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1、RadioprogramappreciationValentine'sDayOffersaChanceto'RefocusonWhatLoveIsAllAbout'Theseareimportantdaysformakersofsweetsandsellersofflowers.Forownersoffinerestaurantsandpublishersofgreetingcards.Forsalespeopleatclothingstores.Andforallthepeoplewhosejobistomakeotherpeople'shairandfingernailsloo

2、ktheirbest.TheseareimportantdaysbecausesoonitwillbeFebruaryfourteenth,Valentine'sDay.Thisweekonourprogram,weaskthreegenerationsofpeoplewhattheholidayforloveandromancemeanstothem.Webeginwiththeyoungestgeneration.Sixteen-year-oldJarrahwaswithagroupofChinesestudentsvisitingtheUnitedStates.Whatdoe

3、sValentine'sDaymeantoher?"Iknowthat'saWesternfestivalforloverswhodateortheyloveeachother.Wearenotallowedtodateinhighschool."SheexplainsthatsomepeopleinChinamaycelebrateValentine'sDay,butChinaalsohasitsownversion.ItisbasedonthestoryofafairyfromheavenwhocomestoEarthandmarriesacowhandonafarm.Inth

4、eend,theyarepermittedtomeetjustonceayear,ontheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth."There'sagirlnamedZhiNuandaboynamedNiuLang.Nowtheyarestarsinthesky,sotheymeeteachotherinlunarmonths,seventhinJuly,eachyearonce.WecelebratethatdayliketheValentine'sDayinWesternculture."SohowdidFebruaryfourteenthcomet

5、obecelebratedasitis?ExplanationsdatebacktoancientRome.Butnothingissure,noteventheidentityoftheRomanCatholicsaintcelebratedbythisday.Asaresult,innineteensixty-nine,thechurchremovedSaintValentine'sDayfromitsofficialworldwidecalendarofCatholicfeasts.ButthepopularmeaningofValentine'sDaycontinuesto

6、captureheartsaroundtheworld,evenifnotalwaysonFebruaryfourteenth.CamileandNietzschewereamongagroupofBrazilianYouthAmbassadorsvisitingtheUnitedStates."WehaveValentine'sDaybutinadifferentday.It'sJunetwelfth.""SoinBrazil,Iwouldtranslateas'theDayoftheCouple.Andit'slikeyoudon'tgivefriendsorfamilygif

7、ts,yougiveyourboyfriendoryourgirlfriend.Andtheguys,theyaresometimesprettyboringbecausetheyliketogivechocolateandflowers.Andgirlsaretiredandsickofthat.""Yeah!""SoIbelieveI'dbettergiveahotBraziliankiss.ItwouldbebetterontheDayoftheCouple."