6. How Americans View Love
1. An old song says that love makes the world go around. If you watch Americans on Valentines 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.
1、有一首老歌中唱道爱让世界转动。假如你看到美国人是怎么样庆祝情人节的，你便会相信这句话。这一天在美国不论你走到哪儿都能看到一颗颗小红心。坠入爱河中的人向我们的心上人赠送卡片、鲜花和糖果。你可以将情人节称之为一年一度的爱的庆贺日。
2. The American concept1 of love and romance2 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 datesjust 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 friends house. Or they might go out to eat.
2、美国人的爱情和浪漫始于约会。青年有几种约会方法。最开始，他们可能是好几个男生和女生都参加的集体约会。之后，他们单独出去约会――只有一男一女。有时他们会去看电影，也会一块去参加朋友的聚会，或一块出去吃饭。
3. When two couple go out together, its called double dating. A friend might even arrange a blind date for you
with someone you dont know. That doesnt mean you keep your eyes closed the whole evening! You just dont know who your partner will be until the time of the date. If someone asks you out on any kind of date, and you dont want to go, you may politely say, No, thanks.
3、假如两对男女一块出去，这叫做双重约会。一个朋友还可能为你和陌生人安排一个蒙眼约会。那并非说你整个晚上都紧闭双目。只不过在约会之前你并不了解你的约会对象是哪个。假如有人请你出去约会，无论是哪种约会，假若你不想去，你都可以礼貌地说声不，谢谢!
4. Americans view dating differently from people in other culture. American young people see a date as a time just to have fun. They dont always have a romantic interest in mind. Someone may go out with one person this week, and another person the next. After a while,
a boy and a girl may decide they want to go steady. This means they think of each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. It also means they dont want to date anyone else. Romance is beginning to bloom3.
4、对于约会，美国人与别的文化国度的人有不一样的怎么看。美国的青年把约会看成是玩得快乐的时间，并未必就抱着浪漫的念头。有些人可能这星期与一个人出去，下星期又与另外一个人出去。经过一段时间后，一个男生和一个女生可能决定维持稳定的关系。这意味着他们把彼此看成男友和女友，这也意味着他们不想与别的人约会。浪漫之花开始绽放。
5. Romantic love is very much a part of American culture. Movies, TV shows and books in America all picture people falling in love.
Americans know no romance is perfect, but still they try to find the ideal4 person. Actually, love is a pan5 of every culture, not just
American culture. People all over the world search for happiness in a loving relationship. Maybe love does make the world go around.
5、浪漫爱情是美国文化的要紧组成部分。美国的电影、电视和书本都描绘大家怎么样坠入爱河。美国人了解没哪段爱情是完美的，但他们还是努力去探寻我们的意中人。事实上，爱不止是美国文化，而是每种文化的组成部分。全世界的大家都在爱中寻求幸福。或许确实是爱使世界转动。