快要到七夕了(Chinese Valentine's Day)。來看看美國網(wǎng)友票選的情人節(jié)創(chuàng)意吧！這些創(chuàng)意不需要花多少錢，而都是真誠、溫暖的愛情記憶。希望大家喜歡！

Creative Valentine's Day ideas to romance your better half:
充滿創(chuàng)意的情人節(jié)慶祝方式，幫你打動(dòng)愛人

"Romance" can be both a noun and a verb: romance既是名詞也是動(dòng)詞

Woo your lover: 追你喜歡的人

Better half: 另一半

A handwritten love letter: 手寫情書

Send them some special love letters: 寫情書

A handwritten love letter: 手寫的情書

Isn't it common sense? 這不是常識(shí)嗎？

But many people don't do it now: 但是現(xiàn)在很多人都不會(huì)這么做了

I wrote a love letter 2 weeks ago: 我兩周前還寫了一封情書呢

I'm old-school: 我是比較傳統(tǒng)的

puppy love, first love: 初戀

Do you write "xoxo" when you sign-off? 落款要寫xoxo嗎？

Girls can do it. It feels a bit corny if a guy does it: 女生可以寫，男生寫就太肉麻了

"Xoxo" represents love, hugs and kisses, not cognac: "xoxo" 代表愛，不是人頭馬

A love letter is heartfelt: 情書是充滿心意的

sincere love: 真誠的愛

A shower of teddy bears: 很多很多泰迪熊

A shower of teddy bears: 一大堆泰迪熊

Shower在這里不是洗澡的意思，而是數(shù)量多的意思：

? A shower of gifts: 很多很多禮物

? To shower someone with gifts: 送ta一大堆禮物

? In America, expecting mothers usually throw a baby shower, where her friends will give gifts to the baby: 在美國，準(zhǔn)媽媽會(huì)開一個(gè)派對(duì)，叫"baby shower"。派對(duì)上，朋友會(huì)送一大堆禮物給即將出生的寶寶

A cactus: 一盆仙人掌

Why a cactus? Because a cactus lasts longer than flowers: 啊？仙人掌？因?yàn)橄扇苏票弱r花更持久

Thorny: 帶刺的

It represents my long lasting love for you: 代表我對(duì)你的愛會(huì)永久

Some cacti sprout flowers on them: 有些仙人掌也開花

說到仙人掌，聯(lián)想到了多肉

Succulents (noun): 多肉植物

Succulent (adjective): 多汁的、飽滿的，跑題了……

An at-home spa treatment: 在家給Ta做spa

Pampering: 寵愛的

at-home: 在家里

treatment: 護(hù)理

It's exhausting to give someone a spa: 給人做spa還滿累的

I know, but it's the thought that counts: 但是這個(gè)心意很重要啊

A big fat piece of steak: 一大塊牛排

Steak: 牛排

Ribeye: 肉眼牛排

A big fat ribeye: 一大塊肉眼

To grill/to barbecue steak for your loved one: 給你的愛人烤塊牛排

All that matters is that it makes them happy: 最重要的是，合對(duì)方的心意

A night of vegging out: 宅在家，吃零食、看電視

A night of vegging out: 一晚宅在家

To veg out means to be like a vegetable, not eat vegetables: veg out的意思是像個(gè)植物一樣懶著什么也不做，不是吃素

Like a couch potato: 像個(gè)沙發(fā)土豆

A night of vegging out, gorging on our favorite junk food and snacks and watching our favourite documentary: 一晚宅在家，狂吃我倆最愛的垃圾食品、零食、看我們最喜歡的紀(jì)錄片

a low maintenance girlfriend: 不需要很多照顧的女朋友

high maintenance: 很需要照顧的、很作的

It means you're comfortable with each other: 這代表了你們兩個(gè)在一起很舒服

You can be yourself: 可以做自己

The simple pleasures of life are the most precious: 人生中最簡單的享受是最珍貴的

A dorm room surprise from your BFF: 閨蜜最甜蜜

Dorm room: 宿舍

college roommate: 大學(xué)室友

My dorm room BFF surprised me with cute little presents and candy on Valentine's Day:我大學(xué)宿舍閨蜜情人節(jié)給了我一個(gè)驚喜，送了我很多小禮物和糖果

BFF (best friend forever): 閨蜜

You can celebrate friendship on Valentine's Day too: 情人節(jié)也能慶祝友誼

A lot of single girls will have a girl's night out on Valentine's Day: 很多單身女孩兒會(huì)結(jié)伴一起慶祝情人節(jié)

A marriage proposal: 求婚

ultimate romantic gesture:

It doesn't get more romantic than this:

propose to someone:

pop the question:?求婚

get down on one knee: 單膝下跪

engagement ring: 訂婚鉆戒

spouse: 老伴兒

other half, better half, partner: 伴侶

soulmate: 靈魂伴侶

（來源：開言英語? 編輯：Julie）