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In love? In Tokyo, they shout it out loud Date: 2010-02-04
日本人 rì běn rén xiù 浪漫 làng màn 大胆 dà dǎn hǎn chū 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ  
 
Love really takes to the air in Tokyo once a year, when dozens of Japanese shout out their ardor for spouses, partners -- and even themselves -- at an event that's also broadcast on national television.
 
Get Flash Player 每年的 měi nián de 这个 zhè ge 时候 shí hou 东京 dōng jīng de 空气 kōng qì dōu 洋溢 yáng yì zhe 爱的 ài de 气息 qì xī 很多 hěn duō 日本人 rì běn rén huì zài zhè (zhèi) 一天 yì tiān 勇敢 yǒng gǎn hǎn chū 他们 tā men duì 配偶 pèi ǒu 伴侣 bàn lǚ 甚至 shèn zhì duì 自己的 zì jǐ de ài zhè (zhèi) 活动 huó dòng hái huì zài 全国 quán guó 电视台 diàn shì tái chū
 
Love really takes to the air in Tokyo once a year, when dozens of Japanese shout out their ardor for spouses, partners -- and even themselves -- at an event that's also broadcast on national television. 日本人 rì běn rén 传统 chuán tǒng shàng gèng 注重 zhù zhòng 含蓄 hán xù nèi liàn 不够 bú gòu 直率 zhí shuài dàn 东京 dōng jīng 居民 jū mín shān míng qīng guì shuō zhè (zhèi) 并不 bìng bù 意味着 yì wèi zhe 日本人 rì běn rén 不懂 bù dǒng 浪漫 làng màn shān míng qīng guì zài 婚姻 hūn yīn 破裂 pò liè hòu 发起 fā qǐ le 这项 zhè xiàng 名为 míng wèi hǎn chū 你的 nǐ de ài de 活动 huó dòng
 
Japanese have traditionally valued modesty and reticence over outspokenness, but Kiyotaka Yamana, a Tokyo resident who started the "Love Message Yelling Event" after his marriage failed, said that didn't mean they were unromantic. shān míng shuō :“ 日本 rì běn 男性 nán xìng gěi rén de 主要 zhǔ yào 印象 yìn xiàng 就是 jiù shì 工作 gōng zuò kuáng 不过 bù guò xiǎng 告诉 gào su 全世界的 quán shì jiè de 人们 rén men 日本 rì běn 男性 nán xìng 其实 qí shí 非常 fēi cháng 浪漫 làng màn
 
"The dominant image of Japanese men is of overworked businessmen, but I wanted to tell people around world that Japanese men are actually very romantic," Yamana said. zhè (zhèi) 活动 huó dòng 1 yuè 31 ài qián 一天 yì tiān zài 东京 dōng jīng 市中心 shì zhōng xīn de 公园 gōng yuán 举行 jǔ xíng yóu 一个 yí gè ài 协会 xié huì 民间组织 mín jiān zǔ zhī 共同 gòng tóng 举办 jǔ bàn
 
The event, which precedes "Love Your Wife Day" on January 31, took place at the Hibiya Park in central Tokyo, co-hosted by a citizen group dedicated to devoted husbands. 当天 dàng tiān 共有 gòng yǒu yuē 30 rén 参与 cān yù le zhè (zhèi) 活动 huó dòng 其中 qí zhōng 大部分 dà bù fen rén dōu zǒu 上台 shàng tái 大声喊出 dà shēng hǎn chū 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ huò yāo zài 一起 yì qǐ děng 爱的 ài de 宣言 xuān yán
 
Most of the 30 or so participants took to the stage, yelling "I love you" or "Let me be with you." 其中 qí zhōng 有一些 yǒu yī xiē xuān 言和 yán hé 严峻的 yán jùn de 经济 jīng jì 形势 xíng shì 有关 yǒu guān míng 男子 nán zǐ 一年多 yī nián duō qián 失业 shī yè liú zhe lèi gěng yān zhe 感谢 gǎn xiè 妻子 qī zi zhè (zhèi) duàn 时间 shí jiān 以来 yǐ lái duì
 
Some of declarations reflected the gloomy economic situation: one husband, his voice choked up with tears, thanked his wife for staying with him although he lost his job more than a year ago. 近年来 jìn nián lái 日本 rì běn 单身 dān shēn 人士 rén shì de 数量 shù liàng 持续 chí xù 上升 shàng shēng zhè (zhèi) 一方面 yī fāng miàn shì 因为 yīn wéi 女性的 nǚ xìng de 经济 jīng jì 能力 néng lì 增强 zēng qiáng 另一方面 lìng yī fāng miàn shì 因为 yīn wéi 社会 shè huì duì 婚姻的 hūn yīn de 态度 tài du 发生 fā shēng le 变化 biàn huà 认为 rèn wéi 婚姻 hūn yīn 无论 wú lùn 对于 duì yú 男性 nán xìng 还是 hái shi 女性 nǚ xìng 来说 lái shuō dōu 不再是 bù zài shì 一个 yí gè 必然的 bì rán de 选择 xuǎn zé
 
The increased economic clout of women and changing social attitudes toward marriage, which is no longer seen as necessary for either gender, have kept an increasing number of Japanese single. 不过 bù guò 对于 duì yú 那些 nà xiē 拥有 yōng yǒu 真爱 zhēn ài de 人们 rén men 来说 lái shuō hǎn chū 你的 nǐ de ài 活动 huó dòng 有助于 yǒu zhù yú 增进 zēng jìn 感情 gǎn qíng
 
But for those who have a special someone in their lives, the "Love Message Yelling Event" helped give relationships a boost. 38 岁的 suì de chí cǎi 听到 tīng dào 丈夫 zhàng fu jiān zài tái shàng duì hǎn cǎi 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ hòu zhe 丈夫的 zhàng fu de shǒu shuō :“ 我的 wǒ de 内心 nèi xīn 十分 shí fēn 兴奋 xīng fèn 真的 zhēn de hěn 感动 gǎn dòng
 
"My heart throbbed with excitement. It really touched me," said a 38-year-old Ayako Kikuchi, holding the hand of husband Kenichi who had just finished yelling "Ayako, I love you" on the stage. 其他 qí tā 参与者 cān yù zhě shuō 他们 tā men 觉得 jué de zhè (zhèi) 活动 huó dòng 可以 kě yǐ ràng 情感 qíng gǎn 得到 dé dào 释放 shì fàng
 
Other participants said they found the event emotionally liberating. 27 岁的 suì de 商人 shāng rén cháng jiàn sān láng duì 他的 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī hǎn dào :“ 永远 yǒng yuǎn zài 一起 yì qǐ 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ shuō :“ hǎn wán hòu 觉得 jué de shén qīng shuǎng 所以 suǒ yǐ 从现在开始 cū bào dì duì dài yāo 直接 zhí jiē duì 我的 wǒ de 女人 nǚ rén shuō ài 只不过 zhǐ bù guò 不会 bù huì 这么 zhè me 大声 dà shēng
 
"I feel refreshed after I yell, so, from now on, I'll tell my girl directly that I love her... but not this loud," said a 27-year-old businessman Kenzaburo Cho after telling his fiancée: "Stay with me for all your life. I love you." míng shēn 穿 chuān 和服 hé fú de 未婚 wèi hūn 女子 nǚ zǐ tǎn chèn zuì ài 自己 zì jǐ míng 期待 qī dài 找到 zhǎo dào 伴侣 bàn lǚ de 单身 dān shēn 男子 nán zǐ 大声喊 dà shēng hǎn dào :“ 无论 wú lùn wèi kuài diǎn …… jiù 现在 xiàn zài zhè (zhèi) tōng 喊话 hǎn huà 逗乐 dòu lè le tái xià de 观众 guān zhòng
 
One kimono-clad woman, who said she was unmarried, confessed to the audience that she loved herself the most and a single man who said he wished to have a partner amused the crowd by crying out: "Anybody. Please... right now." 相关 xiāng guān 阅读 yuè dú
 
(Agencies) 中国日报 zhōng guó rì bào wǎng 英语 yīng yǔ diǎn jīn chén dān 编辑 biān jí cài shān shān
 

来源: 中国日报英语,英语点津


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