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1 / 19 光棍节英文演讲稿 Singles Day in China is the celebration - or mourning - of being unattached. Started by students in Nanjing in the mid-1990s, the date was selected in observation of its four solitarydigits: 11/11. 中国 “ 光棍节 ” ，一个庆祝 (或哀嚎 )没人相伴的节日 。光棍节起源于 90 年代中期，由南京的几位大学生创立，节日定在每年的 11 月 11 日，因为这四个光秃秃的数字，看上去像极了 “ 光棍 ” 。 While relatively obscure in most other countries, Singles Day is likely to increase in prominence as more single men in China are unable to find female partners. According to a recent study by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, more thanmillion Chinese men could find themselves without spouses by020. 虽然光棍节在其他国家的文化中看来有些难以理解，但在中国，光棍节的影响力越来越大，在中国有越来越多的单身男性找不到女朋友。据中国社会科学院最近的一项调查2 / 19 显示，到 2020 年全中国将有 2400 万男性找不到配偶。 Celebrating Singles Day comes in many forms across the Asian nation, and like Christmas and Valentines Day, it has become a multi-million dollar industry. 中国各地均有不同形式来庆祝光棍节的仪式。就和圣诞节、情人节一样，光棍节已经成了一门能创造几百万收益的产业。 The Fig Tree, a luxury pastry school in downtown Beijing, is offering a chocolate truffle-making course to foster fun, flirting, measuring and mixing, among singles on Thursday. 北京市中心一家叫菲格树的高级烘焙学校，从这周四起开始招收学习松露巧克力的学生。 “ 乐趣及情致一体、衡量及混搭并进 ” 是他们的宣传主题。他们招的都是单身学徒。 Baking brings people together, said Lin Zhong, 3 / 19 school owner and pastry chef. We invite the citys singles . for an education in flirting and chocolate making. “ 烘焙将人们的距离拉得更近 ” ，校长及主厨 Lin Zhong 说道， “ 我们旨在邀请全城的单身人士 教会他们如何边制作巧克力边调情。 ” For those with more adventurous tastes, Beijings flagship amusement park Happy Valley is hosting a day of activities for singles, featuring games that include a singing contest entitled Bachelors Love Song. Another activity in store: a dedicated area in which singles can confess their true feelings. 对于那些更喜欢冒险的人来说，北京具有代表性的游乐园欢乐谷就将以一系列的游乐项目庆祝光棍节，其中包括一个名为 “ 单身情歌 ” 的歌唱比赛，另一个针对光棍们推出的活动叫做 “ 说出你的爱 ” 。 All of this mingling comes at a price. For every 4 / 19 male who buys a full price ticket for $25, he may bring one female along at no cost. 以上这些游乐项目当然不 会是免费的。每一位买价值25 美元全价票的男士可以免费带一位女士入场。 Shenzhens theme park, Splendid China, which boasts miniature replicas of many of the countrys most famous landmarks, will host a vegetable hunting contest, much like an Easter egg hunt, to encourage singles to meet. The vegetables, mostly cucumbers and tomatoes, will be hidden throughout the park in a scaled-down Great Wall and bite-size Forbidden City. 深圳的一家名为 “ 锦绣中华 ” 的主题公园拥有许多世界知名地标建筑的复制品。他们将在光棍节举行 “ 蔬菜猎人 ” 比赛，就跟复活节寻彩蛋的游戏差不多，旨在让单身人士们相遇。蔬菜主要由黄瓜、番茄组成，它们将被藏 在公园的各个角落，以缩小版本的长城和紫禁城为主。 In Shanghai, the citys main marriage market nestled in Peoples Park is teeming with more traffic 5 / 19 than usual. Concerned parents of unmarried children posted personal ads and photos, boasting their education, salary levels and height and weight proportions. The advertisements line the perimeter of the park, and many anxious parents sit along the curb, hoping to meet another set of parents to make a good match. 在上海，人民公园中赫赫有名的 “ 相亲市场 ” 一定比平时还要爆满。那些为单身孩子忧心忡忡的父母们展示着子女的个人信息、照片，夸耀他们的学历、薪水、身高、体重等各种信息。相亲广告贴满了人民公园的外围墙，而心急如焚的父母们则在旁等候着合适的人选前来与自己儿女配对。 To the west in the city of Xian, singles can reenact a famous Tang Dynasty love story or learn about the principles of love at Qujiang Cave Ruins Park, which claims to be the first love-themed park in China. 往西走，在古都西安，单身人士们能参与扮演一个有名的唐代爱情故事，或在曲江寒窑遗址公园学习爱情守则，据说这是中国第一个爱情主题公园。 6 / 19 However, in a society dominated by children who grow up without siblings (due to Chinas one-child policy), finding love on Singles Day is unlikely to be as easy as a walk in the park. 然而在一个以独生子女为主的社会里 (缘于中国的计划生育政策 )，在光棍节成功 “ 脱光 ” 可远远没有听上去这么简单。 For a lot of young men, they feel that what can make them more attractive to their potential dates is their good education, a good job and a lot of money . and a car and apartmenthandy so they can attract more women, said Dr. Chang Wei, a psychologist at Beijing United Family Hospital. That leads to a lot of young men working 10-1hours a day with no time to socialize. Parents feel they have to step in and help them find dates, and sometimes the men are okay with that. “ 很多年轻男人认为，自己的教育背景、工作和钱财将决定自己在异性面前的吸引力 如果还有车有房的话，7 / 19 那就在女人眼里更加抢手了， ” 北京和睦家医院的心理医生常伟说道。 “ 这导致很多年轻男性每天工作 10-12 小时，连社交的时间都没有。他们的父母感到自己需要出手帮助自己孩子寻找对象，而孩子们也往往同意这样做。 ” Not everyone desires to be matched up, though. In a survey of white-collar workers on popular Chinese jobs site , about0 percent of married or committed individuals said they missed being single. 然而并不是所有年轻人都愿意被凑成对。中国知名的智联招聘网站曾进行过一项针对白领的调查显示， 70%已婚或已订婚的受访者都表示：他们怀念单身时光。 Once frowned upon in China, divorce is now common, too. In009, more couples divorced in the country, almost twice the number in001. 离婚在过去的中国是不大能被接受的，然而现在已变得十分普遍。 2016 年，中国有 246 万对夫妇离婚，这个数字几乎是 2001 年的两倍。 8 / 19 But like many singles in China, Alexandra Shi, an undergraduate student at Beijing Foreign Studies University, is looking for love. This year, shell mark the day with her fellow single friends, and they will likely take one chopstick and make a wish to not be a single stick anymore. Alexandra Shi 是一位来自北京外国语大学的本科学生，她和许多单身人士一样，正渴望找到真爱。今年 她将和其他几位同样单身的好友一同庆祝光棍节，并且她们会拿起一根筷子，许下 “ 尽快摆脱单身 ” 的愿望。 Being single is not cool.for me, being in a relationship would do me good I guess, Shi said. But being single for now doesnt make my life miserable. Definitely dont want to celebrate next years Singles Day though! “ 单身并不酷 对我来说，也许谈恋爱对我更有好处吧。 ” Shi 小姐说道。 “ 虽然单身的时光也不能算痛苦，但明年这个时候，我绝对不要再过光棍节了 !” 9 / 19 Single or in a relationship it s the status that divides society, whether we care to admit it or not. 单身还是恋爱 ? 无论 我们愿意承认与否，这个社会的世俗眼光就是按你是否单身把我们进行归类。 Regardless of which category you fall into, there will always be someone judging your choices. But lucky for you, it s your life, and other people s opinions are quite irrelevant. 无论你归为哪类，总有人议论你的选择。不过，还好这是你自己的生活，与别人的意见毫不相干。 At the end of the day, it s about what you feel, which is why if you choose to be in a relationship, you better make sure it s a great one. 说来说去，还是要看你自己的感觉，这就是为什么如果你选择恋爱，你最好确定那是个对的人。 10 / 19 Too many people settle because they feel as if that s what they re supposed to do. 很多人选择确定关系结婚过日子，只是因为觉得貌似这才是自己应该做的事情。 They put aside their priorities, their feelings, their goals and their dreams just to assuage expectations society has forced upon them. 他们把自己的优先权，自己的感觉，自己的目标，自己的目标放在一边，只是为了迎合社会世俗的偏见看法而已。 How does this make any sense? Shouldn t you want to be happy on your own? Isn t it better to be comfortable with who you are than to worry about appeasing someone else? 请问这有什么意义呢 ?让自己快乐不才是重要的吗 ?不是让自己舒服比考虑讨好别人更重要吗 ? 11 / 19 How can you even be in a successful relationship if you aren t fully secure with yourself? 如果你给不了自己一份绝对的安全感，连自己都保护不了那你怎么能处理好一段婚姻关系呢 ? If that wasn t convincing enough, here are some more reasons it s better to be single than with a person who doesn t really understand or appreciate the real you. 如果这还不够有说服力的话，那么下面的理由能说服你选择单身其实要好过凑合一个不了解不欣赏真实的你的人。 You won t feel bad about your lifestyle choices 自己选择的生活，总是不会觉得糟糕 Wouldn t you rather spend your time developing yourself rather than defending yourself to someone else? 12 / 19 难道你宁愿不取悦自己而牺牲自己的幸福快乐去迎合别人 ? If your partner is committed to misunderstanding you, why are you even with him or her in the first place? That s just a complete and utter waste of both of your time. 如果你的另一半一直在误会你的话，为什么还要和他或她在一起呢 ?这样纯属在浪费两个人的青春。 You re not seeking approval 你不必寻得他人的认可 An unhealthy relationship is one that requires you to seek approval in anything and everything you do. 一段不健康的感情关系就会让你无论做什么事都想寻得支持。 13 / 19 Why do you need approval from a partner in order to pursue any endeavor that s important to you? ，为什么要通过伴侣的支持，去获 得对自己意义重大的努力呢 ? You re not walking on eggshells 你还不至于到了如履薄冰的处境 There s no worse feeling than being uneasy and uncomfortable around someone you re in a relationship with. 你在一段恋爱交往关系中感觉不舒服不自在才是自己最糟糕的处境。 Isn t the entire point of being with someone the fact that you can feel completely confident around him or her? 与对方恋爱交往过程中，你可以感到自信满满不才是14 / 19 最重要的吗 ? You don t have to constantly explain yourself and your decisions 你不必不断地向别人解释自己的所作所为 A decision is a decision, and that s it. If its something you feel strongly enough about, that should be reason enough for your counterpart s support. 决定就是决定，而且是对的。如果你觉得某件事你需要强大的支持，那也应该来自你的合作伙伴。 Sure, it s natural to ask questions, but thats quite different than constantly having to defend yourself. 当然，提问是很正常的，但这与不断不得不捍卫自己完全是两码事。 You don t question yourself so much 15 / 19 你不会过于怀疑自己 The sign of an unhealthy relationship is one in which you never really feel confident in any decision or thought you make or have. 一段不健康的恋爱关系的一个标志就是你从不会对自己的决定和想法真正有信心。 If you are constantly wondering if you are good enough, then you need to nix the source of these concerns, and if it s your partner, so be it youll be better off without him or her. 如果你经常考虑自己做得是否够好的话，那么你需要找出这些问题的根源，如果问题出在你的伴侣身上，那你还是放手吧 ! 没有他 /她你会过得更好。 You can say whatever is on your mind without being judged 16 / 19 你可以洒脱地说出自己的想法 Your thoughts, beliefs and ideas are your own, so you should feel free to express them in any manner you deem fit. If someone has a problem with that, he or she can leave. 你的思想、信念和想法是你自己的内心感受，所以你应该以自己认为合适的方式表达自己的感受。如果对方不认同的话，他 /她自然就会离开你。 You create your own happiness 自己的幸福自己把握 Your hap