love

1.love用作“恋爱的对象”解通常指女性，不指男性。现在不及sweetheart普通。

2.信函里的With love to...作“请向…致意”解，注意用to，不用for。

3.关于fall in love with有下面两点该注意：

（1）这语表示一时的动作，所以不可说He has fallen in love with her for years，该说He fell in love with her years ago或It is years since he fell in love with her。也可以说He has been in love with her for years。

（2）这语表示心理上的动作，并不包括向对方有所表示，对方未必知道。即使They have fallen in love with each other，也并没有“心心相印”的含意。They are in love with each other也没有这含意。对于没有生命的东西也可以fall in love with或be in love with。例如：He fell into love with the idea at once. 和She is quite in love with the garden.

4.love（动词）通常被认为语气比like强。例如：

• She likes him but doesn't love him.
• 'Would you like to go with me?' said A. 'Like!' said B. 'I should love to.'

但往往love用作like解。例如：

• I love ice cream.
• I love going to the cinema.
• I love to go to the cinema, and love you to go with me.
• I should love to go with you.
• I should love you to go with me.

love后面接不定式或动名词，跟like相同，参见like 3