【趣谈英语】Valentine是由Valour演化来的-Valentine Comes From The Word Valour（在线收听）

 Pre-Listening Vocabulary

• valour: worthiness; bravery
• jailer: the manager or owner of a prison
• execute: kill
• outlaw: to disallow
• sainted: to be named an official saint

Valentine Comes From The Word Valour-Valentine是由Valour演化来的

The word “Valentine” comes from the word “valour” meaning worthiness or bravery. In American English, this word is spelled without a “u” (valor). According to one legend, St. Valentine was a Christian priest who was arrested for not worshiping the Roman gods. While he was in prison, he fell in love with a blind girl who was also the jailer’s daughter. The priest helped the girl pray for her sight to be restored, and eventually she could see. Before the prisoner was executed (on 14 February), he wrote his girlfriend a love note, and signed it Your Valentine. Another legend suggests that St. Valentine was a priest who married couples secretly after marriage was outlawed by Emperor Claudius. In both cases, the priest was sainted in the name of valour.