这何尝不是⼀种爱意？

It is a kind of love, is it not?

杯⼦如何稳稳托住茶汤，

How the cup holds the tea,

椅⼦如何四平⼋稳站⽴，

How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare,

地板如何迎接鞋底

How the floor receives the bottoms of shoes

或脚趾。脚掌如何知晓

Or toes. How soles of feet know

⾃⼰该在的地⽅。

Where they're supposed to be.

我⼀直思量着寻常事物

I've been thinking about the patience

的耐心，⾐衫如何在

Of ordinary things, how clothes

⾐橱⾥恭敬等候，

Wait respectfully in closets

⾹皂在皂碟⾥安静风⼲，

And soap dries quietly in the dish,

⽽⽑⼱，正啜饮着

And towels drink the wet

背部肌肤上的湿润。

From the skin of the back.

还有楼梯那可爱的往复。

And the lovely repetition of stairs.

又有何物，能⽐⼀扇窗更慷慨？

And what is more generous than a window?