情人节：单身男女过节攻略

 　1.Get chocolate. 

　　给自己买巧克力 

　　Who says you need someone to buy it for you? Get a box of chocolate and enjoy it. Chocolate releases¹ endorphins in the brain to make you feel good! So a little chocolate will actually improve your mood and make you feel better. 

　　谁说你只能让别人给你买巧克力？你完全可以买一盒巧克力送给自己，并且好好享受巧克力的美妙滋味。巧克力可以刺激大脑释放内啡肽，使你感觉身心愉快！所以，只要吃一点巧克力就可以使你心情舒畅，感觉良好。 

　　2.Send yourself roses. 

　　送自己玫瑰花 

　　Order the set a couple weeks before Valentine’s Day. Sign the card "From A Special Admirer." and send it for you to get on Valentine’s Day. Even if you remember it’s you who really sent it to yourself, it will still make your day. 

　　在情人节前几周给自己预订一束玫瑰花，并附上一张卡片，上面写着“来自一位特殊的仰慕者”，要求于情人节当天送到。即使你知道这位送花人就是自己，你在收到花的时候也会感觉心情大好。 

　　3.Spend time with those you love. 

　　和你所爱之人共度好时光 

　　Instead, spend time with different kind of love - your friends and your family. See a movie with some friends, eat dinner at the local diner with a handful² of family, whatever you do, love is love, and Valentine’s Day is there to represent it. You don’t need to be in a romantic relationship to enjoy V-day. 

　　爱分很多种，你可以在情人节那天和家人朋友一起度过。和好友一起去看场电影，和一大家子人一起去下馆子，做什么都可以。情人节的意义就在于分享你的爱，所以，你不一定要和另一半腻味在一起才叫过情人节。 

　　4.Don’t feel sorry for yourself. 

　　别为自己感到难过

　　This will just make the day depressing³ and dreaded⁴. Instead, be excited for this day. After all, it only comes once a year! And it’s still a holiday! 

　　为自己感到难过只会使你自己伤心压抑，相反，你应该为过情人节而感到高兴。毕竟情人节一年只有一次，而且不管怎样，它好歹也算是个节日！ 

　　5.Bake! 

　　烘焙

　　Try out a fun recipe and spend time on it! And make it a goal to eat all yourself! 

　　找个有趣的烘焙配方，尝试自己动手做小点心，并给自己定一个目标：把自己做的所有东西吃光光！

　　6.Do something nice for another person. 

　　为别人做件好事 

　　Open a door for someone who needs it, volunteer at a church, buy a rose and give it to someone random⁵ on the street, whatever you do, will make you feel full of love inside. 

　　为别人开个门，在教堂做义工，买枝玫瑰花并把它送给路人，不管你做什么，为别人做件好事都会让你觉得内心充满爱。

　　7.Visit somebody. 

　　走亲访友 

　　A friend, a relative you haven’t seen in a while, whoever it is, visit them. Offer to help out a little bit. This is your day, spend it on someone worth spending on. 

　　去看望一个许久不见的老朋友、好亲戚，不管是谁，去拜访他们就可以。给他们帮点小忙。你要把你的情人节时光花在做有意义的事情上。

　　8.Don’t compare yourself to other people. 

　　别去和别人比 

　　If you’re the type who imagines folks secretly pointing at you on the street and laughing at your single status, you’re spending way too much time measuring yourself against supposedly happy, snuggling couples. Remember: just because a person is partnered up on V-Day doesn’t necessarily⁶ mean that he or she is blissed out. 

　　情人节，你一个人走在路上，旁边路过的相依偎的甜蜜情侣们就会在背后对你指手画脚。如果你这么想，那么你就真的是想太多了。记住：情人节有情人的人，不一定就是幸福快乐的。

1 releases   

v.释放( release的第三人称单数 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• Nuclear fission releases tremendous amounts of energy. 核裂变释放出巨大的能量。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Zemel says that when calcium levels are low, the body releases a hormone that helps squeeze the most out of every available milligram of the mineral. 泽莫尔博士说，当人体中的钙含量偏低时，身体里就会产生一种荷尔蒙，它能帮助肌体最大限度地吸收所摄入的钙。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 handful   

n.一把；少量，少数，一小撮

参考例句：

• We invited 30 people, but only a handful came.我们邀请了30人，但是只到了几个人。
• He pulled out a handful of coins from his pocket.他从口袋里掏出一把硬币。

3 depressing   

a.令人沮丧的；令人忧愁的

参考例句：

• Laundromat is really depressing. 自助洗衣店真闷。
• The retrospect was depressing. 回想起来令人沮丧。

4 dreaded   

adj.令人畏惧的；害怕的v.害怕，恐惧，担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
• He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》

5 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

6 necessarily   

adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地

参考例句：

• More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
• A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。