雅思口语素材：St. Valentine#039;s Day(情人节)
<p> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentines">Valentines</span> <span word="Day">Day</span></p><p> <span word="February">February</span> 14</p><p> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentines">Valentines</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> has roots in several different legends that have found their way to us through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid, the Roman god of love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow.</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 was also a Roman holiday, held in honor of a goddess. Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies. Throughout the ages, people also believed that birds picked their mates on February 14!</p>
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