1.<Leap Year> Story

After four years’ relationship, Anna’s boyfriend still hasn’t proposed to her. According to Irish tradition, if a woman proposes to a man on February 29, the leap day, the man can’t say no. So she decides to go to Dublin and propose to her boyfriend who has a conference there. However the weather in Ireland is terrible, the plane is forced to land in Wales and finally she ends up in a place called Dingle. In a small pub, she pays the pub owner, Declan, to take her to Dublin. The two set out in his old beat-up car. Along the way, he makes fun of her fancy Louis Vuitton luggage, which he calls "Louie", and her belief in a leap year "tradition" of women proposing to men. During the trip, they meet a series of troubles, first they lose the car because of a herd of cows. Then some guys take Anna’s suitcase. When they are at the train station, they miss the train because they take a trip to a castle. When they want to stay in a local house, they have to pretend to be a couple. After making dinner together, having to kiss in front of their new friends and an intense night, they start to have feelings for each others. Finally they arrive in Dublin, Anna accepts her boyfriend’s proposal and goes back to Boston with him. One day in a party, when the fire alarm goes off, she realizes she has everything she ever needs, but nothing she ever wants. So she goes back to the pub and look for Declan. In the end, they kiss on the cliff. It’s a happy ending. 在四年的爱情长跑之后，安娜的男朋友还是没有向她求婚的意思。记得爸爸告诉她，在爱尔兰有一个传统，只要在每个闰年的2月29日，由女方向男方求婚，男方不能拒绝。当时男朋友正在爱尔兰开会，她决定要去都柏林向男朋友求婚。 2月的爱尔兰，气候恶劣。安娜的飞机先是遭到了恶劣天气的阻截，差点从天上掉了下来，飞机好不容易落地，却停在了爱尔兰的另一处。在一个小旅馆，安娜付钱请旅馆老板德克兰带她去都柏林，可是不想这却是她一系列倒霉事的开端。 首先是路上的一群奶牛让他们丢掉了汽车，然后被骗子骗走了行李箱。在火车站的时候，他们因为参观城堡误了火车。两人要寄宿当地的民宿的时候不得不假装情侣。在一起做了晚餐，晚餐上的亲吻以及紧张度过一晚之后，两人的感情有所改变。 但是到了都柏林，安娜的男朋友向她求婚的时候她还是接受了，然后跟他回到了波士顿。一次聚会的时候，突然失火的警鸣响了，她意识到自己过的并不是真正想要的生活。于是她回到了那个小旅馆去找德克兰。最终两人在悬崖边上浪漫地接吻了。这是一个甜蜜而完美的结局。