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第1页/共220页My Heart Will Go OnDo you have a favorite love song? What is its name? Who is the singer? Can you sing it or hum the tune? B R _ Love Song第2页/共220页Saint Valentine’s Day St. Valentine’s Story Valentine Traditions Birds and Love B R _ Saint Valentine’s Day _ list第3页/共220页priestClaudiusceremonyjailer牧师克劳迪亚斯典礼，仪式看守监狱的人，狱卒Romevolunteerbehead罗马自愿斩首，砍…的头St. Valentine’s Story New Words in the StoryB R _ St. Valentine’s Story 1第4页/共220页Questions and Answers 1. When did Valentine live?He was living during the third century. 2. What was Valentine?He was a priest. 3. What did he do to help young lovers?He kept performing marriage ceremonies secretly for the young lovers in spite of Claudius’s ban. B R _ St. Valentine’s Story 2第5页/共220页4. When was he killed?He was killed on February 14, 269 A.D.. 5. Is there any day like Saint Valentine’s Day in China?The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the Chinese Lovers’ Day. The most popular story mentioned in connection with this festival is that of “the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl”. B R _ St. Valentine’s Story 3第6页/共220页 Valentine was a priest living in Rome during the third century. At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. He wanted to have a big army and expected men to volunteer to join. However many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. This made Claudius very angry. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius banned marriage even engagement from his empire. But Valentine would keep on performing marriage ceremonies secretly. He was caught by the soldiers at a wedding, and was thrown into prison and beheaded.B R _ St. Valentine’s Story _ script1第7页/共220页 Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his jailer when he was in prison. Before he was taken to his death on February 14, 269 A.D., he signed a farewell message to her, “Love from your Valentine.” That note started the custom of exchanging love