2000 years ago, the most powerful army in the world belonged to the Romans. The Romans were so strong that they conquered almost all of Europe, and parts of Asia and Africa. But then they began to grow very rich, and a little bit lazy. Life in the army was harsh. And many of the soldiers long for the comforts of home. They wanted to get married and set up families. The emperor whose name was Claudius Ⅱ, grew worried that his army was growing soft. And so he made a law that no soldier was allowed to get married. By that time, many of the Romans were Christians. And one of their leaders was a bishop, called Valentine. He believed that if a man and woman fell in love with each other, they should get married. And so he decided to let soldiers get married in his church, even though now it was against the law. The soldiers' weddings were meant to be kept secret. But as you know, all secrets are hard to keep. And soon the word got out. Valentine was arrested and brought before the emperor who demanded that he stop helping soldiers to marry. And instead that he prayed to the gods of Rome. When he refused, the emperor sentenced him to death. While Valentine was in prison, the Jailer's daughter used to bring him his food. She was a young woman who was unfortunately blind. She and Valentine used to spend long hours talking to each other. And soon they fell in love. One day, Valentine put his hand through the bars of the cell and touched the lids of her closed eyes. When she opened them again, she could see. It was a miracle. Valentine's execution was set for 14 the February. On his last night on earth, he wrote his final message to the girl. He signed his love letter "From your Valentine." This took place in the year 270. And ever since lovers have sent each other messages on February 14 with the same signature. 兩千年前，世界上最強大的軍隊屬于羅馬人。 羅馬人非常強大，他們幾乎征服了整個歐洲，以及亞洲和非洲的部分地區(qū)。 但后來他們開始變得非常富有，并且有點懶惰。 軍隊生活很艱苦。許多士兵渴望回家的舒適。他們想結(jié)婚組建家庭。 這位名叫克勞狄亞斯Ⅱ的皇帝越來越擔心他的軍隊變得軟弱。 因此，他制定了一項法律，禁止士兵結(jié)婚。 在那個時候，許多羅馬人都是基督徒。他們的領(lǐng)袖之一是一位名叫瓦倫丁的主教。 他認為，如果一個男人和一個女人相愛，他們就應(yīng)該結(jié)婚。 所以他決定讓士兵在他的教堂結(jié)婚，盡管現(xiàn)在這是違法的。 士兵們的婚禮本應(yīng)保密。 但你也知道，所有的秘密都很難保守。消息很快就傳開了。 瓦倫丁被逮捕并帶到皇帝面前，皇帝要求他停止幫助士兵結(jié)婚。 相反，他向羅馬諸神祈禱。 當他拒絕時，皇帝判處他死刑。 瓦朗蒂娜在監(jiān)獄里的時候，獄卒的女兒常常給他送食物。 她是一個不幸失明的年輕女子。 她和瓦倫丁過去常常花很長時間互相交談。很快他們就相愛了。 一天，瓦朗蒂娜把手伸進牢房的柵欄，摸了摸她閉著的眼皮。 當她再次睜開眼睛時，她看到了。這是一個奇跡。 瓦倫丁的死刑定于2月14日執(zhí)行。 在他在地球上的最后一個晚上，他給那個女孩寫了最后的信息。 他在情書上簽上了“你的情人”。 這件事發(fā)生在公元270年。 從那以后，情侶們會在2月14日用相同的簽名互發(fā)信息。