love的专属话题（跟love不同cupboardlove）

cupboard 意为“橱柜，食物柜”等，那么 cupboard love 字面意思是“橱柜里的爱”，可想而知这种爱是带有私心的，可以意为“自私的爱，动机不纯的爱，有所企图的爱”等，通常指孩子为了得到自己想要的东西而表现出来的爱，寓意：

affection given in order to gain a reward

为了得到回报而给予的感情

解析：in order to 只能引导目的状语从句。

love shown by someone in order to get what they want

为了得到他们想要的东西而表现出来的爱

love given in order to get something from someone

为了得到某人的东西而给予的爱

a show of love inspired by some selfish or greedy motive

出于自私或贪婪动机的爱的表现

insincere or superficial love motivated by selfish interest

出于私利动机的不真诚或肤浅的爱

例如：

In a typical display of cupboard love, the child ran to her and jumped into her lap as soon as she brought out the toy she had got for him.

这是一个典型的自私自利的爱的表现，她一拿出给他的玩具，孩子就跑到她身边，跳到她的大腿上。

I do not think Tom actually loves his spinster aunt . Its simply cupboard love.

我认为汤姆不是真的爱他的老姑妈。这是有所企图的爱。

解析：此句是否定转移的用法，形式上否定主句的谓语 think，实际上是否定从句的谓语 love，翻译的时候要按实际的否定来翻译。

It's cupboard love I know, but at least they will be fond of me for as long as I keep bringing them gifts.

我知道这是自私的爱，但至少只要我给他们带礼物，他们就会喜欢我。

解析：be fond of sb/(doing) sth 表示喜爱某人或喜爱做某事。