“情人節(jié)”英語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)
“情人節(jié)”英語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)
名詞解釋:情人節(jié)又叫圣瓦倫丁節(jié)或圣華倫泰節(jié),即每年的2月14日,是西方的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一。這是一個(gè)關(guān)于愛、浪漫以及花、巧克力、賀卡的節(jié)日 男女在這一天互送禮物用以表達(dá)愛意或友好。你知道怎么用英語(yǔ)表達(dá)嗎?
Forget cards, flowers and chocolates, most people want a special experience rather than a gift for Valentine's Day this year.
"People are really interested in experience gifts, rather than object gifts," said Gian Gonzaga, a social psychologist with the dating website eHarmony, which conducted the online survey.
"The more you have experiences with someone, the more you are able to build memories and share histories that help to make the relationship more intimate."
Unlike material gifts, he added, an experience, whether it is an outing, a vacation or a special meal, is unique to the couple, especially something that reflects both people's interests.
今年情人節(jié),大多數(shù)人們最想要的禮物不是賀卡、鮮花和巧克力,而是一段特別的經(jīng)歷。
開展這一在線調(diào)查的婚戀交友網(wǎng)站eHarmony的社會(huì)心理學(xué)家吉安•岡薩加表示:“相對(duì)于物質(zhì)禮物,人們確實(shí)對(duì)體驗(yàn)更感興趣一些。”
“你和某人的共同經(jīng)歷越多,就能創(chuàng)造更多的回憶,擁有更多共同的過(guò)去,這有助于讓兩人的感情關(guān)系更親密。”
他補(bǔ)充道,與物質(zhì)禮物不同,一段經(jīng)歷,無(wú)論是郊游、度假還是一頓特別的晚餐,尤其是一起做兩人都感興趣的事情,才是情侶間獨(dú)一無(wú)二的禮物。
【講解】
文中的Valentine's Day就是“情人節(jié)”的意思,在2月14日這一天,情侶們會(huì)互贈(zèng)玫瑰(rose),巧克力(chocolate),情人節(jié)卡片(Valentine's Day cards)等來(lái)表達(dá)愛意。對(duì)于很多人而言,情人節(jié)就是浪漫的一天(A Day of Romance)。
第三段中的intimate作形容詞,意為“親近的,親密的”,是正式用語(yǔ),常指由于有某種關(guān)系而親密,如:intimate friend(密友);familiar指經(jīng)常接觸從而使彼此熟悉,親近,甚至不拘小節(jié),如:The children are too familiar with their teacher.(孩子們對(duì)老師過(guò)于隨便。)