The young start to order Valentine's feast

时间：2007-01-19 02:37:10

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Chinanews, Hangzhou, Jan. 18 – This year, Western Valentine's Day falls only three days before China's traditional Spring Festival holiday. An interesting phenomenon has thus appeared in Yiwu, a small city in Zhejiang, which is also the world's largest small commodities1 distribution center where cultures of different countries are observed. When holiday feast2 is a must for most Chinese people at the Spring Festival Eve, many local people in Yiwu plan to order a romantic Western-style dinner at large hotels this year to celebrate Valentine’s Day also.

 

Even Valentine’s Day is still 20 days away, many large hotels and high-class Western-style restaurants in Yiwu are already fully3 booked for the holiday. If one still wants to make reservations in hotels, they might have to book a seat in the big hall. Restaurant managers had not expected that such “romantic meals” would become so popular this year.

 

“Reservations (for Valentine’s Day) are made at a much earlier time this year than previous years. All the small dining rooms in our hotel are fully booked now. In the past, reservations might occur at a later time,” said Lin Xiong, vice4 general manager at the Yiwu Shopping Mall Hotel.

 

“The small dining rooms in our restaurant are fully booked for February 14 now. When making reservations, some young people are eager to pay the deposit5, just to make sure that they will have a seat on that day,” said a coffee bar general manager.

 

Since Valentine’s Day is so popular among young people, businesspeople begin to think of some ways to attract more customers. For most Western-style restaurants, what attracts customers most is the romantic dining atmosphere. In most of these restaurants, red roses are placed on the tables, with the whole dining room lit in a dimly orange light. Melodic6 music comes floating from every corner of the room and couples can stay in their seats enjoying the romantic atmosphere when dining.

 
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1 commodities 8fe80395f389e29e3ea42210337f0350     
商品( commodity的名词复数 )； 农产品； 有价值的物品； 有用的东西
参考例句：
  • rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、面粉和其他基本商品
  • The manufacturers in some countries dumped their surplus commodities abroad. 一些国家的制造商向国外倾销过剩产品。
2 feast tkixp     
n.盛宴，筵席，节日
参考例句：
  • After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.大吃了一顿之后，她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。
  • You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜，这样太麻烦你了！
3 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
4 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
5 deposit Rwkx5     
n.定金，存款，矿藏；vt.使沉淀，寄存，储蓄
参考例句：
  • There is too much deposit in a bottle of wine.酒瓶里有太多的沉淀物。
  • The hotel requires a deposit for all advance bookings.旅馆规定凡预订房间都要先付订金。
6 melodic WorzFW     
adj.有旋律的，调子美妙的
参考例句：
  • His voice had a rich melodic quality.他的音色浑厚而优美。
  • He spoke with a soft husky voice in a melodic accent.他微微沙哑的声音带着一种悠扬的口音。

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