写英文情书的艺术

   写英文情书的艺术
   One of the best ways to convey exactly how you feel about someone is through written words. Finding the perfect way to say what you mean - when it comes to love - can be a challenging task for anyone. So， we've gathered some helpful tips. Go ahead； spill your heart onto a piece of paper. Whether through a one-line sentiment， a poem， or some prose - let them know how you feel！
Tips for writing your own love letters
Make it personal. Writing a love letter is a dying art. So if you're going to say it - mean it！ 写情书这门艺术几尽绝迹。因此如果你想这样做，马上行动！Express your gratitude¹ for the person being in your life.
Include any special nicknames that the two of you share.
Be specific. What are the things that he/she does to make you starry-eyed？ Is it the way he gets a little teary at a sad movie？ Is it the way she can't wake up without her green tea？
Include memories of specific times you spent together. Let him/her know what they meant to you and why.
Whether you're sending it by mail or delivering it to them personally， hand-write it. Typed letters are sterile². If you're even thinking about e-mail， then do something creative like designing a personalized "home page" love letter.
Love quotes
People have been writing about love for centuries. Love quotes can capture exactly how you feel about your sweetheart in just a few words. Make up your own， or borrow a few of these to add to your letter.
Those who love deeply never grow old.
深爱者青春永驻。
Love does not consist of gazing at each other， but in looking together in the same direction. （Antoine de Saint-Exupery）
爱情不是双目对视，而是望着同一个目标。
For an instant， love can transform the world."
爱情可以改变世界。
It's not being in love that makes me happy. It's being in love with YOU that makes me happy.
并非爱使我幸福，而是与你相爱使我幸福。
If there is anything better than to be loved， it is loving.
如果还有比被爱更好的事情，那就是付出爱。
Did I tell you today how much I love you？
今天我告诉过你我有多爱你吗？
Creative expression
Think a letter is too boring？ Here are 10 ways to get your message across and have it remembered.
1. Write your message in magnetic letters on their refrigerator.
2. Create a Letter Hunt.
Leave a note on his/her computer telling him/her you have written him/her a love letter， but it has to be found. Give a clue. Clue to clue to clue. Make your lover search for the prize.
3. Send your love roses according to how many letters he/she has in their name.
On each flower， attach a note that uses the letters of their name， as the first letter of the message. For example: "Sean." The first rose could say， "Sometimes I get starry-eyed when I look at you." The second， "Everything you do makes me happy." And so on.
4. Book of Love.
Put together a book of ten pages - each page for some unique thing you love about him/her.
5. An audiotape letter.
A cassette tape with your voice on it is an unexpected surprise.
6. Letter a day.
Write your love a letter every day for a week and leave it in a place it will be found.
7. Write your loved one in a different language.
He/She will have to get it translated， which will make their investment in the letter special.
8. Write a ransom³ note.
Ransom an object of your lover's and leave a note saying you'll return it only after a romantic evening together.
9. Run a bubble bath for your love.
Put a note inside a bottle and leave it floating in the water.
10. Hidden notes.
Hide little love notes in your lover's pockets， wallet， bag， or desk for them to find later.

1 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

2 sterile   

adj.不毛的，不孕的，无菌的，枯燥的，贫瘠的

参考例句：

• This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile.这个盖子严实地盖在奶瓶上，保持奶嘴无菌。
• The farmers turned the sterile land into high fields.农民们把不毛之地变成了高产田。

3 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。