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Consumers will be digging deeper into their pockets to buy flowers, gift cards and chocolates on Valentine`s Day with average spending expected to rise eight percent over last year to nearly $200.情人节这天消费者将花更多钱用于购买鲜花、贺卡和巧克力，预计今年情人节的人均花费将接近200美元，比去年上涨8%。 And along with their expanding wallets 4 million Americans are expected to pop the question or receive a proposal on Feb 14.随着钱包渐渐鼓起来，四百万美国人将在2月14日求婚或者接受求婚。 We`ve seen a consistent trend of consumers saying they will spend more, from holiday shopping to 2012 travel plans, and spending plans for Feb 14 are no exception, said Sonali Chakravorti, vice president at American Express.美国运通副总裁索娜丽?查克拉沃提说：“我们看到消费者一致倾向于更多消费，无论是假日购物还是2012旅游计划，2月14日的消费计划也不例外。” In its latest spending and savings tracker American Express questioned 2,000 adults across the United States to gauge how much and on what consumers will be spending their money on Cupid`s big day.美国运通公司通过它最新的消费和储蓄追踪系统对美国各地2000名成人进行了调查，以此估测在丘比特的大日子里，消费者会在何种物品上消费多少钱。 Nearly half of people said they intend to celebrate at a favorite restaurant, seven percent more than last year. Flowers are still the most popular gift for a Valentine, followed by gift cards, jewelry and electronics.近一半的人称他们打算去最喜爱的餐馆庆祝，该比例相对去年上升了7%。鲜花依然是情人节最受欢迎的礼物，其次是贺卡、珠宝和电子产品。 Among couples getting betrothed, 30 percent said they would propose during a weekend getaway or vacation, which have been dubbed engagementcations.那些准备订婚的情侣有30%称他们会在被誉为“订婚假日”的情人节周末或情人节假期求婚。 To seal the deal, 48 percent of people think an engagement ring costing between $1,000 to $5,000 would be appropriate but 22 percent said up to $2,000 for bling would be more realistic, while five percent thought nothing of spending $10,000 or more on a ring.要达成婚约，48%的人认为一千到五千美元的订婚戒指是合适的，但是22%的人认为花两千美元买戒指将更为现实，5%的人认为就算花费上万美元买个戒指也没有什么。 Although nearly 40 percent of women think whoever asked for the date should pay for it, 14 percent said the bill should be split, but most unmarried men said they would cover the cost of the date.近40%的女性认为约会邀请者应