躺著學萬能會話8 情人節(jié)
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intertwined that they are dif? cult to separa
I've been noticing...
Jay: Are there many Christians?
我發(fā)現(xiàn)……
...be a great opportunity for...
Catherine: Yes, in fact, it is the third most popular ……是……的大好良機
Jay: Wow, that's an eye opener.
I'm impressed,... ……令我印象深刻
become quite immersed in the culture
... 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗……
According to myth, ... 傳說中，……
separating A from B 把A和B分開
Jay: I've been noticing all sorts of Valentine's Day
advertisements on the street lately.
Catherine: Yeah, Western Valentine's Day is almost here.
You know, Taiwanese businesses really know
how to make money. Valentine's Day is a great
opportunity for them.
Jay : Oh yeah, you guys have two valentine's days a
year, don't you?
Catherine: Yup. Businesses can earn twice as much
money... just kidding. I'm impressed, you already
know Taiwan has two valentine's days. You've
really become quite immersed in our culture.
...
Jay: I guess but anyway, I don't really know the
source of your other Valentine's Day.
Catherine: Oh, we celebrate it on the seventh day of the
seventh month on the lunar calendar. We call
it "Seventh Night." According to myth, the Jade
Emperor's daughter "Girl Weaver" fell in love with
an ordinary man named "Cowherd." Together,
they had two children. However, a celestial
woman is not allowed to be with an ordinary man.
Thus, the supreme deity took her up into the
sky, separating her from Cowherd and their two
children.
Jay: Oh...that's so sad.
Catherine: But afterwards, the Jade Emperor felt bad for them
and let them see each other one time on the seventh
day of the seventh month of the year. On that day,
Jay: Are there many of them?
the two would embrace and weep. Therefore, even
Catherine: today, it always rains on the Seventh Night.As many as the stars...just kidding, but there are
Jay: Wow, your Valentine's Day is really romantic, it's very many throughout Taiwan.
despairingly beautiful.
Jay: So, is Taoism the most popular religion here?
Catherine: So, what do you plan to do for Valentine's Day?
Catherine: Well, that depends on how you look at it.
Jay: Ehh, I don't know. I'll probably stay at home and
Nowadays, Taoism and Buddhism are so
watch a DVD or something.
Jay: 杰： 我發(fā)現(xiàn)最近街上到處都是有關情人節(jié)的廣告標語。Are there many Christians?
凱瑟琳： 是啊，西洋情人節(jié)快到了。你也知道，臺灣的商人最懂得
Catherine: Yes, in fact, it is the third most popular religion.
把握時機賺錢了，情人節(jié)可是他們的大好良機。
Jay: Wow, that's an eye opener.
杰： 而且你們一年有兩個情人節(jié)，是吧？
凱瑟琳： 是啊，商人可以賺兩倍的錢……開玩笑的。不過你還挺入
鄉(xiāng)隨俗的嘛，已經知道臺灣人有兩個情人節(jié)了。
杰： 也許吧。不過，我不太知道你們的另外一個情人節(jié)的由
來。
凱瑟琳： 喔，我們是在農歷七月七日過另一個情人節(jié)，我們叫
它“七夕”。傳說中，玉皇大帝的女兒“織女”愛上了一
個叫做“牛郎”的凡人，跟他結婚后生了兩個孩子?？上?br />
女是不可以跟凡人相戀的，所以天神就把織女帶回天上，
讓她跟牛郎還有兩個孩子分開。
杰： 喔，真悲慘。
凱瑟琳： 不過后來玉皇大帝覺得他們很可憐，就允許牛郎和織女
一年可以見一次面，那一天就是七月七日。每年見面的
時候，他們兩個人便相擁而泣；所以一直到現(xiàn)在，七夕
那一天總是會下雨。
杰： 哇，你們的情人節(jié)傳說真是太浪漫、太凄美了。
凱瑟琳： 那你今年準備怎么過情人節(jié)呢？
杰： 喔，我不知道，可能會呆在家里看個電影什么的吧。
1. 西洋情人節(jié)快要到了。
Western Valentine's Day is almost here.
錯 Western Valentine's Day is almost near.
