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2楼 [ 2008-02-14 09:39 ] What Valentine's Day gifts do you want most? What day makes people more anxious than any other day of the year? If you answered April 15, you're way off. Even the IRS' strangle hold on your wallet is no match for the grip Cupid has on lovers who want to please and delight their significant others. If the holiday has you sweating, you're not alone. Many surveys show lovers can be out touch with what the loves of their lives really want for Valentine's Day. And the consequences of a bad Valentine's Day gift aren't pretty. According to one survey, as many as six million people have broken up with someone on Valentine's Day. A survey conducted by Bill Me Later Inc. and Ipsos Insight reveals that men really are from Mars when it comes to knowing what their sweethearts want for Valentine's Day. More than 90 percent of the men polled said they would be giving a hug as part of their gift. Only 13 percent of the female respondents, however, said they wanted a hug. Twenty-two percent of men who intend to give gifts said they would give lingerie, but only 2 percent of the women surveyed want lingerie. Flowers, the most coveted gift on the female list of desirable Valentine's Day gifts, ranked second on the male gift-giving list. However, jewelry, which was the women's second pick for most desired gift, only rated fifth on the men's list. Does all of this discord between men and women's visions of the perfect Valentine's Day cause any relationship damage? It certainly does. The difference in gender perception is probably a more significant problem than people imagine, according to Carolyn Kaufman, a clinical psychologist and an assistant professor at Columbus State Community College in Ohio. The commercial expectations for Valentine's Day are focused on women's ideals of love, and not men's. "That means men are forced to do things that don't say love to them," she said. "In fact, for men, (these gifts) may just (be) cheesy." (Agencies) |
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3楼 人们在一年中的哪一天最烦恼？ 就连国税局给人们带来的纳税之忧也比不上爱神“丘比特”给那些想取悦对方的情侣们带来的烦恼。 为情人节伤透脑筋的并不只是你一个人。很多调查显示，情侣们在情人节这天常常送错礼物。 而送错礼物的后果往往很严重。据一项调查显示，多达600万人在情人节这天分手。 Bill Me Later集团和“益普索观察”机构联合开展的一项调查表明，在情人节送礼物方面，男人可真是从火星上来的（此处指不了解女人心思；源于一本畅销书名《男人来自火星，女人来自金星》）。 超过90%的受访男性称他们将送给爱人一个拥抱作为礼物的一部分。而仅有13%的女性受访者表示她们想得到一个拥抱。在打算送礼物的男性中，22%的人表示将送内衣，而仅有2%的女性渴望得到这个礼物。 女性最渴望得到的情人节礼物“鲜花”在男性最想送的礼物榜上排名第二。然而，女性的第二选择“珠宝首饰”在男性的送礼榜上仅名列第五。 男性和女性在完美情人节礼物上观点的不一致会危及两人的感情吗？ 答案当然是肯定的。 临床心理学家、俄亥俄州哥伦比亚州立社区学院的副教授卡罗琳•考夫曼说，男女在情人节礼物认识上的差别可能是一个比人们想象的严重得多的问题。 而情人节的“商业期望”也更侧重于女性的喜好，而不是男性。 她说：“这意味着男性不得不去做并不能代表自己爱的心声的事。而事实上，男性可能根本看不上这些礼物。” （英语点津姗姗编辑） |
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4楼 [ 2008-02-13 09:33 ] Forget an extravagant bouquet of roses or an exquisitely packaged box of chocolates this Valentine's Day. Forget an extravagant bouquet of roses or an exquisitely packaged box of chocolates this Valentine's Day. If you want to be a good lover, start thinking about the impact your romance has on the environment. Campaigners say the traditional tokens of affection exchanged on February 14 should be ditched because they damage the planet. Instead, couples should be striving to "enjoy a greener romance" - at least according to a pressure group in Wales. Waste Awareness Wales is promoting e-cards to try to reduce the waste caused by the 13 million Valentine's cards bought in Britain each year. Couples are also being urged to make their own cards from left-over wrapping paper. Other advice includes buying flowers planted in a pot instead of a bunch of cut ones. Those who insist on buying chocolates are urged to buy ones with the least packaging. Better presents than those involving packaging are "waste-free" gifts such as theatre tickets. People wishing to cook a romantic meal are advised to check the quantities of food required for their recipe so they do not waste food by making too much. They are also urged to compost any peelings. Give organic chocolate is another environmental-friendly choice. Giving organic chocolate helps you to "go green" and stay healthy. Organic chocolates are free of pesticides and are farmed in a sustainable way. Also, scientists have proven that organic chocolate, especially dark chocolate, has many health benefits, including helping your heart and boosting serotonin levels. (Agencies) |
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5楼 今年情人节送什么？大束玫瑰和精美的盒装巧克力还是算了！ 如果想做个好情人，那就先想想你的浪漫会不会危及环境吧。 环保活动人士称，传统的情人节礼物应该被抛弃，因为它们会危害环境。 情侣们应尽量“享受绿色浪漫”——至少威尔士的一个压力集团这样认为。 为了减少纸质贺卡造成的废弃物，“威尔士环保意识”组织目前正呼吁人们用电子贺卡传情。每年情人节，英国都要消耗1300万张纸质贺卡。 该组织还号召情侣们用剩下的包装纸自制贺卡。 其它建议还有：用盆栽植物取代花束；非要买巧克力的可以买外包装最简单的那种。 “无废弃”礼物比带包装的礼物好，比如戏票。 想做情人节浪漫大餐的人可以事先估计好所需要的食物量，以免造成浪费。果皮、蔬菜皮可以用作肥料。 赠送有机巧克力也是一个环保的选择。 送有机巧克力环保又健康。有机巧克力（指巧克力豆）在种植中不使用杀虫剂，采用的是可持续种植技术。此外，科学家已证明，有机巧克力（尤其是黑巧克力）对健康有很多益处，它能够保护心脏和提高（血液中的）复合胺水平。 （英语点津姗姗编辑） |
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6楼 外的地道短信不可不学。瞧下面三个爆笑地道英文短信，情人节那天不妨发给已经步入爱情“坟墓”的他/她。当然，“围城”之外的情侣自不用急，多多短信蜜语等待您赏阅，只要愿意，如下真诚的告白也许能够带给您意想不到惊喜！ Text Messages are fast becoming the most popular means of short message communication. Here are our favourite love text messages! Short, Cute and Sweet:) Don't delay to send them for free to your loved ones... You can use sweet text messages to flirt about your love and admiration for someone while expressing your true feelings... |
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7楼 ** Husband asks, Do you know the meaning of WIFE. Wife says, it means - With Idiot for Ever. ** Definitions : Home : A place where you can scratch where it itches. LOVE : Loss Of Valuable Energy WIFE : Worries Invited For Ever ** A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man. Sweet love SMS ** Love can be expressed in many ways. One way I know is to send it across the distance to the person who is reading this. ** Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was choice, but falling in love with you was completely out of my control. ** May this Valentine bless us with the cupid of love and warmth of romance. Happy Valentine's Day Honey! ** My heart for you will never break. My smile for you will never fade. My love for you will never end. I love you! ** True love is hard to find. But the love inside of me is true. It appeared the day I met you! |
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8楼 ** One day you ask me: what's more important to you, me or your life? I'll say my life and you'll go and leave without even knowing that you are my life. ** My eyes are hurting because I can't see you. My arms are empty because I can't hold you. My lips are cold because I can't kiss you but. My heart is breaking because I'm not with you. ** It is not being in love that makes me happy... but is being in love with YOU that makes me happy. ** I feel something in my heart, it's like a little flame. Every time I see you, this flame lights up. This flame is special for you, because I LOVE YOU! I am confident the LOVE between YOU & ME! ** There are times when I fall in love with someone new, but I always seem to find myself back in love with you. ** The hardest thing you'll ever do is watch the one you love, love someone else. （英语点津陈蓓编辑） |
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9楼 Romantic SMS Text Messages Without Love -- dayz are 没有爱--日子就是： "Sadday,伤情星期天 moanday,悲叹星期一 tearsday,泪洗星期二 wasteday,荒芜星期三 thirstday,饥渴星期四 frightday,恐惧星期五 shatterday... so be in Luv everyday...破碎星期六...所以要每天在爱中 Wish u a Happy Valentine's Day 情人节快乐！ ------------------------------------------------- I luv my eyes when u look into them;当你看着我的眼睛，我爱上了它们 I luv my name when u say it; 当你叫我的名字，我爱上了它 I luv my heart when u luv it;当你爱上我的心，我爱上了它 I luv my life when you are in it.当你在我生活中，我爱上了它 ------------------------------------------------- You must be a good runner 你一定是位优秀赛跑者 because you are always running in my mind,因为你总在我头脑里奔跑 you must be a good thief 你一定是位神偷 because you have stolen my heart, 因为你偷走了我的心 and i am always a bad shooter 我一定是位差的射击运动员 because I Miss You Always...因为我总Miss你 ------------------------------------------------- 1st time i saw u 第一次见到你 i was scared 2 touch u. 我害怕触摸你 1st time i touched u 第一次触摸你 i was scared 2 kiss u. 我害怕轻吻你 1st time i kiss u第一次亲吻你 i was scared to luv u.我害怕爱上你 but now dat i luv u 现在，我爱上了你 im scared 2 lose u!却害怕失去你 ------------------------------------------------- I,Me, Myself, Yes me,I 我。。我。。是的。我 Really的确 Truly真正 Unmistakably错不了地 Unstoppably不可抵挡地 Unavoidably不可避免地 Crazily, Think about you!疯狂地在想你！ ------------------------------------------------- Y do we close our eyes 为什么我们会闭上眼睛 wen we sleep?在睡觉的时候？ wen we dream?在做梦的时候？ wen we kiss?在接吻的时候？ dis is becoz the most precious 因为这个世界上 thing in the world is unseen. 最珍贵的东西是不可见的 Wen i close my eyes i c u!当我闭上眼睛，我看见了你！ ------------------------------------------------- If 10 people care 4 u, 如果有10个人关心你 one of them is me, 其中一个就是我 if 1 person cares 4 u 如果1个人关心你 that would be me again, 那个人还会是我 if no 1 cares 4 u 如果没人关心你 that means i m not in this world.那说明我不再这个世界上了 |
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10楼 tea w/o sugar, 没有加糖的茶 coffee w/o milk,没有加牛奶的咖啡 bread w/o butter, 没有黄油的面包 Salard w/o onion, 没有洋葱的色拉 Candy w/o cream, 没有奶油的糖果 Chicken w/o spice,没有香料的鸡肉 Icecream w/o ice 没有冰的冰淇淋 ME w/o U! 没有你的我！ ------------------------------------------------- Great minds contain ideas, 伟大的头脑里装的是想法 solutions and reasons. 解答和道理 Scientific minds contain formulas,科学的头脑里装的是方程式 theories and figures...理论和数据.. My mind contains only you我的头脑里装的只有你 ------------------------------------------------- ()__() ( . ) _, ), =(,,)=()=:, ,(s) t_!_J -;) this rose is Heavy 这多玫瑰沉甸甸 coz Itz Filled with all My Luv因为装载我对 for a SWEET HEART.....你所有的爱 like U. ------------------------------------------------- What is love? 什么是爱情？ Those who don't like it call it responsibility. 那些不喜欢它的人把它叫做责任 Those who play with it call it a game.那些戏耍它的人把它叫做游戏 Those who don't have it call it a dream.那些没有拥有它的人把它叫做梦想 Those who understand it call it destiny.那些懂得它的人把它叫做命中注定 And me, I call it you.我，把它叫做你 ------------------------------------------------- I love three things,i.e 我喜欢三件： the SUN, 太阳 the MOON,月亮 and YOU, 和你 THE SUN 4 A DAY, 白天的太阳 THE MOON 4 NIGHT,夜晚的月亮 AND U 4 EVER. 和永远的你 B/C I LOVE U 4 EVER...因为我永远爱你 ------------------------------------------------- I may run out of message to text you.对你，我的短信也许会发完 I may run out of jokes too.笑话也许会说尽 I may also run out of battery.电池也许会耗尽 But my heart won't run out of space for you!但我的心中空间不会被你占完 ------------------------------------------------- I'm afraid to close my eyes coz I might think of you.害怕闭眼，因为也许会去想起你 I'm afraid to open them coz I might see you.害怕睁眼，因为也许会发现你 I'm afraid to move my lips coz I might speak of you.害怕动嘴唇，因为也许会去说起你 I'm afraid to listen coz I might hear my heart fall for you.害怕倾听，因为也许会听见自己的心爱上你 |
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11楼 but when i turned around to c who it was,但是当我转身看那是谁 i notice i was alone,发现只有自己一人 then i realize it was my heart然后我发现那其实是自己的心 telling me that i miss u.在告诉我---想念你 ------------------------------------------------- Look, 看 The Moon Is Calling U....! 月亮在呼唤你！ See, 瞧 The Stars R Shining 4 U....!星星在为你而发光 Listen,听 The Birds Are Singing 2 U....!鸟儿在为你歌唱 Hear, 听 My Heart Says 我的心在说 I MISS U....! 想念你..! ------------------------------------------------- If u r asking if i need U...如果你问我是否需要你 The answer is 4EVER..........答案是 永恒 If u r asking if i'll leave U... 如果你问我是否离你而去 The ans is NEVER......答案是 绝不 If u r asking wat i value.....如果你问我珍惜什么 The ans is U...答案是 你 Only U...................只有你 ------------------------------------------------- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z oops! i miss "U" ------------------------------------------------- Message: * Some text missing* 信息：“缺少文字” Sender:* Name Missing *发送者：“缺少名字” Number: * Number Missing *号码：”缺少号码“ Sent: * Date missing *发送:"缺少日期” Missing U a lot thats y 太Miss你，这就是为何 everything is missing....一切缺少(miss）... ------------------------------------------------- Love can be expressed in many ways. 爱情可以用许多方式表达 One way I know is to send it 我知道有一个方法是 across the distance 穿越空间发送给 to the person who is reading this.在读这条信息的人 |
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12楼 calling.... 呼叫中... calling.... 呼叫中... 1 missed call 一个未接电话 reminding you that 提醒您： some one is miss u very much. 有人非常想念你 ------------------------------------------------- n ss!w ! ,n ss!w ! n ss!w ! ,n ss!w ! n ss!w ! ,n ss!w ! n ss!w ! ,n ss!w ! GOT CONFUSED! OH!B SMART FRIEND: ------------------------------------------------- A *smile* is a sign of joy, 一个微笑是愉快的信号 A *hug* is a sign of love, 一个拥抱是爱情的信号 A *laugh* is a sign of happiness,一个大笑是快乐的信号 A *Lovers* like me is a sign of 一个想我这样的人是 "YOUR DAMN GOOD CHOICE"“上好选择”的信号 ------------------------------------------------- Nobody is like u, 没人和你一样 nobody cares 4 u, 没人关心你 nobody misses u, 没人挂念你 nobody wants to see u good,没人想看见你好 nobody is ur best fr, 没人是你最好的朋友 nobody is happy with u.... 没人为你快乐 dont cry.......别哭... my name is nobody我的名字是“没人” ------------------------------------------------- Do u know, 你知道不知道 what i say, 我想要说什么， what i think,想什么? what i feel,有什么感受？ what i think, what i wish,希望什么吗？ U want to know?真地想知道吗？ I MISS U SO MUCH “想死你了！” ------------------------------------------------- 1 day :-) 一天 2 days :-)两天 3 days :-)三天 4 days :-)四天 IN FACT MY ALL DAYS 其实，我每天 ARE SO LONELY都很孤单 BECAUSE因为 **I M MISSING U SOO MUCH**“在深深地想念你” ------------------------------------------------- Benefits of Kissing ;吻的好处有： Changes taste;改变味道 Burns Calories;消除多余热量 Lips never go dry;保持嘴唇永远不干 Relieves Stress;减轻压力 Makes face muscles strong;让脸部肌肉强壮； So KEEP KISSING:所以要将接吻进行到底 |
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13楼 I just...我只要 CLOSE () $ ()闭上 MY ( -.- )我的 EYES (") (")眼睛 & () $ () U R ('.')'. ')你就在 (")(")(") JUST ON MY RIGHT 我的右边 ------------------------------------------------- __ You've 你 !'--.____.--'! got有 !_______i MAIL.一封短信 Open it, please...请打开 §¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§ § I MISS YOU §想念你 § § §¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§ ------------------------------------------------- _l''l________ --/ l__l Delivery递送 | | ________ L(o)__l___(o)__| This van is loaded with这辆车上装满了 LOVE n CARE,爱和关心 LOVE YA LOTS!非常爱你！ ------------------------------------------------- No,不 no Wait!不，等等！ B'coz.........因为.. I wana say something thats only 4 you我想说只对你说的话 ( )" " "( ) ( )""*( ) ("( 'o' ) ( 'o' )") " I MISS YOU"“想念你" Every time I say how are you当我每次说”你好”的时候 ------------------------------------------------- |''''V''''| r | |v| | | ("" ("" |....| |...| | ...) ...) U always 总是 In whatever u do....不论做什么 Remember that someone over here记住：有人在着 is thinking of U...想念你 ------------------------------------------------- ( ) (_o_) /(_) U love me 你爱我 ( ) (_o_) /(_) U love me not 不爱 ( ) (_o /(_) U love me 你爱我 (_o / U love me not 不爱 o / U LOVE ME! 你爱我！ / I don't blame You, I am loveable! 不责备你，因为是我太可爱！ ------------------------------------------------- ,,,, ( . .) Do u 你 ( ._.) love me?爱我吗？ (,,(")(") ,,,, ( . .) ( _ ) U dont?你不爱？ (,,(")(") ,,,, ( . .) ,I,我 ( _ )// den 不爱 gud bye!!拜拜！ |
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14楼 [ 2008-02-13 15:01 ] 又是一年情人节。人们习惯在这一天送花来表示爱意。那么你知道为什么要送花吗？这一习俗又是从何时开始的呢？就让下面这篇小文章来告诉你吧。 Most of the items linked to Valentine's Day came from old-fashioned customs that used lace handkerchiefs and floralbouquets to pass on non-verbal messages. When the custom went out of style for everyday use, the original meaning was lost and eventually they became part of the Valentine's Day tradition. Giving flowers dates back to the 1700s when Charles II of Sweden introduced the Persian custom of "the language of flowers" to Europe. Books about the meanings of particular flowers were published, and entire conversations could be carried out using only a bouquet of flowers. The rose has become the traditional Valentine's Day flower. As it has always been a popular flower, the meaning of the red rose is still well known as the flower of passion and love. The red rose is also the favorite flower of Venus, the goddess of love, which helped give the rose its symbolic meaning. Lace Centuries ago, a woman would drop her handkerchief in front of the man she liked. This was a form of encouragement to him, and if he picked it up for her an introduction could be made. Lace has always been part of women's handkerchiefs, and it has since been linked to romance. non-verbal: 不用言辞表达的 out of style: 过时 （来源：coolquiz.com 英语点津 Annabel 编辑） |
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15楼 [ 2007-02-14 09:44 ] 春节、情人节PK，春节明显占上风。今天是西方的情人节，只因一不小心赶在春节前4天，于是乎，今年的情人节少了几丝玫瑰浪漫的柔情，却多了几把春节红火的热情。对远离家乡的情侣而言，为了“赶”春节，为了能与父母团聚共度“土节”，他/她们只能忍痛暂舍另一半，与洋节说“再见”。 Valentine's Day is for lovers' unions and the Chinese New Year for family reunions. But when the two come around the same time, it can be a headache and a heartache as Miranda Li can testify. The young office executive is distraught because her boyfriend left for this weekend's family reunion yesterday, on the eve of Valentine's Day. Despite her tears, he had to catch the train back home, leaving his girlfriend all alone in Beijing. The reason: It would have been impossible to get a train ticket any later if he has to be home for New Year's eve on Saturday. Li's plight illustrates how Valentine's Day, which has been becoming increasingly popular among Chinese in the past decade, has been subdued by the traditional Chinese New Year. Roses, for example, are affordable. They were sold at 5-8 yuan ($0.64-1.03) each yesterday in Beijing, almost the same as their usual price but a quarter of the price for last year's Valentine's Day. Hotels have plenty of rooms. Sources at www.ctrip.com, one of the largest hotel-booking websites in China, said that hotels are offering discounts for lovers staying overnight, but most hotel rooms in downtown Beijing are not booked yet. Last year there were many more bookings, an assistant said. Restaurants offering a romantic ambience are suffering. A manager surnamed Wang at a popular Yunnan restaurant in Beijing's nightlife centre Sanlitun said that only fewer than half of the tables had been booked by last night. Last year, all the tables were booked, he said. The lack of a mood for love can be attributed mainly to a busy schedule prior to the Chinese New Year. People are leaving for hometowns, visiting business partners, cleaning houses and booking family dinners and can spare little time for a Western festival. （China Daily） Vocabulary: distraught：极其烦恼的 discount：打折、折扣 （英语点津陈蓓编辑） |
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16楼 外的地道短信不可不学。瞧下面三个爆笑地道英文短信，情人节那天不妨发给已经步入爱情“坟墓”的他/她。当然，“围城”之外的情侣自不用急，多多短信蜜语等待您赏阅，只要愿意，如下真诚的告白也许能够带给您意想不到惊喜！ Text Messages are fast becoming the most popular means of short message communication. Here are our favourite love text messages! Short, Cute and Sweet:) Don't delay to send them for free to your loved ones... You can use sweet text messages to flirt about your love and admiration for someone while expressing your true feelings... Love SMS jokes ** Husband asks, Do you know the meaning of WIFE. Wife says, it means - With Idiot for Ever. ** Definitions : Home : A place where you can scratch where it itches. LOVE : Loss Of Valuable Energy WIFE : Worries Invited For Ever ** A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man. Sweet love SMS ** Love can be expressed in many ways. One way I know is to send it across the distance to the person who is reading this. ** Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was choice, but falling in love with you was completely out of my control. ** May this Valentine bless us with the cupid of love and warmth of romance. Happy Valentine's Day Honey! ** My heart for you will never break. My smile for you will never fade. My love for you will never end. I love you! ** True love is hard to find. But the love inside of me is true. It appeared the day I met you! ** I asked God for a rose & he gave me a garden. I ask God for a drop of water & he gave me an ocean. I asked God for an angel & he gave me you! ** One day you ask me: what's more important to you, me or your life? I'll say my life and you'll go and leave without even knowing that you are my life. ** My eyes are hurting because I can't see you. My arms are empty because I can't hold you. My lips are cold because I can't kiss you but. My heart is breaking because I'm not with you. ** It is not being in love that makes me happy... but is being in love with YOU that makes me happy. ** I feel something in my heart, it's like a little flame. Every time I see you, this flame lights up. This flame is special for you, because I LOVE YOU! I am confident the LOVE between YOU & ME! ** There are times when I fall in love with someone new, but I always seem to find myself back in love with you. ** The hardest thing you'll ever do is watch the one you love, love someone else. （英语点津陈蓓编辑） |
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17楼 [ 2007-02-14 10:57 ] People have been passionate about roses since the beginning of time. In fact, it is said that the floors of Cleopatra's palace were carpeted with delicate rose petals, and that the wise and knowing Confucius had a 600-book library specifically on how to care for roses. The rose is a legend on its own. The story goes that during the Roman Empire, there was an incredibly beautiful maiden named Rhodanthe. Her beauty drew many zealous suitors who pursued her relentlessly. Exhausted by their pursuit, Rhodanthe was forced to take refuge from her suitors in the temple of her friend Diana. Unfortunately, Diana became jealous. And when the suitors broke down her temple gates to get near their beloved Rhodanthe, she became angry turning Rhodanthe into a rose and her suitors into thorns. In Greek legend, the rose was created by Chloris, the Greek goddess of flowers. It was just a lifeless seed of a nymph that Chloris found one day in a clearing in the woods. She asked the help of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who gave her beauty Dionysus, the god of wine, added nectar to give her a sweet scent, and the three Graces gave her charm, brightness and joy. Then Zephyr, the West Wind, blew away the clouds so that Apollo, the sun god, could shine and made this flower bloom. And so the Rose was born and was immediately crowned the Queen of Flowers. The first true primary red rose seen in Europe was "Slater's Crimson China" introduced in 1792 from China, where it had been growing wild in the mountains. Immediately, rose breeders began using it to hybridize red roses for cultivation. Ever since, the quest for the perfect red rose has been the Holy Grail6 of rosarians: a fragrant, disease-resistant, long-lasting, long-stemmed, reblooming, perfectly formed rose with a clear non-fading vivid red color. Absolute perfection still hasn't been attained, and of course never will! There is a special rose language invented as a secret means of communication between lovers who were not allowed to express their love for one another openly. In the mid 18th century the wife of the British ambassador in Constantinople described this in her letters, which were published after her death. These letters inspired many books on the language of flowers, each describing the secret message hidden in each flower. A red rose bud stands for budding desire an open white rose asks "Will you love me?" An open red rose means "I'm full of love and desire," while an open yellow rose asks "Don't you love me any more?" （英语点津姗姗编辑） |
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18楼 ** Husband asks, Do you know the meaning of WIFE. Wife says, it means - With Idiot for Ever. ** Definitions : Home : A place where you can scratch where it itches. LOVE : Loss Of Valuable Energy WIFE : Worries Invited For Ever ** A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man. Sweet love SMS ** Love can be expressed in many ways. One way I know is to send it across the distance to the person who is reading this. ** Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was choice, but falling in love with you was completely out of my control. ** May this Valentine bless us with the cupid of love and warmth of romance. Happy Valentine's Day Honey! ** My heart for you will never break. My smile for you will never fade. My love for you will never end. I love you! ** True love is hard to find. But the love inside of me is true. It appeared the day I met you! ** I asked God for a rose & he gave me a garden. I ask God for a drop of water & he gave me an ocean. I asked God for an angel & he gave me you! ** One day you ask me: what's more important to you, me or your life? I'll say my life and you'll go and leave without even knowing that you are my life. ** My eyes are hurting because I can't see you. My arms are empty because I can't hold you. My lips are cold because I can't kiss you but. My heart is breaking because I'm not with you. ** It is not being in love that makes me happy... but is being in love with YOU that makes me happy. ** I feel something in my heart, it's like a little flame. Every time I see you, this flame lights up. This flame is special for you, because I LOVE YOU! I am confident the LOVE between YOU & ME! ** There are times when I fall in love with someone new, but I always seem to find myself back in love with you. ** The hardest thing you'll ever do is watch the one you love, love someone else. （英语点津陈蓓编辑） |
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19楼 情人节经典情话不仅仅是甜言蜜语，爱有时更需要及时的反思。简短的话语、真诚的表白，或许，能帮助渴望真爱的你悟出爱的秘密所在…… Reflective love sayings ** I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you. 我爱你不是因为你，而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。 ** Love is a naked child: do you think he has pockets for money? 爱需要有赤子情怀，赤子哪有口袋装钱呢？ ** If someone doesn't love you the way you want him to, it doesn't mean that he does not love you with all he has. 爱你的人如果没有按你所希望的方式来爱你，那并不意味着他没有全心全意地爱你。 ** Love is not just gazing at each other, but looking forward in the same direction. 爱不仅仅是彼此凝望，爱更要志同道合望向同一方向。 ** No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry. 没有人值得你为他流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。 ** Dont' spend time with someone who doesn't care spending it with you.不要把时间花在一个不在乎与你分享的人身上。 ** Love is a chord in life, not a solo. 爱是人生的和弦，不是孤单的独奏曲。 ** Every man is a poet when he is in love. 每个恋爱中的人都是诗人。 Sweet love sayings ** This valentine is for the girl who stole my heart. 这份情人节礼物，是送给那位偷去我心的女孩。 ** I should give you three words: I love you! If i have to add a limit to it. It is 10000 years。我要对你说三个字：我爱你。如果非要在这份爱上加上一个期限，我希望是……一万年。 ** When i first saw you, i saw love! When i first touch you, i feel love! 第一次看到你，我明白了什么是爱；第一次碰触你，我感到了爱的神奇！ ** To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. 人生最大的幸福莫过于享受爱和被爱。 ** To the world you may be one person, but to me you are the world. 对于世界而言，你也许很普通；但对于我来说，你是我世界的全部。 ** Love and a cough cannot be hid. 爱情跟咳嗽一样是掩饰不了的。 ** True love's the gift which God has given to man alone beneath the heaven. 真爱是上帝单独赐予普天下芸芸众生的礼物。 ** Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful. 在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到别的人；在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。 Humourous love sayings ** Never stop smiling, not even when you're sad, some man fall in love with your smile. 永远要保持微笑，即使在你难过的时候也要笑容满面。说不定有人会因为你的笑而爱上你。 ** Thank you for comforting me when I'm sad, Loving me when I'm mad, Picking me up when I'm down. Thank you for being my friend and being around, Teaching me the meaning of love, Encouraging me when I need a shove, But most of all thank you for, Loving me for who I am. 感谢你在我伤心时安慰我， 当我生气时你呵护我， 当我沮丧时你鼓舞我。 感谢你作我的朋友并且在我身旁， 教导我爱的意义， 及时鼓励我。 但我最想感谢你的是, 爱上像我这样的一个人。 （英语点津陈蓓编辑） |
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20楼 在芬芳四溢的巧克力词典里，“爱”永远是一个核心字眼。一直以来，巧克力伴同玫瑰花，成为情人节不可或缺的爱情信物。情人节为什么要送“他/她”巧克力？有传说认为，巧克力是上帝赐予人类的礼物，它承载着人类心底最美好的祝福；也有科学研究表明，巧克力的主要成分之一苯基胺能引起人体荷尔蒙的某些微妙变化，会让人心跳加速，犹如经历一场热恋。不过，在享受巧克力香醇浓郁口感的同时，千万记得下面的温馨提示：巧克力含有的可可碱会导致爱犬中毒，由此，传递爱心信号时万万不可“滥”传噢。 Chocolate is almost synonymous with Valentine's Day, but it's doubtful that Saint Valentine even tasted it. During the martyr's lifetime in third-century Rome, chocolate was still limited to native South America. Today chocolate is enjoyed by people the world over, with some 2.3 billion pounds of chocolate consumed in America each year. That amounts to 10.8 pounds per person. The gift of chocolate Legend has it that chocolate was a gift of the gods. Legend has it that chocolate was a gift of the gods. The cacao tree was supposedly brought to mankind by Quetzalcoatl（羽蛇神，古代墨西哥阿兹特克人与托尔特克人崇奉的重要神袛）, the Aztec god who taught mortals how to make a drink from it. Giving someone chocolates still carries a wealth of meaning. The custom even has royal approval, ever since 1900 when Queen Victoria sent special tins of chocolate to soldiers in the Boer War to wish them a happy New Year. And of course chocolate often sends a message of love, whether it's a gift-wrapped box for Mother's Day or a Valentine's present of heart-shaped truffles. Chocolate, love and sex French doctors prescribed chocolate to women patients for a broken heart. Chocolate has long been associated with love. At one time, nuns were forbidden to eat it because of its sexual reputation. Casanova is believed to have thought of hot chocolate as the "elixir of love". And in the 18th century, French doctors prescribed chocolate to women patients for a broken heart. Science may hold a clue - chocolate contains a substance called phenylethylamine（苯基胺）, a naturally occurring chemical in the brain which promotes feelings of euphoria （愉悦）associated with being in love. It also contains a variety of other substances which may help create a feeling of well-being. Do you know? That same 100 grams of chocolate also contains 5 milligrams of methylxanthine and 160 milligrams of theobromine（可可碱）, both caffeine-like stimulants. When taken in large quantities, these stimulants can induce nausea and vomiting-a good reason to limit your Valentine's Day nibbling to a few chocolates. Meanwhile,Chocolate is poisonous to dogs and other pets, and can even be lethal. Don't give it to your dog. Theobromine is toxic to dogs, and one ounce of chocolate could kill a 10-pound canine. （英语点津陈蓓编辑） 
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21楼 [ 2007-02-07 11:29 ] 又是一年情人节。提前半个月，各路商家就开始渲染节日气氛：商场里的玫瑰心型饰品，路边大幅的广告牌，还有网上温馨浪漫的节日广告语和动画……情人节，想不过都难！虽然节日只是个借口，狂欢才是真实目的，但还是有必要了解一下节日的来历的，至少和别人谈起来的时候也有的谈。 Valentine's Day started during the Roman Empire. Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II, Rome was involved in many bloody military campaigns. Claudius the Cruel, as he was known at the time, was having difficulty in getting soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that Roman men did not want to leave their lovers or families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. A Christian priest named Valentine came to defend love in the empire. Valentine began to secretly marry couples despite the emperor's orders. When Emperor Claudius was informed of these ceremonies, Valentine was sent to prison where he remained until his death on February 14 in the year 270. It wasn't until a few hundred years later when Valentine's Day began to develop as we know it. At that time Christianity was beginning to take control of Europe. In honor of his sacrifice for love, Valentine was made a saint. And as part of the effort the Church was making to do away with pagan holidays, Valentine's Day came to replace a mid-February fertility festival called Lupercalia. Today the tradition of honoring St. Valentine continues. The themes of love and fertility taken from the ancient meanings of the holiday have endured and evolved through time. （英语点津 Annabel 编辑） |
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22楼 传说公元三世纪时，古罗马有一位暴君叫克劳多斯（Claudius）。离暴君的宫殿不远，有一座非常漂亮的神庙。修士瓦伦丁（Valentine）就住在这里。罗马人非常崇敬他，男女老幼，不论贫富贵贱，总会群集在他的周围，在祭坛的熊熊圣火前，聆听瓦伦丁的祈祷。 这一时代，古罗马的战事一直连绵不断，暴君克劳多斯征召了大批公民前往战场，为了保证人们忠于战争，他下令禁止人们于此时结婚，甚至连已订了婚人也马上要解除婚约。许多年轻人就这样告别爱人，满怀悲愤地走向战场。 瓦伦丁对克劳多斯的虐行感到非常难过。当一对情侣来到神庙请求他的帮助时，瓦伦丁在神圣的祭坛前为它们悄悄地举行了婚礼。人们一传十，十传百，很多人来到这里，在瓦伦丁的帮助下结成伴侣。消息终于传到了克劳多斯的耳里。他暴跳如雷，命令士兵们冲进神庙，将瓦伦丁从一对正在举行婚礼的新人身旁拖走，投入地牢。公元270年的2月14日，瓦伦丁在地牢里受尽折磨而死。悲伤的朋友们将他安葬于圣普拉教堂。 为了纪念瓦伦丁，后来的人们把这一天作为“情人节”。 情人节的历史：情人节是一个属于朋友的日子，属于家人的日子，属于情人的日子。正如中国人现在用近乎狂热的热情过起了圣诞节一样，情人节也已经悄悄渗透到了无数年轻人的心目当中，成为中国传统节日之外的又一个重要节日。情人节的来历和意义可能并不一定为大多数人所知。下面所要介绍的，不过是众多关于情人节的传说中的一个。 在古罗马时期，二月十四日是为表示对约娜的尊敬而设的节日。约娜是罗马众神的皇后，罗马人同时将她尊奉为妇女和婚姻之神。接下来的二月十五日则被称为“卢帕撒拉节”，是用来对约娜治下的其他众神表示尊敬的节日。 在古罗马，年轻人和少女的生活是被严格分开的。然而，在卢帕撒拉节，小伙子们可以选择一个自己心爱的姑娘的名字刻在花瓶上。这样，过节的时候，小伙子就可以与自己选择的姑娘一起跳舞，庆祝节日。如果被选中的姑娘也对小伙子有意的话，他们便可一直配对，而且最终他们会坠入爱河并一起步入教堂结婚。后人为此而将每年的二月十四日定为情人节。 在西方，情人节不但是表达情意的最佳时刻，也是向自己心爱的人求婚的最佳时刻。在这一点上，情人节体现出的，不正是古罗马人设计这个节日的本意吗？ 来源：南京大学小百合站 |
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24楼 [ 2006-02-13 15:53 ] 几个世纪以来，这些优美的诗行一直被世人传颂... 2006年情人节来临之际，我们精选了公元前11世纪至18世纪以来的爱情佳句，希望您能喜欢。 Convey the immortal emotions through poetical numbers. -- As a lily among brambles so is my love among maidens. As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among young men. from "the Song of Solomon" in Bible (tenth century B.C.) 我的佳偶在女子中，好像百合花在荆棘内。（夫语） 我的良人在男子中，如同苹果树在树林中。（妇语） "所罗门的歌"是《圣经》中的雅歌，搜集于民间。"妻子在丈夫心间如百合般高贵，丈夫在妻子眼中如苹果数般充满青春朝气"。在中国古代诗句中，对女性具体的意象描写首推《诗经》中 "硕人"Her fingers were like the blades of the young white-grass；Her skin was like congealed ointment；Her neck was like the tree-grub；Her teeth were like melon seeds（手如柔荑，肤如凝脂，领如蝤蛴qiu qi，齿如瓠犀hu xi），可惜此语非出自丈夫之口。 -- Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. from Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 或许我可用夏日将你作比方， 但你比夏日更可爱也更温良。 在中国，若将爱人比做"夏日"，恐怕也只有云南男子才敢借用。但对多雨雾天气的英国来说，"心爱之人如同夏日般令人惬意"，实在是再贴切不过的比喻了，因为那里温暖而不炎热，是一年中最宜人的季节。 -- Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. from Song to Celia by Ben Jonson (1573-1637) "诗人祈求情人只用目光向他祝酒，他也会回报脉脉含情的目光"。真情无需借助累赘的话语，因为眉目足以传情。情人在杯中留下一吻，胜过美酒千杯。作者本·琼森与莎士比亚同时代，这首《致西莉亚》是一首脍炙人口的抒情诗。以间接委婉的笔法描绘了情人的眉目顾盼和醉人的吻。 -- With thee conversing I forget all time, All seasons and their change, all please alike. from Paradise Lost (Eve is speaking to Adam here) by John Milton (1608-1674) "与亚当说话，能让夏娃忘记时间、季节轮转与变化"，或许，撇开诗人的视角，在常人眼中，人世间最纯朴的爱情表白就是这句了。弥尔顿的《失乐园》是英国文学史上最伟大的一部史诗，常运用大量典故和比喻。幸亏描述爱情的这句简洁明了，否则我们还要望洋兴叹呢。 -- O, my Luve is like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June. O, my Luve is like the melodie, That's sweetly played in tune. from A Red, Red Rose 不要by Robert Burns (1759-1796) 在爱情诗句里，彭斯的这首《一朵红红的玫瑰》总能赢得一席之位，虽然它没有华丽的词藻也缺乏绮丽意象。在诗人眼中，"爱人就是六月初绽的玫瑰，火红斗妍；又是一支奏起的曲子，美丽悠扬"。 -- Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine In one another's being mingle:- Why not I with thine? from Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) 在雪莱这首《爱的哲学》里，诗人站在哲人的角度给恋人说理，向其展开求爱攻势。"由于神圣的自然法规，世间万物从不孤零零存在，他们都必然容于一体，为什么你我却要例外？" -- How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach . . . from Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) "我是怎样的爱你，请让我细数端详。我爱你爱到心灵深处，之深之广只有灵魂才能触摸"，其排比一泻千里，似有不可遏制之势。布朗宁在《葡萄牙十四行诗》中的炽烈情感、直露表白，总能让人联想到《上邪》中那个对爱无所顾忌的女子："上邪！我欲与君相知，长命无绝衰！山无棱，江水为竭，冬雷震震，夏雨雪，天地合；乃敢与君绝！" 言语夸张却无造作之嫌，感情细腻却又大气磅礴。或许，只有女子才敢留下这种大手笔，也只有女子写下的这种绝世之爱才能被世人接受和理解。 -- Ah love is bitter and sweet, but which is more sweet the bitterness or the sweetness, none has spoken it. from Eros by H.D. (Hilda Doolittle, 1886-1961) 与布朗宁相比，另一位女诗人H·杜利特尔则以简洁明了的风格道出了"爱"的真谛。"爱情有甜蜜也有苦涩，但甜蜜更多一些；爱情究竟是甜蜜还是苦涩？却无人道得出"。 (英语点津陈蓓编辑） ----------------------------------- 盖楼完毕。 越learn越happy |
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