After a while the Emperor issued a verdict. Valentine was asked to agree with the emperor about the ban on marriage, thus giving up his religion. Valentine refused. Just before his execution, Valentine asked for a pen and paper and signed a farewell message to his lover, “from your Valentine”; a phrase that lived ever after.
verdict n.（法庭的）裁定，判决；（权威的）评判，定论；意见，决定
ban n.禁止，禁令
marriage n.结婚，婚姻
refused adj.遭拒绝的 v.拒绝（refuse 的过去式和过去分词）
execution n.执行，实施，完成；处决，死刑
farewell n.告别；离去
phrase n.短语，词组
lived ever after 从此生活在一起
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