Unit 49
Singles on Valentine’s Day
海外生活/文化融入
Oversea life/Understanding culture
BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.
How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. Valentine’s Day (n.) 情人節
You’d never go solo on Valentine’s Day.
你永遠不會在情人節獨自一人。
2. celebrate (v.) 慶祝，慶賀
How did you celebrate the millennium?
你是如何慶祝千禧年的？
3. single (adj.) 單身的，未婚的
He’s been single for so long now, I don’t think he’ll ever marry.
他這麽長時間一直單身，我認爲他永遠不會結婚了
4. big deal (n.) 重要的事或人
If I don’t win it’s no big deal.
如果我贏了也沒什麼大不了的。
5. freedom (n.) 自由
Freedom is a slippery concept.
自由是一個模糊的概念。
6. alone (adj.) 單獨的；孤單的
It was pleasant to be alone again.
再次獨處很愉快。
7. massage (n.) 按摩
A massage may relieve your back pain.
按摩可能會減輕你的背痛。
8. meet up 碰頭，相聚，會面
Let’s meet up at our old stomping grounds.
讓我們在老地方地見面。
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
HHey Jen, Valentine’s Day is finally ere! Do you have a date tonight?
嗨，Jen。情人節終於到了！你今晚有約嗎？
No. I don’t think I’ll celebrate it this year. Do you and Brad have big plans?
沒有。今年我就不過這個節了。你和Brad有什麼重要安排嗎？
Yeah, he’s taking me to my favorite restaurant. He’d better buy me white roses and a nice gift, too!
有，他要帶我去我最喜歡的餐廳。他最好是給我買束白玫瑰和一份精美的禮物！
Sounds nice. Now that I’m single, I don’t think Valentine’s Day is such a big deal.
聽起來不錯哦。我現在單身了，所以覺得情人節也沒什麼大不了的。
Don’t you miss having a boyfriend? It’s so nice being in a relationship.
你不懷念有男朋友的日子嗎？談戀愛的感覺真好。
A little, but I enjoy the single life. I have so much freedom.
有一點，但我也很享受單身生活。我現在多自由啊。
So you’ll be alone today?
那你今天就一個人過了?
Nope! I plan to get a massage this afternoon, then meet up with my single friends to do karaoke.
不是！我打算今天下午去做個按摩，然後和我的單身朋友們一起去唱卡拉OK。
That actually sounds really fun.
聽起來確實不錯啊。
You and Brad should join us after your dinner!
不和Brad吃完晚飯來找我們吧！
Article
Read the article aloud with your teacher.
Learn about Singles Day
Singles Day is a Chinese holiday observed every year on November 11th. The day was created to celebrate being single.
The gender disparity has helped to create a culture of bachelors in China. Some of these bachelors chose to embrace singlehood and hence, Singles Day was created. Since Singles Day was created by men, it is also referred to as Bachelors Day. Today, however, both men and women celebrate the day.
HOW TO OBSERVE #SINGLES DAY
Besides shopping, people in China celebrate Singles Day in other ways. Many singles organize blind date parties in order to meet other singles. Universities organize special programs and activities. Chinese celebrities come out in full force with concerts and special performances. Some people even celebrate this day by expressing their desire to find a partner or spouse. Still others choose to get married on this day. In 2011, 4,000 couples in Beijing tied the knot on Singles Day. Here are some other ways to participate :
•Host a singles-only party in your home
•Do fun activities with other singles like bowling, going to the movies, or eating out
•Express your thoughts about being single in a poem, blog post, or essay
•Celebrate the day by going shopping
•Watch one of these movies about being single
•If you’re not single but know someone who is, buy them coffee or take them out for lunch
Share this day on social media with #SinglesDay !
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.What do you think are the valentine’s day activities that you can do with your family?
2.What are the valentine’s day activities that you would love to spend with your boy/girlfriend?
3.What are the valentine’s day activities that you can still enjoy even though you are single?
