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1 Romance

2 Questions What is romance? What so you think is the most romantic thing in this world? What is truth love?

3 a close, usually short relationship of love between two people the feeling of excitement or mystery that you have from a particular experience or event: the feeling of excitement or mystery that you have from a particular experience or event: a story about love a story about love

4 Romantic Stories Chinese romantic stories Western Romantic stories Western Romantic stories

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6 The Story about Cupid Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols and everybody knows that boy armed with bow and arrows, and piercing hearts. He is known as a mischievous, winged child armed with bow and arrows. The arrows signify desires and emotions of love, and Cupid aims those arrows at Gods and Humans, causing them to fall deeply in love. Cupid has always played a role in the celebrations of love and lovers.

7 In ancient Greece he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. To the Romans he was Cupid, and his mother was Venus. There is a very interesting story about Cupid and His mortal Bride Psyche in Roman mythology. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him.

8 Psyche was happy until her sisters persuaded her to look at Cupid. as soon as Psyche looked at Cupid, Cupid punished her by leaving her. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished, too. Psyche found herself alone in an open field with no signs of other beings or Cupid. As she wandered trying to find her love, and she came upon the temple of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and more dangerous than the last.

9 For her last task Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto, and put it in the box. During her trip she was given tips on avoiding the dangers of the realm (a area of activity) of the dead. She was also warned not to open the box. But Temptation overcame Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she found deadly slumber.

10 Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the deadly sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, so did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess. Today, Cupid and his arrows have become the most popular of love signs, and love is most frequently depicted (to represent or show something in a picture or story) by two hearts pierced by an arrow, Cupid's arrow.

11 What is love? Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. Love never fails.

12 The Manner of Love Sacrificial love purified love purified love caring love caring love enduring love. enduring love.

13 Give us romantic experience and infinite imaginary space

14 The Marriage Vow “ I, _____, take you _____ to be my wife/husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish and honor, until we are parted by death, as God is my witness, I give you my promise.

15 Proverbs about “Love” Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。 Love is without reason. 爱情无 理智。 Love is full of trouble. 爱情充满 了烦恼。 Love cannot be compelled. 爱情 不能强迫。 Love begets love. 爱爱相生。 Love needs no teaching. 爱情不 需教导。 Love at first sight. 一见倾心。

16 Love asks faith, and faith firmness. 爱情要求信任,信任要求坚定。 Love is the touchstone of virtue. 爱情是美德的试金石。 Hasty love, soon cold. 爱得匆忙冷 得快。 Love is a sweet torment. 爱情是一 种甜蜜的痛苦。 Love rules his kingdom without a sword. 爱情的王国不用刀剑来统 治。 Love will find out the way. 爱情自 会寻出路。

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