Love of American Style 美式愛(ài)情

Love of American Style 美式愛(ài)情

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.

有首老歌是這么唱的“愛(ài)讓世界旋轉(zhuǎn)”。如果你在情人節(jié)觀察美國(guó)人，你就會(huì)相信，因?yàn)槿珖?guó)突然出現(xiàn)許多小紅心，戀愛(ài)的人會(huì)送卡片、花和糖果給他們的情人，也許我們可以稱這是個(gè)愛(ài)的節(jié)日。

Americans are romantic all year long，but especially on February 14．Valentine's Day gives people an excuse to ask someone they admire to“be their valentine”.

美國(guó)人全年都是羅曼蒂克的，尤其是在二月十四日。情人節(jié)給了人們借口請(qǐng)他們所欣賞的人做他們的情人。

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.

美國(guó)人的觀念認(rèn)為愛(ài)情和羅曼史是從約會(huì)開(kāi)始的。年輕人約會(huì)有幾種情況。剛開(kāi)始，他會(huì)有群體式的約會(huì)，就是幾個(gè)男生幾個(gè)女生一起約會(huì)出去。之后，他們才開(kāi)始單獨(dú)的約會(huì)，就是一男一女。有時(shí)他們會(huì)去看電影，也可能去朋友家聚餐，或者到外面吃飯。

When two couples go out together，we call it 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 for the date．If someone asks you for any kind of date，and you don't want to go，you may politely say,“No，thanks.”

當(dāng)有兩對(duì)一起出去時(shí)，我們稱之為“兩對(duì)式約會(huì)”，甚至朋友也會(huì)安排你不認(rèn)識(shí)的人幫你相親。所謂相親（blind date）并不是指讓你整晚都把眼睛蒙起來(lái)，而是一直要等到約會(huì)那天你才知道對(duì)象是誰(shuí)。如果有人以任何一種方式約你，但你不想去，你只管禮貌地說(shuō)：“謝謝你，我不去。”

Americans view dating differently from people in other cultures．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 .

美國(guó)人看“約會(huì)”的角度與其他文化不同。美國(guó)的年輕人只是把約會(huì)當(dāng)做享樂(lè)的時(shí)刻，并不都是有感情牽涉在內(nèi)，有的人也許這星期和這個(gè)人出去，下星期和另一個(gè)人。過(guò)一陣子之后，一男一女可能決定他們要“穩(wěn)定下來(lái)”，就是他們將彼此視為男女朋友，也就是說(shuō)他們不再和其他人約會(huì)。愛(ài)情之花將開(kāi)始綻放。

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 that no romance is perfect，but still they try to find the ideal person．Actually，love isa part of every culture，not just American culture．People all over the world search for happiness in a loving relationship.

愛(ài)情是美國(guó)文化的一大部分，美國(guó)的電影、電視和書(shū)都刻畫(huà)人們墜入情網(wǎng)的事，美國(guó)人知道沒(méi)有一個(gè)愛(ài)情是完美的，但他們?nèi)耘f試圖尋找理想伴侶。事實(shí)上，愛(ài)情是每一種文化的一部分而非僅是美國(guó)文化的。我們可以看出全世界的人都想在愛(ài)情里尋求快樂(lè)。

Maybe love does make the world go around.

也許愛(ài)情確實(shí)讓世界旋轉(zhuǎn)吧！