七夕是情人还是商家的节日?

短语讲解：

1. Here in China, some people are gearing up for a special day tomorrow: Qi Xi festival, or Chinese Valentine's day.

gear up使做好行动准备
例句：The Department is gearing up for increased intake of students.
这个系正在为扩大招生做好准备。

2. Traditionally, Qixi festival was a day for women to show off their needlepoint skills and wish for a good husband.

show off炫耀, 卖弄
例句：He has a very expensive wristwatch and he misses no opportunity to show it off.
他有一只昂贵的手表, 他总是不放过任何机会来炫耀。
wish for希望得到
We are apt to wish for what we can't have.
我们往往会祈求得不到的东西。

3. And retailers also want to cash in on Qixi Festival.

cash in on靠…赚钱,乘机利用
例句：Certain big oil companies attempted to cash in on the emerge crisis.
某些大石油公司企图从能源危机中捞到好处。

4. But I wanted to find out for myself.

find out发现, 看穿, 揭发, 找出;查明
例句：I'll find out about planes to New York.
我去打听一下飞纽约的班机。

5. People are talking about it all over the internet and on their microblogs.

talk about讨论; 谈论
例句：Let's talk seriously about your future.
让咱们认真地谈谈你的将来吧。

6. But I went to flower shops and gift shops and pretty much everyone told me the same thing: since last year people have started getting into Qixi festival.

get into养成; 陷入; 进入
例句：The boy has got into the habit of washing his hands before meals.
那男孩已养成饭前洗手的习惯。

7. Another place I just had to check out was 3A07 cupcakes – their name means LOVE upside down and backwards. And the place is pink and covered in hearts.

check out看看,试试
例句：You should check out that new movie. It's great.
你应该看那部新电影。很棒的。

8. Then when they leave we'll get them to take a photo together and they can take it home as a souvenir.

take a photo拍照
例句：Let's take a group photo.
让我们来张合影。

9. I think young people used to be a lot more interested in Valentine's day, but now we're slowly recovering our traditional culture.

used to过去一向,过去时常;过去曾(而现在不再)做
例句：We used to grow peanuts.
我们过去是种花生的。

10. But some lovebirds don't need a festival to show they care about one another.

care about喜欢
例句：I really care about the students in my class.
我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。

11 We'll probably watch a movie and hang out together.

hang out居住
例句：Can you tell me where Jim hangs out?
你能告诉我吉姆住哪儿吗?