口语Festival素材:St. Valentine#039;s Day（情人节）
<p> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentines">Valentines</span> <span word="DayFebruary">DayFebruary</span> 14<span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentines">Valentines</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="legends">legends</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Cupid">Cupid</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>.</p><p> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="emperors">emperors</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>. <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="priest">priest</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teachings">teachings</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="February">February</span> 14, <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beheaded">beheaded</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="cured">cured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jailers">jailers</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="blindness">blindness</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="executed">executed</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jailers">jailers</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>, <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="received">received</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="bishop">bishop</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="AD">AD</span> 200. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imprisoned">imprisoned</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>, <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="legends">legends</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stake">stake</span>.</p><p> <span word="February">February</span> 14 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goddess">goddess</span>. <span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="randomly">randomly</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escort">escort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sweetheart">sweetheart</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mates">mates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> 14!</p>
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