标题：美式爱情
简介
美国人看“约会”的角度与其他文化不同(Americans view dating differently from people in other cultures)。
美国的年轻人只是把约会当做享乐的时刻(American young people see a date as a time just to have fun)，并不都是有感情牵涉在内(They don't always have a romantic interest in mind)。有的人也许这星期和这个人出去，下星期和另一个人。过一阵子之后，一男一女可能决定他们要“稳定下来”("go steady")，就是他们将彼此视为男女朋友，也就是说他们不再和其他人约会。爱情之花将开始绽放(Romance is beginning to bloom) 。
特点
美国的爱情是直白的，是平静而热烈的，是真诚的，也是我现在和未来所向往的。平静做主旋律，热烈当副歌，真诚则是整个作品的灵魂。 太多的人想寻找的往往是太多的激情，太多的浪漫。可是，我认为爱情应该是平静的，是温和的，
美式的爱情也应是常常久久的。曾经在《读者》上面看到过这样一篇文章，说男女双方的彼此追求应该是一生一世的，不可以应为确定了关系，于是追求便停止了。而追求则应该是贯穿全过程的，也正是全过程的追求，便是我认为的美式爱情的最大的特点。于是，我们可以在很多的西方电影中看到很多的中年甚至老年夫妻，还是彼此会说 i love u. 简单的三个单词会让人感受那种平淡的，真诚的，也不乏热烈的爱。
文化背景
An old song says that "love makes the world go around." If you watch Americans on Valentine's Day, you can believe it. The whole country breaks out with little red hearts. Love-struck people give cards, flowers and candy to their sweethearts. You might call it an annual celebration of love. 
有首老歌是这么唱的「爱让世界旋转」。如果你在情人节观察美国人，你就会相信，因为全国突然出现许多小红心，恋爱的人会送卡片、花和糖果给他们的情人，也许我们可以称这是个爱的节日。 
Americans are romantic all year long, but especially on February 14. Valentine's Day gives people an excuse to ask someone they admire to "be their valentine." 
美国人全年都是罗曼蒂克的，尤其是在二月十四日。情人节给了人们借口请他们所欣赏的人做他们的情人。
相关会话
Conversation I 
会话一 
Stan: Hey, Angela! I've been looking all over for you! 
史丹：安琪拉！我到处找你！ 
Angela: Well, hi, Stan! Happy Valentine's Day! 
安琪拉：嗨！史丹！情人节快乐！ 
Stan: Thanks! Happy Valentine's Day to you, too! Uh, Angela.. 
史丹：谢谢！我也祝你情人节快乐！嗯，安琪拉…… 
Angela: Yes? 
安琪拉：什么事？ 
Stan: Well, I...uh...got you a little something for Valentine's Day. Would you be my valentine? 
史丹：我…，嗯，我有一样小东西送给你当情人节的礼物，你愿意做我的情人吗？ 
Angela: How sweet! The flowers are beautiful! And you know how much I love chocolate! Sure, I'd be honored to. 
安琪拉：多美啊！这花好漂亮！而且你知道我有多喜欢巧克力！我觉得很荣幸能够成为你的情人。 
Stan: Would you like to go to the school party with me this Saturday? 
史丹：这星期六你要和我一起参加学校的舞会吗？ 
Angela: Yes, I would. I'll look forward to it. 
安琪拉：好啊！我会去，并且满心期待地！ 
The American concept of love and romance begins with dating. Young people date in several ways. At first they might have group dates with several boys and girls together. Later, they start going on single dates-just one boy and one girl. Sometimes a boy and a girl will go to a movie. Maybe they will go to a party at a friend's house. Or they might go out to eat. 
美国人的观念认为爱情和罗曼史是从约会开始的。年轻人约会有几种情况。刚开始，他会有群体式的约会，就是几个男生几个女生一起约会出去。之后，他们才开始单独的约会，就是一男一女。有时他们会去看电影，也可能去朋友家聚餐，或者到外面吃饭。 
When two couples go out together, we call it double dating. A friend might even arrange a blind date for you with someone you don't know. That doesn't mean you keep your eyes closed the whole evening! You just don't know who your partner will be until the time for the date. If someone asks you for any kind of date, and you don't want to go, you may politely say, "No, thanks." 
当有两对一起出去时，我们称之为「两对式约会」，甚至朋友也会安排你不认识的人帮你相亲。所谓相亲（blind date）并不是指让你整晚都把眼睛蒙起来，而是一直要等到约会那天你才知道对象是谁。如果有人以任何一种方式约你，但你不想去，你只管礼貌地说：「谢谢你，我不去。」 
Conversation II 
会话二 

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