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（导读：残忍的国王与仁慈的神父造就了情人节的故事。）
Many many years ago， in old Rome there was a king named Claudius. Claudius was a very cruel king. He did not like to see people happy and was always starting wars with other countries.
In the same city， there lived a kind priest named Valentine. He loved all things and was often seen out in his gardens， looking after the plants and enjoying the butterflies that moved lightly and quickly about the flowers. Father Valentine made sure to take very good care of his garden， for he knew that the butterflies needed the flowers in order to live.
Another thing that made Father Valentine very happy was to see young people in love. Love was the best thing that could happen to two people， and when couples came to him and asked him to marry them， it was a time for great festivities.
Now， Claudius did not like to see people get married， for that meant that when a war came， his soldiers did not want to leave their wives and children. Young soldiers did not want to leave their sweethearts. So the king， being the cruel man that he was， forbade all marriages and made it illegal for anyone to become married.
Father Valentine was very upset at this， and he performed weddings in secret. Young couples in love would go through his garden， past the lovely flowers and butterflies and in through the back door where they would be married.
Claudius heard that Father Valentine was still performing marriages and ordered his guards to go and arrest the priest. The good Father was taken and thrown into the dungeon！
While he was in the dungeon， Father Valentine learned that the jail-keeper’s daughter was blind and sent for her. He touched her brow and she was immediately given her sight！
When the cruel King Claudius learned of this， he immediately ordered that Father Valentine’s head be cut off！
On the morning of his death， February 14， of the year 270， the priest sent a letter to the dungeon-keeper’s daughter， whom he had fallen in love with. He signed the letter “From your Valentine”. That is why we sign our Valentine’s Day cards the way we do today.
As Father Valentine was being buried， a huge group of red and white butterflies appeared and circled over the people at his funeral. They moved lightly and quickly here and there， and then landed upon Father Valentine’s coffin （a box in which a dead body is buried）. The people looked at the style that the butterflies had made when they landed and saw that it was shaped like a big heart. And that is why we use the heart as a symbol of love today.
Vocabulary：
priest n. 神父
festivities n. 庆典
illegal adj. 违法的
dungeon n. 地牢
funeral n. 葬礼，丧礼
（Now do you know why hearts represent love？心为什么代表爱情）
答案：Because the style that the butterflies had made when they landed was shaped like a big heart.
Many many years ago， in old Rome there was a king named Claudius. Claudius was a very cruel king. He did not like to see people happy and was always starting wars with other countries.
In the same city， there lived a kind priest named Valentine. He loved all things and was often seen out in his gardens， looking after the plants and enjoying the butterflies that moved lightly and quickly about the flowers. Father Valentine made sure to take very good care of his garden， for he knew that the butterflies needed the flowers in order to live.
Another thing that made Father Valentine very happy was to see young people in love. Love was the best thing that could happen to two people， and when couples came to him and asked him to marry them， it was a time for great festivities.
Now， Claudius did not like to see people get married， for that meant that when a war came， his soldiers did not want to leave their wives and children. Young soldiers did not want to leave their sweethearts. So the king， being the cruel man that he was， forbade all marriages and made it illegal for anyone to become married.
Father Valentine was very upset at this， and he performed weddings in secret. Young couples in love would go through his garden， past the lovely flowers and butterflies and in through the back door where they would be married.
Claudius heard that Father Valentine was still performing marriages and ordered his guards to go and arrest the priest. The good Father was taken and thrown into the dungeon！
While he was in the dungeon， Father Valentine learned that the jail-keeper’s daughter was blind and sent for her. He touched her brow and she was immediately given her sight！
When the cruel King Claudius learned of this， he immediately ordered that Father Valentine’s head be cut off！
On the morning of his death， February 14， of the year 270， the priest sent a letter to the dungeon-keeper’s daughter， whom he had fallen in love with. He signed the letter “From your Valentine”. That is why we sign our Valentine’s Day cards the way we do today.
As Father Valentine was being buried， a huge group of red and white butterflies appeared and circled over the people at his funeral. They moved lightly and quickly here and there， and then landed upon Father Valentine’s coffin （a box in which a dead body is buried）. The people looked at the style that the butterflies had made when they landed and saw that it was shaped like a big heart. And that is why we use the heart as a symbol of love today.
Vocabulary：
priest n. 神父
festivities n. 庆典
illegal adj. 违法的
dungeon n. 地牢
funeral n. 葬礼，丧礼
（Now do you know why hearts represent love？心为什么代表爱情）
答案：Because the style that the butterflies had made when they landed was shaped like a big heart.