關(guān)于情人節(jié)的英語(yǔ)美文

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　　英文美文欣賞

　　西方情人節(jié)傳統(tǒng) Valentine's Day

　　St Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14 of each year, the reason why it is celebrated on this day is because this was the day that the Patron Saint of Lovers "St Valentine" was supposedly executed on.

　　情人節(jié)是每年的2月14日，它在這一天慶祝的原因是因?yàn)檫@一天是戀人的保護(hù)神“圣瓦倫丁”定下來(lái)的。

　　On this day lovers all around the world mark this occasion as a day for sending poems, cards, flowers or candy, etc. They might also be a social gathering or ball to mark the occasion.

　　這一天世界各地的情侶都以贈(zèng)送詩(shī)歌、卡片、鮮花和糖果等等來(lái)慶祝。他們也可能以社交聚會(huì)或舉行舞會(huì)來(lái)紀(jì)念這個(gè)日子。

　　Many Valentine's Day customs involved ways that single women could learn who their future husbands would be. Englishwomen of the 1700's wrote men's names on scraps of paper, rolled each in a little piece of clay, and dropped them all into water. The first paper that rose to the surface supposedly had the name of a woman's true love.

　　許多情人節(jié)風(fēng)俗涉及到單身女性可以獲悉他們未來(lái)的丈夫是誰(shuí)呢。1700年的英格蘭女性把男人的名字寫(xiě)在紙片上，把每一小塊放在泥里滾，然后把他們?nèi)紒G進(jìn)水里。第一個(gè)浮出水面的就被認(rèn)為是真愛(ài)。

　　Also in the 1700's, unmarried women pinned five bay leaves to their pillows on the eve of Valentine's Day. They pinned one leaf to the center of the pillow and one to each corner. If the charm worked, they saw their future husbands in their dreams.

　　同樣在1700年代，未婚女性會(huì)在情人節(jié)前夕把五片桂葉別在她們的枕頭上。她們別 一片葉子在中間之后把另外四片別到四個(gè)角落。如果有效的話，她們會(huì)在夢(mèng)里看到她們未來(lái)的丈夫。

　　One of the oldest customs was the practice of writing women's names on slips of paper and drawing them from a jar. The woman whose name was drawn by a man became his valentine, and he paid special attention to her. Many men gave gifts to their valentines. In some areas, a young man gave his valentine a pair of gloves. Wealthy men gave fancy balls to honor their valentines.

　　最古老的風(fēng)俗是把女人的名字寫(xiě)在紙片上，然后就把它們從一個(gè)罐子里面拖出來(lái)。那個(gè)被拖出來(lái)的女人的名字就會(huì)成為他的情人，他也會(huì)對(duì)她特別的關(guān)注。許多男人把禮物送給他們的情人。在一些地方，年輕的小伙子會(huì)給他的情人節(jié)一副手套。富有的男人會(huì)舉行舞會(huì)來(lái)紀(jì)念他們的情人。

　　Valentine cards became popular in Great Britain in the nineteenth century. Noted artist Kate Greenaway created cards which featured joyful children and beautiful gardens. Esther Howland was one of the first Valentine card manufacturers in the United States.

　　情人節(jié)卡片在十九世紀(jì)的英國(guó)變得越來(lái)越受歡迎。藝術(shù)家凱特格林納指出創(chuàng)建卡片是以快樂(lè)的兒童和美麗的花園為特點(diǎn)的。

　　Inspired by a British card, she began production in 1847. Her cards featured lace and paper flowers and leaves. Other card manufacturers emphasized Cupid, the pudgy, winged son of Venus, the goddess of love. In Roman lore, Cupid is known as Eros, the son of Aphrodite.

　　受英國(guó)卡片的鼓舞，她在1847年開(kāi)始制作她自己的。她的卡片以蕾絲邊、紙花和葉子為特色。其他卡制造著強(qiáng)調(diào)丘比特是胖的、維納斯有翼的兒子、愛(ài)神。在羅馬帝國(guó)，丘比特是以愛(ài)神阿佛洛狄忒的兒子聞名的。

　　In the United States and Canada, children exchange valentines with their friends. In some schools, the children hold a classroom party and put all the valentines into a box they have decorated.

　　在美國(guó)和加拿大，孩子們和他們的朋友交換情人。一些學(xué)校中，孩子們舉行一個(gè)班級(jí)派對(duì)把所有的情人塞進(jìn)他們已經(jīng)裝飾過(guò)的盒子里。

　　At the end of the day, the teacher or one child distributes the cards. Many children make their own valentines from paper doilies, red paper, wallpaper samples, and pictures cut from magazines. Sometimes they buy kits that include everything needed to make valentines. Many children send their largest, fanciest cards to their parents and teachers.

　　在一天將要結(jié)束的時(shí)候,老師或著一個(gè)孩子會(huì)分發(fā)卡片。許多孩子們從紅色的紙桌布、墻紙樣本、和從雜志上剪下的圖片中找到了自己情人。有時(shí)他們會(huì)買(mǎi)一些裝備，里面包括了所有找情人需要的東西。還有很多孩子們把他們最大、最花俏的卡片給了他們的父母和老師。

　　In Europe, people celebrate Valentine's Day in many ways. British children sing special Valentine's Day songs and receive gifts of candy, fruit, or money. In some areas of England, people bake valentine buns with caraway seeds, plums, or raisins. People in Italy hold a Valentine's Day feast.

　　在歐洲，人們有多種慶祝情人節(jié)的方式。英國(guó)的孩子們會(huì)唱特別的情人節(jié)歌曲和接受糖果、水果、金錢(qián)禮物。在英格蘭的某些地方，人們烤情人節(jié)小面包準(zhǔn)備李子、或葡萄干。意大利人會(huì)舉行的情人節(jié)大餐。

　　　經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)美文

　　情人節(jié)英文求愛(ài)信English Courtship Letter

　　Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo

　　朱麗葉·德魯埃致維克多·雨果

　　Oh! Think of me, my sweet beloved, so that I may feel it and so that your joy amid your delightful family, your kind friends and admirers may not be changed into bitterness and grief for me. Think of me. of whom you are the life and soul. Think of my love so profound, so pure, and so devoted, and wish I were with you. I am going to bed praying God for you and yours. I trust my prayers will not be fruitless, as I am asking for their happiness and yours, should it be at the cost of my own life.

　　啊，您想我吧，我最?lèi)?ài)的人，好讓我感受到您的甜蜜，好讓你與家人的歡樂(lè)、與朋友和愛(ài)慕您的人的歡樂(lè)不會(huì)變?yōu)閷?duì)我嫉妒和令我傷心。您想我吧，因?yàn)槟褪俏业纳挽`魂。想想我對(duì)您的愛(ài)如此深沉、純潔、專(zhuān)一吧，祝愿我能與您相聚在一起吧。我馬上要就寢了，還在 為您和您的親人祈求上帝。我相信我的祈禱不會(huì)得不到回音，因?yàn)槲也幌в蒙鼡Q得您的親人還有您自己的幸福。

　　If you knew how I need to know that you are happy, my beloved, almost as much as to know I am loved by you! I love you, more than anything else in the world. Enjoy your success, this evening, my Victor, your beauty, your genius, and be happy with your delightful family. I will be proud and happy myself, provided amid all this you do not forget me. Above all I do not wish to importune or compromise you. I only want to love you to my last sight.

　　要是您知道我是如何祝福您，我的愛(ài)，那么您也會(huì)覺(jué)得您愛(ài)我的心一點(diǎn)也不亞于我想您知道我是多么愛(ài)您。我愛(ài)您，我對(duì)您的愛(ài)超過(guò)了人間世上的一切。今夜盡情地為您的成功而歡樂(lè)吧，我的維克多，盡情地贊美您的美麗，贊美您的天才吧，為能與歡樂(lè)的家人團(tuán)聚而高興吧!要是您在歡樂(lè)的時(shí)刻沒(méi)有把我忘懷，我定當(dāng)感到自豪和宰福。不管怎么樣，最重要的是，我不想強(qiáng)求或委屈您，我只想受著您直到瞑目之時(shí)。

　　英語(yǔ)美文欣賞

　　Valentine day 情人節(jié) 英語(yǔ)詩(shī)歌

　　Valentine day

　　情人節(jié)

　　You are supposed to buy a rose

　　in such pink atmosphere;

　　I wonder if roses bloom

　　only for us.

　　在如此浪漫的氛圍里，

　　注定你要買(mǎi)一束玫瑰;

　　只是我懷疑它們

　　為我們還是為自己開(kāi)放。

　　the store owner winks,

　　afterwards, you can return them.

　　With a little money,

　　I hold the rose’ destination;

　　when the day passes,

　　who else will care her petals paled

　　somewhere else?

　　花店老板沖我們眨眼，

　　過(guò)后，可以退貨。

　　只用了一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)錢(qián)，

　　我握著一束玫瑰的命運(yùn)。

　　情人節(jié)過(guò)后，

　　誰(shuí)還會(huì)嘆息她的花瓣

　　在哪里凋謝?