“2·14情人节”即将来临，情侣们甜蜜备节，单身男女捣乱来真的了。日前，有单身网友发起“买光单号座位电影票”活动，引来热捧。


Valentines Day on February 14th is almost here, a sweet day for couples, but also for singles to come and ruin it. A few days ago, a netizen who is also single launched a campaign to “buy out all odd number movie seats” [every other seat, to prevent couples from sitting together], which was met with wide support.


1.元宵节（★）

Pinyin: yuán xiāo jié

Meaning: the Lantern Festival

Sentence: Traditionally, chinese new year celebrations last 15 days, ending with a lantern festival.传统上，中国新年要庆祝15天，最后以元宵节作为结束。


2.情人节（★）

Pinyin: qíng rén jié

Meaning: Valentine's Day

Sentence: Valentine's day is a very romantic day.情人节是个非常浪漫的节日。


3.活动（HSK4）

Pinyin: huó dòng

Meaning: activity

Sentence: Find an activity you enjoy.找一项自己喜欢的活动。


4. 缺德（★）

Pinyin: quē dé

Meaning: spoof

Sentence: You wicked, ungrateful girl!你这个缺德的忘恩负义的女人!


5. 恶搞（★）

Pinyin: è gǎo

Meaning: spoof

Sentence: The editor's insistence that I should make clear that the story was a spoof.编辑坚持要我表明故事是恶搞的。

                                                                             

(★ means that vocabulary beyond the HSK outlines)