情人节的英语作文 篇一:
Janie Brown's boyfriend Steve called time on their six-month romance yesterday and rather than mope, she decided to fix herself up with a date straight away.
情人节的前一天,珍妮·布朗与其男友六个月的恋情正式告吹,小妮子没有选择在家闷闷不乐,而是决定豁出去了立马给自己找个伴儿。
The 20-year-old, who is studying History at Birmingham University, put together a 3ft sandwich board and cut a pathetic figure standing beside a busy main road advertising her loneliness.
这个二十岁的姑娘正就读于伯明翰大学历史专业,她自制了一块山寨广告牌,在车水马龙的公路旁兜售自己的“寂寞”。
Janie said she didn't want to spend the 'day alone' because it would be 'depressing' and thought a passer by would 'take pity on her'.
珍妮表示,她不想在这一天里形单形只并且郁闷不堪,并认为每一个路人都会认为她可怜之极。
She said: 'Well my boyfriend dumped me yesterday and I thought instead of moping around the house all day I would go out and get a date.
她说:“虽然昨天我被男朋友甩了,但我并不想就此宅在家里自怨自艾,我决定走出来给自己找个约会对象。”
'I was worth more than that rat bag anyway. No one wants to be alone for Valentines day.
“我还不至于到没人要的地步,没人想在情人节这天落单。”
'It was my friend's idea to do it, she dared me, but I just thought why not.
“这是我朋友的主意,我想这又有何不可呢?”
'I haven't had any success as yet, but I'm confident that by the end of the day I will find a guy to take me out. I'm very determined.
“虽然目前还没有钓上钩的人,但我很有自信,今天总会有个男孩想要和我约会,我决心已决。”
'I'm young and outgoing - so I'm sure I'll find a guy.'
“我又年轻,性格有外向,总会到个伴儿的。”
The student said this was the first time she had 'begged for a date'.
据这个大学生透露,如此“求爱”还是头一遭。
'I put on the back of the sign 'I've just been dumped' as I'm hoping some hot guy will take pity on me,' she added.
“我把自己被甩的经历写成标语,希望有人会同情我。”
'The sign took an hour to make as I wanted it to look the part.
“这个广告可是花了我一个小时的时间才大功告成的。”
'Loads of guys have been beeping their horn at me and flashing their lights so hopefully I'll get lucky.
“有不少男孩子都向我偷来了目光,我觉得今天准有戏。”
'I've been outside for two hours so far, but I'm not going until I get what I came here for.
“我站在这儿都快两小时了,但不达成目的我决不罢休。”
'My friends think I'm mad for doing this, but they all have dates for tomorrow. I don't want to be sat at home with a curry and a rom com.
“我的朋友们大概会认为我十分的疯狂,他们都有约了,我可不想自个儿在家可怜兮兮的。”
'This is what a woman has to do to get a date these days, there's a lot of competition.'
“约会的竞争太激烈了,这是当下女孩子们不得不面对的现状。”
情人节的英语作文 篇二:
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.
情人节是每年的2月14日,它在这一天庆祝的原因是因为这一天是恋人的保护神“圣瓦伦丁”定下来的。
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.
这一天世界各地的.情侣都以赠送诗歌、卡片、鲜花和糖果等等来庆祝。他们也可能以社交聚会或举行舞会来纪念这个日子。
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.
许多情人节风俗涉及到单身女性可以获悉他们未来的丈夫是谁呢。1700年的英格兰女性把男人的名字写在纸片上,把每一小块放在泥里滚,然后把他们全都丢进水里。第一个浮出水面的就被认为是真爱。
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.
同样在1700年代,未婚女性会在情人节前夕把五片桂叶别在她们的枕头上。她们别 一片叶子在中间之后把另外四片别到四个角落。如果有效的话,她们会在梦里看到她们未来的丈夫。
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.
最古老的风俗是把女人的名字写在纸片上,然后就把它们从一个罐子里面拖出来。那个被拖出来的女人的名字就会成为他的情人,他也会对她特别的关注。许多男人把礼物送给他们的情人。在一些地方,年轻的小伙子会给他的情人节一副手套。富有的男人会举行舞会来纪念他们的情人。
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.
情人节卡片在十九世纪的英国变得越来越受欢迎。艺术家凯特格林纳指出创建卡片是以快乐的儿童和美丽的花园为特点的。
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.
受英国卡片的鼓舞,她在1847年开始制作她自己的。她的卡片以蕾丝边、纸花和叶子为特色。其他卡制造着强调丘比特是胖的、维纳斯有翼的儿子、爱神。在罗马帝国,丘比特是以爱神阿佛洛狄忒的儿子闻名的。
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.
情人节的英语作文 篇三:
Many Express Love with Flowers on Valentine's Day(1/2)
There is a scent in the air at Miami International Airport. It’s the fragrance of roses, carnations and other flowers arriving from Latin America for the Valentine's Day holiday. With much of the country gripped by the cold of winter, florists in the United States look to farmers south of the border to the meet intense demand ahead of the February 14th holiday.
For the shipping operations of FedEx in Miami, it is the busiest time of year. FedEx and other shipping companies must move quickly and carefully, to ensure the flowers survive their journey. Michael Connor is senior manager of the FedEx operation at the airport.
"What we do here in Miami is we have a cooler that we maintain between 38 and 40 degrees so we can help those shippers maintain the life of those flowers."
Boxes arrive in Miami from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, as well Holland, and then travel by plane or by refrigerated truck to the rest of the United States.
情人节的英语作文 篇四:
Valentine’s Day 情人节
Date 约会
Bunch 花束
Rose 玫瑰
Candy 糖果
Chocolate 巧克力
Forget-Me-Not 勿忘我
Puppy Love/First Love 初恋
Cute Meet 浪漫的邂逅
Fall In Love 坠入爱河
Love At The First Sight 一见钟情
Propose 求婚
Valentine Cards 情人节卡片
Candlelight Dinner 烛光晚餐
Heart-Shaped/Cordate 心形的
Truelove 真爱
Enamored 倾心的
Saint Valentine’s Day 情人节
The Chemical Feeling 奇妙的感觉,触电
Sweet Bitterness 甜蜜的痛苦
A Doomed Couple 天生一对
A Happy Ending 大团圆结局
Sweetheart 甜心
Lover 爱人
Cupid 爱神丘比特
Admirer 仰慕者
Romance 浪漫
Heartthrob 激情
Courtship 求爱
Infatuation 醉心
Promise/Pledge/Vow 誓言
Fidelity 忠心
Eternal/Immortal/Everlasting 永恒