美語咖啡屋第11課聲音 Y: 各位聽眾好，歡迎您到美語咖啡屋。我是楊晨。
J: Hi I'm Jody and welcome to American Cafe!
Y: 我想我們的聽眾可能覺得很奇怪，聽這聲音好象不是在咖啡屋。您猜的沒錯，我們現在站在一個巧克力店門口。為什麼呢？因為今天是情人節。
J: That's right, Yang Chen, it's Valentine's Day. So we left the cafe. We came out on the street to find out what people are buying for Valentine's Day!
Y: 巧克力！ 我現在口水要流出來了。
J: And Yang Chen, we've come to the perfect place, Chocolate Chocolate. And you, Yang Chen, I know something about the name Chocolate Chocolate. The chocolate is so good they have to say it twice
Y: 沒錯。巧克力！ 巧克力！！！今天是情人節。你第一個想到的是人們都送什麼禮物呢？就是巧克力。確實是，你看裏面人那麼多，買巧克力的人好象大多數都是男的。
J: Of course, women love chocolate. Men like to send their sweethearts all kind of good stuff, diamonds and flowers and chocolate.
Y: 你說起鑽石，等會兒我們還要去一個珠寶店，專門賣鑽石，首飾的珠寶店。
J: That's a great idea. But first let's talk to..., oh, let's talk to this guy! Are these chocolates for you?
Man: No, actually one's for my fianc岢e and one's for my mom.
Yang Chen: That's so sweet!
Jody: So, we were just saying that Valentine's Day is not only to show your love for a special someone but also family and friends. Is that true?
Man: Yes it is. Women like chocolate anytime, next to diamonds.
Jody: You know, there's a diamond store right up the road.
Man: All right, I passed that one on the way. So...
J: What else for Valentine's Day are popular traditions when you guys plan to do?
Man: Probably dinner, roses, maybe some perfume.
J: Oh, look, there's another guy. I bet he's buying chocolate for his girlfriend.
Y: 你錯了。你看這個人走進了[維多利亞的秘密]，是一個專門賣內衣的商店。
J: We are in front of Victoria's Secret store and the window is full of sexy red underwear just for Valentine's Day!
Y: 我可能不太會去買這種紅色的內衣。That's not for me.
J: So, traditional gifts for Valentine's Day include chocolate, sexy underwear, and also flowers.
Y: 我們還是去那邊看看玫瑰花吧。我們走吧。
Jody: First your name and why you chose to buy roses for your lovely wife on Valentine's Day.
實錄1 David: Okay, my name is David Pollack and I like to buy the roses for my wife 'cause Valentine's Day it's a sentimental value for her to know that I love her and show some appreciation.
Y: 說起來Valentine's Day，中國翻成情人節。
J: Literally, "Lover's Day."
Y: 其實這個“情人節”不光是說情人之間送禮物。
J: Exactly. Valentine's Day is not just for lovers. Children show their love for their parents. Friends can show their love for each other. So, it's a time of the year to show your feelings, I guess.
Y: 就是你對家人，對朋友的愛。
J: You think the name should be changed to something like "Love Day."
Y: 愛心節！
J: 愛心節！Okay, so we've gone to the flower guy, we've gone to the sexy underwear store, we've gone to the chocolate store. What else is there for Valentine's Day?
Y: Diamonds! 鑽石！
J: There's a diamond store?! Let's go!
(Enter sound of running)
Jody: We are here in a diamond store in Washington, D.C. What are your comments about Valentine's Day and its relationship to diamonds in general?
實錄2 Mervis: Diamond symbolizes love because for many, many centuries it has always been a tradition of longevity and because demand is pretty much the hardest gem it has a stigma that it lasts forever, which it does. And men and women have always been attracted to its sparkle and brilliance and beauty.
Jody: Yeh, if you have sweetheart what do you plan to do this Valentine's Day.
實錄3 Mervis: Well, I have more than just a sweetheart. I have a very beautiful wife and three kids. And believe me, my wife is going be spoiled rotten on this Valentine. I shouldn't be saying this in case she hears and I'll let the cat out of the bag. And I speak a large pair of diamond studs for her ears. And...yeh....
(laughter)
J: Diamonds are a girls' best friends.
Y: Jody, 你覺得今天過得怎麼樣？
J: Oh, today is so fun! I love hearing what people are doing for Valentine's Day! Thank you for you joining us outside in D.C. visiting all the places where people are buying traditional Valentine's Day gifts. That's all the time we have on American Cafe! See you next time.
Y: 謝謝大家，我們今天的時間到了。Jody，我有一個遺憾，就是在那個巧克力店，他們有讓你試吃巧克力。
J: Free samples? Let's go back now! We're so silly.
(Enter "You're My Funny Valentine" by Tony Bennett)
