔悴的人。

Love is a telephone which is sometimes so sensitive that you are put through by a single dial and responded to as soon as you say "hello" .But,more often than not,you only hang it up and turn away sadly just because of its lack of challenge and effort.Once you realize your mistake.No one is available at the other end.

爱情这部电话，有时太敏感，只需轻轻一拨就能接通，只用说声“哈罗”就能得到回应。但是，大多数情况下，你却仍因为它缺乏挑战、无须付出努力而挂断，然后伤心地离开。待你意识到自己所犯的错，电话那端已无人接听。

Love is a telephone ,but it is difficult to size the right time for dialing,and you will let slip the opportunity if your call is either too early or too late.

爱情这部电话，很难把握拨号时机。拨得太早或者太迟，机遇均会丧失。

Love is a telephone which is not always associated with happiness.Honeyed words are transmitted by sound waves,but when the lovers are brought together,the phone serves no purpose.No wonder that many lovers observe that marriage is the doom⁷ of love.

爱情这部电话，并不总是与幸福紧密联系在一起。多少甜言蜜语由声波传递，但相爱的人一旦厮守在一起，电话便无用武之地。难怪许多相爱的人说“婚姻是爱情的坟墓”。

Love is a telephone which,when you use it for the first time ,makes you so nervous and excited that you either hold the receiver upside down or dial the wrong number.By the time you have calmed down,you will be at a loss to whom you should make the call.

爱情这部电话，第一次使用，会令你紧张、激动不已，不是拿倒了话筒就是拨错厂号码。等你不再紧张激动的时候，往往不知道该给谁打电话。

Love is a telephone which often has crossed lines.And this usually happens to you unexpectedly,Your time will either cross or be crossed.Both cases are referred to as"triangles" Fortunately,all such occurrences are transient.

爱情这部电话还经常串线，而且串线常在你意想不到的时候发生。不是你的线路串到别人的线路上，就是别人的线路串到你的线路上。这两种情况均被称为“三角串”。幸运的是，每一次串线都是暂时的。