對話 Dialogue
清清：最近好多餐廳都推出七夕套餐，連飲料店也有活動。
Qīngqing: Zuìjìn hǎo duō cāntīng dōu tuīchū Qīxī tàocān, lián yǐnliàodiàn yě yǒu huódòng.
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華華：對啊，現在大家都把七夕當成華人的情人節。
Huáhua: Duì a, xiànzài dàjiā dōu bǎ Qīxī dàngchéng Huárén de Qíngrénjié.
清清：我一直以為七夕本來就是情人節，難道不是嗎？
Qīngqing: Wǒ yìzhí yǐwéi Qīxī běnlái jiù shì Qíngrénjié, nándào bú shì ma?
華華：其實不是。以前的人會在這一天向織女祈求心靈手巧，所以七夕又叫乞巧節。
Huáhua: Qíshí bú shì. Yǐqián de rén huì zài zhè yì tiān xiàng Zhīnǚ qíqiú xīnlíng shǒuqiǎo, suǒyǐ Qīxī yòu jiào Qǐqiǎo Jié.
清清：原來如此，那牛郎和織女的故事呢？
Qīngqing: Yuánlái rúcǐ, nà Niúláng hé Zhīnǚ de gùshì ne?
華華：後來大家把這個傳說和七夕結合，慢慢就變成現在熟悉的情人節了。
Huáhua: Hòulái dàjiā bǎ zhège chuánshuō hé Qīxī jiéhé, mànmàn jiù biàn chéng xiànzài shúxī de Qíngrénjié le.
清清：沒想到一個節日，背後還有這麼多故事。
Qīngqing: Méi xiǎngdào yí ge jiérì, bèihòu hái yǒu zhème duō gùshì.
華華：所以今年過七夕的時候，除了吃大餐，也可以跟朋友分享這個有趣的由來。
Huáhua: Suǒyǐ jīnnián guò Qīxī de shíhou, chúle chī dàcān, yě kěyǐ gēn péngyǒu fēnxiǎng zhège yǒuqù de yóulái.
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Lots of restaurants are offering Qixi set meals lately, and even drink shops have special promotions.
Huahua: That’s right. Nowadays, most people celebrate Qixi as Chinese Valentine’s Day.
Qingqing: I always thought Qixi had always been Valentine’s Day. Or am I wrong?
Huahua: Not exactly. In the past, people prayed to the Weaver Girl for wisdom and skillful hands, so Qixi was also known as the Qiqiao Festival.
Qingqing: I see. Then what about the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?
Huahua: Later, that legend became closely associated with Qixi, and over time the festival came to be known as Chinese Valentine’s Day.
Qingqing: I had no idea there was so much history behind this festival.
Huahua: This year, besides enjoying a nice meal, you can also share its interesting origin story with your friends.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 七夕 (Qīxī) Qixi Festival
2. 套餐 (tàocān) set meal
3. 祈求 (qíqiú) pray for
4. 心靈手巧 (xīnlíng shǒuqiǎo) clever and skillful
5. 乞巧節 (Qǐqiǎo Jié) Qiqiao Festival
6. 傳說 (chuánshuō) legend
7. 熟悉 (shúxī) familiar
8. 由來 (yóulái) origin
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