英语六级必读美文013：情人节的由来
<p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="varying">varying</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="ofValentines">ofValentines</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="martyred">martyred</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Chrishanity">Chrishanity</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> 14, 269 <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>., <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="lotteries">lotteries</span>.</p><p> 关于情人节的起源有许多种说法。有关人士认为情人节是一个名叫圣瓦伦丁的人士发起的。他是罗马人，因拒绝放弃基督教而惨遭杀害。他去世的时间是公元前269年2月14日，这一天也正好是全城专心于爱情抽签的日子。</p><p> <span word="Legend">Legend</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jailers">jailers</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lover">lover</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span> . <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="priest">priest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reign">reign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Claudius">Claudius</span>. <span word="Claudius">Claudius</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span> <span word="jailed">jailed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="defying">defying</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 496 <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Gelasius">Gelasius</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="February">February</span> 14 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honour">honour</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>.</p><p> 而另外一种说法更具有传奇色彩，相传圣瓦伦丁曾留下一本日记给了狱卒的女儿，署名为 你的情人 ，据说这名狱卒的女儿就是圣瓦伦丁的情人。还有其他的说法也颇为有趣。比如说有人认为在克劳狄君王统治时期，圣瓦仑丁曾经是一名神父，因为公然挑战克劳狄君王的权威而身陷囹圄。所以，公元前496年罗马教皇基拉西乌斯特意将2月14日作为一个特别的日子以纪念圣瓦伦丁。</p>
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