Love of American Style 美式愛情

Love of American Style 美式愛情

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“愛讓世界旋轉(zhuǎn)”。如果你在情人節(jié)觀察美國人，你就會相信，因為全國突然出現(xiàn)許多小紅心，戀愛的人會送卡片、花和糖果給他們的情人，也許我們可以稱這是個愛的節(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.

美國人的觀念認(rèn)為愛情和羅曼史是從約會開始的。年輕人約會有幾種情況。剛開始，他會有群體式的約會，就是幾個男生幾個女生一起約會出去。之后，他們才開始單獨(dú)的約會，就是一男一女。有時他們會去看電影，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)有兩對一起出去時，我們稱之為“兩對式約會”，甚至朋友也會安排你不認(rèn)識的人幫你相親。所謂相親（blind date）并不是指讓你整晚都把眼睛蒙起來，而是一直要等到約會那天你才知道對象是誰。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：“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 .

美國人看“約會”的角度與其他文化不同。美國的年輕人只是把約會當(dāng)做享樂的時刻，并不都是有感情牽涉在內(nèi)，有的人也許這星期和這個人出去，下星期和另一個人。過一陣子之后，一男一女可能決定他們要“穩(wěn)定下來”，就是他們將彼此視為男女朋友，也就是說他們不再和其他人約會。愛情之花將開始綻放。

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.

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

Maybe love does make the world go around.

也許愛情確實讓世界旋轉(zhuǎn)吧！