How Americans View Love
美國人的愛情觀
1. An old song says that "love makes the world go around." If you watch Americans on Valentine's Day, you can believe it. The whole country breaks out with little red hearts. Love-struck people give cards, flowers and candy to their sweethearts. You might call it an annual celebration of love.
1、有一首老歌中唱道“愛讓世界轉(zhuǎn)動”。如果你看到美國人是如何慶祝情人節(jié)的，你便會相信這句話。這一天在美國不論你走到哪里都能看到一顆顆小紅心。墜入愛河中的人向自己的心上人贈送卡片、鮮花和糖果。你可以將情人節(jié)稱之為一年一度的愛的慶賀日。
2. The American concept of love and romance begins with dating. Young people date in several ways. At first they might have group dates with several boys and girls together. Later, they start going on single dates—just one boy and one girl. Sometimes a boy and a girl will go to a movie. Maybe they will go to a party at a friend's house. Or they might go out to eat.
2、美國人的愛情和浪漫始于約會。年輕人有幾種約會方式。最開始，他們可能是好幾個男孩和女孩都參加的集體約會。之后，他們單獨出去約會――只有一男一女。有時他們會去看電影，也可能一起去參加朋友的聚會，或一起出去吃飯。
3. When two couple go out together, it's called double dating. A friend might even arrange a blind date for you with someone you don't know. That doesn't mean you keep your eyes closed the whole evening! You just don't know who your partner will be until the time of the date. If someone asks you out on any kind of date, and you don't want to go, you may politely say, "No, thanks."
3、如果兩對男女一起出去，這叫做雙重約會。一個朋友還可能為你和陌生人安排一個“蒙眼約會”。那并不是說你整個晚上都緊閉雙目。只是在約會之前你并不知道你的約會對象是誰。如果有人請你出去約會，不管是哪種約會，假若你不想去，你都可以禮貌地說聲“不，謝謝!”
4. Americans view dating differently from people in other culture. American young people see a date as a time just to have fun. They don't always have a romantic interest in mind. Someone may go out with one person this week, and another person the next. After a while, a boy and a girl may decide they want to go steady. This means they think of each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. It also means they don't want to date anyone else. Romance is beginning to bloom.
4、對于約會，美國人與別的文化國度的人有不同的看法。美國的年輕人把約會看成是玩得開心的時間，并不一定就抱著浪漫的念頭。有的人可能這星期與一個人出去，下星期又與另外一個人出去。經(jīng)過一段時間后，一個男孩和一個女孩可能決定保持穩(wěn)定的關(guān)系。這意味著他們把彼此看成“男朋友和女朋友”，這也意味著他們不想與別的人約會。浪漫之花開始綻放。
5. Romantic love is very much a part of American culture. Movies, TV shows and books in America all picture people falling in love. Americans know no romance is perfect, but still they try to find the ideal person. Actually, love is a part of every culture, not just American culture. People all over the world search for happiness in a loving relationship. Maybe love does make the world go around.
5、浪漫愛情是美國文化的重要組成部分。美國的電影、電視和書籍都描繪人們?nèi)绾螇嬋霅酆印Ｃ绹酥罌]有哪段愛情是完美的，但他們還是努力去尋找自己的意中人。事實上，愛不僅僅是美國文化，而是每種文化的組成部分。全世界的人們都在愛中尋求幸福。也許確實是愛使世界轉(zhuǎn)動。
