057 庆祝爱的日子

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Every year on February 14th, couples, friends, and families in many countries give each other cards, chocolate, and candy

每年2月14日，在很多国家，情侣、朋友和家人们会互赠卡片、巧克力和糖果。

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In fact over one billion cards are sent for this day, second only to Christmas

事实上，这一天人们会寄出超过十亿张卡片，数量仅次于圣诞节。

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Children have big parties at school, families send each other cards, and couples might have romantic dinners

孩子们会在学校举办盛大的庆祝派对，家人间互赠卡片，情侣们则可能共进浪漫晚餐。

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What do you do if you are single?

如果你单身，会做些什么呢？

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Well Valentine's Day is not only for couples

嗯，情人节可不只是为情侣准备的。

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It's about love, remember!

记住，这个节日关乎爱！

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Valentine's Day is your chance to be bold

情人节是你展现勇敢的好机会。

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Is there a girl or boy that you secretly like?

有没有哪个男孩或女孩，是你暗自喜欢的？

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Why not send them a valentine?

何不送他们一张情人节卡片呢？

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A valentine is a card with a message inside, like a poem or love letter

情人节卡片就是一张内含信息的卡片，比如一首诗或一封情书。

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You can decide if you want to sign your name or not

你可以自己决定要不要署名。

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So where did the idea of Valentine's Day come from?

那么，情人节这个想法是从哪里来的呢？

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In Italy about two thousand years ago, February 14th was a day to celebrate love

大约两千年前，在意大利，2月14日是一个庆祝爱情的日子。

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It was the day that the queen of the Roman gods, Juno, was honored

这一天是为了纪念罗马众神的女王朱诺。

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Juno was the god of women and marriage

朱诺是掌管妇女和婚姻的女神。

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Young Roman women each wrote their name on a piece of paper and put it in a big jar

年轻的罗马女子各自把名字写在一张纸上，然后放进一个大罐子里。

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Every young man in the town picked a name

镇上的每个年轻男子都从中抽一个名字。

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Then the pairs were partners until the next February

然后，配对成功的两个人会成为伙伴，直到来年二月。

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Sometimes they married

有时，他们会结为夫妻。

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At one time, however, young lovers in Italy could not marry

然而，曾有一段时间，意大利的年轻恋人们不能结婚。

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It was against the law!

这竟然违法！

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Why, you may ask?

你可能会问，为什么？

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What could be wrong with people getting married?

人们结婚有什么错呢？

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Emperor Claudius II, the head of the Roman Empire in 270 AD, needed a big army because he fought many wars

公元270年，罗马帝国的皇帝克劳狄二世连年征战，需要一支庞大的军队。

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He did not have enough soldiers

他没有足够的士兵。

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He believed single men were better soldiers than married men

他相信，单身汉比已婚男子更适合当兵。

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If you are married and have a family, you may not want to leave your country and fight in a distant land

如果你结了婚、有了家，你可能就不愿离开故土，去远方打仗了。

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If you are single, you may like to join the army for an adventure!

如果你是单身，你可能会乐于参军去冒险！

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Claudius needed more single men to be soldiers, and so he decided to outlaw marriage

克劳狄需要更多的单身男子来当兵，于是他决定禁止结婚。

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People were angry, but they could do nothing

人们很愤怒，却无能为力。

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Claudius' nickname was Claudius the Cruel, and people who opposed him were usually killed

克劳狄的绰号是“残忍的克劳狄”，反对他的人通常都会被处死。

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One brave priest, whose name was Valentine, did oppose the emperor

一位名叫瓦伦丁的勇敢神父，却敢反对皇帝。

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Father Valentine married couples secretly in his church

瓦伦丁神父在他的教堂里秘密地为情侣们主持婚礼。

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He married many happy couples until one day he was caught

他见证了许多幸福的新人，直到有一天他被抓获。

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The Roman guards took him away and threw him in a dungeon

罗马卫兵把他带走，投入了地牢。

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Emperor Claudius ordered his death

克劳狄皇帝下令将他处死。

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While Valentine was in jail, he fell in love with the jailer's daughter

在狱中，瓦伦丁爱上了狱卒的女儿。

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On the last day of his life, he sent her a love letter with the message, From your Valentine

在他生命的最后一天，他给她送去一封情书，上面写着：“爱你的瓦伦丁”。

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In 489 AD, Father Valentine was made a saint by the Christian Church, and St. Valentine's Day was declared on February 14th

公元489年，瓦伦丁神父被基督教会封为圣人，并将2月14日定为圣瓦伦丁节。

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Father Valentine's message, From your Valentine, is still written in many Valentine's Day cards today, 1,500 years later!

1500年后的今天，瓦伦丁神父那句“爱你的瓦伦丁”，依然被写在许多情人节贺卡上！

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More importantly, Father Valentine's belief in the importance of love is still celebrated today between couples, families, and friends

更重要的是，瓦伦丁神父对爱情重要性的信念，至今仍在情侣、家人和朋友之间传扬庆祝。

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Who will you send a valentine to?

你会给谁送上一张情人节卡片呢？