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Li Fang1 was heart-broken. It was Valentine's Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after work. But she didn't turn up. She could be with her friends right now laughing at him. She said she would be there at seven o'clock, and he thought she would keep her word. He had looked forward to meeting her all day, and now he was alone with his roses and chocolates, like a fool. Well, he was not going to hold his breath2 for her to apologize. He would drown his sadness in coffee.
It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave - he wiped the tables, then sat down and turned on the TV -just what Li Fang needed! A sad Chinese story about lost love.
The granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven visited the earth. Her name was Zhinü, the weaving3 girl. While she was on earth she met the herd4 boy Niulang and they fell in love. ("Just like me and Hu Jin," thought Li Fang.) They got married secretly, and they were very happy. ("We could be like that," thought Li Fang.) When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her granddaughter was married to a human, she became very angry and made the weaving girl return to Heaven. Niulang tried to follow her, but the river of stars, the Milky5 Way, stopped him. Finding6 that Zhinii was heart-broken, her grandmother finally decided7 to let the couple cross the Milky Way to meet once a year. Magpies8 make a bridge of their wings so the couple can cross the river to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. People in China hope that the weather will be fine on that day, because if it is raining, it means9 that Zhinü is weeping10 and the couple won't be able to meet.
The announcer11 said, "This is the story of Qiqiao Festival. When foreigners hear about the story, they call it a Chinese Valentine's story. It's a fine day today, so I hope you can all meet the one you love."
As Li Fang set off for home, he thought, "I guess Hu Jin doesn't love me. I'll just throw these flowers and chocolates away. I don't want them to remind me of her." So he did.
As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way home, he heard a voice calling him. There was Hu Jin waving at him and calling, "Why are you so late? I've been waiting for you for a long time! And I have a gift for you!"
What would he do? He had thrown away her Valentine gifts! She would never forgive him. This would not be a happy Valentine's Day!
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1 fang | |
n.尖牙,犬牙 | |
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2 breath | |
n.呼吸,气息,微风,迹象,精神,一种说话的声音 | |
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3 weaving | |
v.编,织,织成( weave的现在分词 );编排;杜撰;(把…)编成 | |
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4 herd | |
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起 | |
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5 milky | |
adj.牛奶的,多奶的;乳白色的 | |
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6 finding | |
n.发现,发现物;调查的结果 | |
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7 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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8 magpies | |
喜鹊(magpie的复数形式) | |
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9 means | |
n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富 | |
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10 weeping | |
adj. 哭泣的,<古>下雨的,垂枝的 动词weep的现在分词 | |
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11 announcer | |
n.宣布者;电(视)台播音员,报幕员 | |
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