英国的比格街公司进行了一场“史上最伟大情书”的评选活动，他们希望通过这次评选让大家不要忘掉写情书这项恋人之间的浪漫传统。下面一起来看看这些公认史上最伟大的十封情书是哪些吧。1.Johnny Cash wishes wife June Carter Cash a happy 65th birthday (1994)约翰尼·卡什在妻子琼·卡特65岁生日时写给妻子的情书（1994年）We get old and get used to each other. We think alike. We read each others minds. We know what the other wants without asking. Sometimes we irritate each other a little bit. Maybe sometimes take each other for granted. But once in awhile, like today, I meditate on it and realise how lucky I am to share my life with the greatest woman I ever met.'
“我们渐渐变老，也早已习惯了彼此。我们想法一致、灵魂互通。无需询问我们便知道对方想要什么。偶尔我们也会惹对方不高兴，但那或许是因为我们真正把对方视作了理所当然的伴侣。有时候比如今天，我沉思之后意识到，能够与你这样一个我所见过的最伟大的女人共度余生，我是多么的幸运。”2.Winston Churchill tells wife Clementine Churchill of his undying love (1935)温斯顿·丘吉尔写给挚爱的妻子克莱芒蒂娜·丘吉尔的一封情书（1935年）My darling Clemmie, in your letter from Madras you wrote some words very dear to me, about having enriched your life. I cannot tell you what pleasure this gave me, because I always feel so overwhelmingly in your debt, if there can be accounts in love.'
“我亲爱的克莱米，你在来信中提到的那些丰富你生活的话语对我来说非常珍贵。我无法向你形容这带给我的快乐。如果爱情也有账户，那我已经淹没在这份情债中。”3.John Keats tells next door neighbour Fanny Brawne he can not live without her (1819)约翰·济慈写给邻居芬妮·布朗的一封情书（1819年）I cannot exist without you - I am forgetful of every thing but seeing you again - my Life seems to stop there - I see no further. You have absorb'd me.'
“如果没有你，我要怎么活呢？看不到你的时候，我记不起任何事情，我的生活似乎停滞了，我什么也看不到。你吸引了我的全部注意。”4.Ernest Hemingway professes his love to Marlene Dietrich (1951)欧内斯特·海明威写给演员玛琳·黛德丽的一封情书（1951年）I can't say how every time I ever put my arms around you I felt that I was home.'
“每次我将你搂在怀中时，我的感觉就像是回到了家中。”5.Napoleon Bonaparte sends his love to Josephine de Beauharnais (1796)拿破仑·波拿巴写给约瑟芬·博阿内斯的一封情书（1796年）Since I left you, I have been constantly depressed. My happiness is to be near you. Incessantly I live over in my memory your caresses, your tears, your affectionate solicitude. The charms of the incomparable Josephine kindle continually a burning and a glowing flame in my heart.'
“自从离开你之后，我一直感到很抑郁。我的快乐是与你相随的。只有不停地回忆你的抚摸、你的泪水，你亲切的关怀，我才得以活下去。亲爱的约瑟芬啊，你用你那无与伦比的魅力燃起我心中炙热的火苗。”1. irritate [ˈɪrɪteɪt] v.使烦恼(尤指不断重复的事情);刺激(皮肤或身体部位)ir （= in）进入 + rit 擦 + ate 动词后缀 → 摩擦 → 激怒The way she puts on that accent really irritates me.2. grant [ɡrænt] v.(尤指正式地或法律上)同意，准予，允许;(勉强)承认，同意 n.(政府、机构的)拨款同源词：heat，credit，credible。来自拉丁语credens（相信），从这个词源中能发现其最初词根是cred“相信”。单词grant和词根cred含音变关系：g/c清浊辅音音变，a/e元音音变，t/d清浊辅音音变，grant里的n是鼻音化现象，可体会其整体音似。所以词源上，授予这一行为中包含了对对方的信任。The bank finally granted a £500 loan to me.3. undying [ʌnˈdaɪɪŋ] adj.永恒的;永久的;不朽的un 否定 + dying 死亡 → 不死的 → 永恒的Dianne declared her undying love for Sam...4. overwhelmingly [ˌoʊvər'hwelmɪŋli] adv.压倒性地合成词：over 在上，超过 + whelm 淹没 + ing + ly 副词后缀We whelm with tears at this time.The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months...5. absorb [əbˈzɔːrb] v.吸收(液体、气体等);使并入;吞并;同化;理解;掌握ab 强调 + sorb 吸收 → 吸收掉 → 吸收sorb [sɔrb] n.山梨树 vt.吸附，吸收6. Winston Churchill [ˈwɪnstən ˈtʃɜrtʃɪl] n.邱吉尔，（英国政治家及作家）;【人名】温斯顿邱吉尔Clementine [ˈkleməntiːn] 橘儿;克莱门汀;克莱芒蒂娜;克莱曼婷;克莱门廷Madras [məˈdræs] 马德拉斯棉布;马都拉斯;马德拉斯格纹;印度马德拉斯;马德拉斯John Keats [dʒɑːn kits] 济慈;约翰·济慈;约翰济慈;濟慈;约翰•济慈
Ernest Hemingway [ˈɜrnəst ˈhɛmɪŋˌweɪ] n. Ernest Hemingway was born on 21st July 1899 in Oak Park;a suburb of Chicago 欧内斯特海明威Marlene Dietrich [ˈmɑrˌlin ˈditrɪk] 玛琳黛德丽;玛莲娜·迪特里茜;玛莲德烈治;瑪琳·黛德麗;玛琳．黛德丽Napoleon Bonaparte [nəˈpoʊliən ˈboʊnəˌpɑrt] 拿破仑;拿破仑·波拿巴;拿破仑波拿巴;拿破仑 波拿巴;拿破仑?波拿巴Josephine de [ˈdʒoʊsəˌfin di] Beauharnais 约瑟芬·德博阿尔内;约瑟芬 King Henry VIII [kɪŋ ˈhenri ˈeɪt] 亨利八世;国王亨利八世;英王亨利八世Anne Boleyn [æn boʊˈlɪn] 安妮·博林;安妮博林;安波林;博林;安·波林7. live over [lɪv ˈoʊvər] 重温，回忆;重新过（某种日子），再生;住在高于…的地方If I have my life to live over I would have talked less and listened more.8. caress [kəˈres] v.抚摩;爱抚 n.抚摩;爱抚;亲吻car 可爱的 + ess 名词后缀，表女性 → 女性最需要爱抚 → 爱抚记忆：care 关心 + kiss 亲吻 → 爱抚，亲吻His fingers caressed the back of her neck.9. affectionate [əˈfekʃənət] adj.表示关爱的affection [əˈfekʃn] n.喜爱;钟爱;爱情affect [əˈfekt] v.影响;侵袭;使感染;(感情上)深深打动;使悲伤(或怜悯等)af 加强 + fect 做，制作 → 促使别人做 → 影响How will these changes affect us?Children need lots of love and affection.She gave me a very long and affectionate hug.10. solicitude [səˈlɪsɪtuːd] n.牵挂;关怀;关切solicit 关心的，关切的 + ude 名词后缀 → 关怀，关切solicit [səˈlɪsɪt] v.索求，请求…给予(援助、钱或信息);征求;筹集;招徕(嫖客);拉(客)I was touched by his solicitude for the boy.11. incomparable [ɪnˈkɑːmprəbl] adj.不可比拟的;无比的;无双的the incomparable beauty of Lake Gardacomparable [ˈkɑːmpərəbl] adj.类似的;可比较的compare 比较 + able 可…的，能…的 → 可比较的；比得上的compare [kəmˈper] v.比较;对比;与…类似(或相似);表明…与…相似;将…比作 n.比较com 共同 + par 相等 + e → 放在一起看是否相等 → 比较 好玩又好记的英文谚语（3）
英文字母象形、哲学逻辑意义大解析——C,c
英文字母象形意义、哲学逻辑意义、及运动意义大解析——B,b