對話 Dialogue
清清：七夕就要到了，是華人的情人節欸！
Qīngqing: Qīxì jiù yào dào le, shì Huárén de Qíngrén jié ē!
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華華：跟2月14號的西洋情人節有什麼不一樣？都是花錢的日子。
Huáhua: Gēn èr yuè shísì hào de Xīyáng Qíngrén jié yǒu shénme bù yíyàng? Dōu shì huā qián de rìzi.
清清：是啦！不過七夕有牛郎和織女的故事，比較傳統。
Qīngqing: Shì la! Búguò Qīxì yǒu Niúláng hàn Zhīnǚ de gùshì, bǐjiào chuántǒng.
華華：西洋情人節都得送巧克力和花，七夕好像可以送別的。
Huáhua: Xīyáng Qíngrén jié dōu děi sòng qiǎokèlì hàn huā, Qīxì hǎoxiàng kěyǐ sòng bié de.
清清：我覺得七夕最浪漫了，有一種古老的愛情的味道。
Qīngqing: Wǒ juéde Qīxì zuì làngmàn le, yǒu yì zhǒng gǔlǎo de àiqíng de wèidào.
華華：可是這個故事好苦，牛郎跟織女一年才能見一面。
Huáhua: Kěshì zhè ge gùshì hǎo kǔ, Niúláng gēn Zhīnǚ yì nián cái néng jiàn yí miàn.
清清：現在有些戀人，也不常一起吃飯、約會，大家都有自己的工作要忙，很難天天膩在一起啊！
Qīngqing:Xiànzài yǒuxiē liànrén, yě bù cháng yìqǐ chīfàn, yuēhuì, dàjiā dōu yǒu zìjǐ de gōngzuò yào máng, hěn nán tiāntiān nì zài yìqǐ a!
華華：說的也是，能不變心，好好愛對方，就很不容易了。
Huáhua: Shuō de yě shì, néng bú biànxīn, hǎohǎo ài duìfāng, jiù hěn bù róngyì le.
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Qixi is coming soon. It’s the Chinese Valentine’s Day.
Huahua: How is it different from Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14? They’re both days to spend money.
Qingqing: True, but Qixi has the story of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden—it feels more traditional.
Huahua: On Valentine’s Day, people give chocolates and flowers, but on Qixi, you can give other things.
Qingqing: I think Qixi is more romantic. It has the feeling of traditional courtship from ancient times about it.
Huahua: But the story is so sad. The Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden can only meet once a year.
Qingqing: Some couples nowadays don’t often eat together or go on dates, either. Everyone’s busy with their own work. It’s hard to be together every single day.
Huahua: That’s true. Just staying loyal and loving each other presents a challenge.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 情人節 (Qíngrén jié) Valentine’s Day
2. 七夕 (Qīxì) Chinese Valentine’s Day
3. 傳統 (chuántǒng) tradition, traditional
4. 浪漫 (làngmàn) romantic
5. 古老 (gǔlǎo) ancient, very old
6. 戀人 (liànrén) lovers
7. 約會 (yuēhuì) date
8. 變心 (biànxīn) fall out of love
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