双语阅读：日本人秀浪漫 大胆喊出我爱你.docVIP

双语阅读：日本人秀浪漫 大胆喊出我爱你 2010年02月03日09:20英语点津我要评论(0) 字号：T|T In love? In Tokyo, they shout it out loud Love really takes to the air in Tokyo once a year, when dozens of Japanese shout out their ardor for spouses, partners -- and even themselves -- at an event thats also broadcast on national television. Love really?takes tothe air in Tokyo once a year, when dozens of Japanese shout out their ardor for spouses, partners -- and even themselves -- at an event thats also broadcast on national television. Japanese have traditionally valued modesty and?reticenceover outspokenness, but Kiyotaka Yamana, a Tokyo resident who started the Love Message Yelling Event after his marriage failed, said that didnt mean they were unromantic. The dominant image of Japanese men is of overworked businessmen, but I wanted to tell people around world that Japanese men are actually very romantic, Yamana said. The event, which precedes Love Your Wife Day on January 31, took place at the Hibiya Park in central Tokyo, co-hosted by a citizen group dedicated to devoted husbands. Most of the 30 or so participants took to the stage, yelling I love you or Let me be with you. Some of declarations reflected the gloomy economic situation: one husband, his voice choked up with tears, thanked his wife for staying with him although he lost his job more than a year ago. The increased economic?cloutof women and changing social attitudes toward marriage, which is no longer seen as necessary for either gender, have kept an increasing number of Japanese single. But for those who have a special someone in their lives, the Love Message Yelling Event helped give relationships a boost. My heart throbbed with excitement. It really touched me, said a 38-year-old Ayako Kikuchi, holding the hand of husband Kenichi who had just finished yelling Ayako, I love you on the stage. Other participants said they found the event emotionally liberating. I feel refreshed after I yell, so, from now on, Ill tell my girl directly that I