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光棍节来临：中国单身男女心酸寻爱记中国“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”。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 solitary digits: 11/11.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显示，到2020年全中国将有2400万男性找不到配偶。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 than 24 million Chinese men could find themselves without spouses by 2020.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。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.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。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.“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。”Baking brings people together, said Lin Zhong, school owner and pastry chef. We invite the citys singles . for an education in flirting and chocolate making.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”。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.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。All of this mingling comes at a price. For every male who buys a full price ticket for $25, he may bring one female along at no cost.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。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.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。In Shanghai, the citys main marriage market nestled in Peoples Park is teeming with more traffic 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.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。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.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。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.“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，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西药出手帮助自己孩子寻找对象，而孩子们也往往同意这样做。”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 apartment handy 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 10-12 hours 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.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。Not everyone desires to be matched up, though. In a survey of white-collar workers on popular Chinese jobs site Z, about 70 percent of married or committed individuals said they missed being single.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。2009年，中国有246万对夫妇离婚，这个数字几乎是2001年的两倍。Once frowned upon in China, divorce is now common, too. In 2009, more than 2.46 million couples divorced in the country, almost twice the number in 2001.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。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.“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！”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!我单身所以我快乐：单身妹纸请这样过生活在并不遥远的过去，“单身”是种失败的象征。“单身女性”就等同于“没有吸引力的孤独生物”。虽然现在仍存在类似偏见，但最近加州大学伯克利分校的访问学者Kay Trimberger开展的一项调查显示，对女性而言，是否单身和是否拥有一个充实而成功的人生并无关联。幸福可以有很多方式。In the not-so-distant past, being single was often a sign of failure. Many people considered single women lonely creatures who couldnt attract a man. Though some stigma still remains, research conducted by Kay Trimberger, a visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley, reveals that for all women, including singles, the intimacy of being in a couple is not a requirement for leading a fulfilling and successful life. There are other ways to find happiness。第一步：审视自身环境中的优缺点。Step 1：Look at both the pros and cons of your situation。也许你的单身是自己选择、抑或是环境使然。可能有时候你会觉得自己错过了一些东西，但请记得不要“这山望着那山高”。想想看吧，一段感情中有多少烦心事儿啊！而单身能给你最大的自由。假如你曾经历过数段不快乐的感情，请把自己当前的状态和曾经的状态做个比较。挖掘那些单身的闪光点，同时别假装曾经的那些感情生活只剩美好和浪漫。You might be single by choice or by circumstance. You might feel you are missing out on some things, but remember that the grass is not always greener on the other side. Think about the strains a relationship entails, and how much freedom you have now. If youve been in unhappy relationships, compare your state now to your state then. Look at the good points of being single, without trying to pretend its all rosy。第二步：保持活跃的社交。Step 2：Stay socially active.单身意味着你也许需要在社交活动上多花一些精力。找找从工作或活动中找找看有没有谈得来的朋友。要不停尝试新事物。记住：即使单身、即使打算保持单身，都不代表你的人生中从此就不能拥有浪漫。Being single means you probably need to make a bit more of an effort to socialize. Find friends at work or through activities you enjoy. Keep doing new things. Remember that being single, even choosing to remain single, doesnt mean you cant have romantic relationships in your life。第三步：重新评估你的事业。Step 3：Re-evaluate your career.单身的时候，工作中的满意度无疑很重要。假如你不喜欢自己的工作，那就去找个更好的。找不到也没关系，那就用别的事物来充实自己，比如回学校读书、或做志愿工作。找到那些能让你迸发热情的事情。保持身心活跃。把自己手头在做的任何事都想成能使你得到满足、并让你和他人建立良好关系的积极推动剂。When youre single, its more important than ever to find satisfaction in your work. If youre not happy with your job, attempt to find a more fulfilling one. If thats not possible, look for other ways to find fulfillment, such as going back to school or volunteering. Find causes youre passionate about. Keep physically active. Think of everything you do as geared to feeling good about yourself and building and maintaining connections with other people。第四步：独立行事。Step 4：Do things on your own.一开始也许需要些勇气，但很快你就会发现，原来自己喜欢独立行事的感觉。不要让“单身状态”阻挠你做自己想做的。举例：假如你想独自旅行，那就去旅途上认识天南海北的新朋友吧；或者给自己买套房子吧。根据ABC电视台的报道，截至2010年，全美有至少170万的单身女性独立买房。总之不要因为单身，而束缚了自己向目标前进的步伐哦。While this might take some courage in the beginning, you might discover you like doing things alone. Dont let being single stop you from doing anything you want to do. For example, if you travel alone, look to meet new people on your travels. Buy a house on your own. According to ABC News, more than 1.7 million single women in the United States bought homes in 2010. Being single doesnt have to stop you from achieving your goals.奥巴马胜选演讲全文华尔街日报中文网 2012-11-08华尔街日报中文网非常感谢你们。Thank you so much.今夜，在当年的殖民地赢得了决定自己命运的权利200多年以后，让美利坚合众国更加完美的任务又向前推进了一步。Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.这一进程是因为你们而向前推进的，因为你们再次确认了那种使美国胜利克服了战争和萧条的精神，那种使美国摆脱绝望的深渊并走向希望的最高点的精神，以及那种虽然我们每个人都在追求自己的个人梦想、但我们同属一个美国大家庭、并作为一个国家和民族共同进退的信仰。It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.今夜，在此次选举中，你们这些美国人民提醒我们，虽然我们的道路一直艰难，虽然我们的旅程一直漫长，但我们已经让自己振作起来，我们已经发起反击，我们在自己内心深处知道，对美利坚合众国来说，最美好一切属于未来。Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America the best is yet to come.我想感谢所有参加此次选举的美国人，无论你是首次参加选举还是为投票曾长时间排队等候。顺便说一句，我们需要解决这些问题。无论你是到投票站投票还是发传真投票，无论你选的是奥巴马还是罗姆尼，你都让别人听到了自己的声音，你都让美国因你而不同。I want to thank every American who participated in this election, whether you voted for the very first time or waited in line for a very long time. By the way, we have to fix that. Whether you pounded the pavement or picked up the phone, whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made your voice heard and you made a difference.我要对罗姆尼州长说几句话，我对他和保罗莱恩在这次竞争激烈的选举中的表现表示祝贺。我们可能争夺得很激烈，但这仅仅是因为我们深爱着这个国家以及我们如此强烈地关心着它的未来。从乔治到勒诺到他们的儿子米特，罗姆尼家族选择了通过公共服务来回报美国，那是一种我们今夜表示敬重和赞许的遗产。我期待着今后几周能与罗姆尼州长坐下来讨论一下我们可以从何处着手一起努力将美国推向前进。I just spoke with Gov. Romney and I congratulated him and Paul Ryan on a hard-fought campaign. We may have battled fiercely, but its only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future. From George to Lenore to their son Mitt, the Romney family has chosen to give back to America through public service and that is the legacy that we honor and applaud tonight. In the weeks ahead, I also look forward to sitting down with Gov. Romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward.我想对我在过去四年中的朋友和伙伴表示感谢。他就是美国的快乐战士、无出其右的最佳副总统乔拜登。I want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, Americas happy warrior, the best vice president anybody could ever hope for, Joe Biden.如果不是那位20年前同意嫁给我的女性，我不会成为今天的我。请让我公开说出下面这段话：米切尔，我对你的爱无以复加，我无比骄傲地看到其他美国人也爱上了你这位我们国家的第一夫人。萨沙和玛利亚，在我们所有人的见证下你们正成长为两个坚强、聪明和美丽的年轻女性，就像你们的妈妈一样。我十分以你们为荣。不过我要说的是，眼下家里养一条狗或许已经够了。And I wouldnt be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago. Let me say this publicly: Michelle, I have never loved you more. I have never been prouder to watch the rest of America fall in love with you, too, as our nations first lady. Sasha and Malia, before our very eyes youre growing up to become two strong, smart beautiful young women, just like your mom. And Im so proud of you guys. But I will say that for now one dogs probably enough.在这个有史以来的最佳竞选团队和有史以来的最佳志愿者队伍中，你们有些人是这次新加入进来的，有些人则是一开始就在我身边。但你们所有人都属于一个大家庭。无论你的工作是什么，无论你从哪里来，你们都将获得我们共同创造的历史记忆，你们都将被一位充满感激之情的总统终生感激。感谢你们始终充满信心，无论是在高峰还是在低谷。你们鼓舞着我走完整个选举过程，我对你们所做的每件事、你们所做的每项不可思议的工作将一直充满感激。To the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics. The best. The best ever. Some of you were new this time around, and some of you have been at my side since the very beginning. But all of you are family. No matter what you do or where you go from here, you will carry the memory of the history we made together and you will have the lifelong appreciation of a grateful president. Thank you for believing all the way, through every hill, through every valley. You lifted me up the whole way and I will always be grateful for everything that youve done and all the incredible work that you put in.我知道政治角力有时会显得小家子气甚至愚蠢。它为愤世嫉俗者提供了足够的口实，他们告诉我们政治不过是自负者之间的竞争，是特殊利益集团的地盘。但如果你曾经有机会与参加我们集会的那些人以及高中体育馆内挤在隔离绳外的那些人攀谈，或者看到那些在远离家乡的偏远小县的竞选办公室内加班工作的人，你会发现一些别的东西。I know that political campaigns can sometimes seem small, even silly. And that provides plenty of fodder for the cynics that tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests. But if you ever get the chance to talk to folks who turned out at our rallies and crowded along a rope line in a high school gym, or saw folks working late in a campaign office in some tiny county far away from home, youll discover something else.你将从一位年轻的活动现场组织者的声音里听到他的决心，他边在大学里学习边从事助选工作，他希望确保每个孩子都能拥有同样的机会。你将从一位志愿者的声音里听到她的骄傲，她挨门动员选民是因为她哥哥终因当地一家汽车制造厂增加了一个班次而有了工作。你将从一对军人夫妇的声音里听到深深的爱国情怀。他们深夜时还在接听选举电话，以确保那些曾经为这个国家作战的人不会返回家园时还要为得到一份工作或栖身之所而苦苦争斗。Youll hear the determination in the voice of a young field organizer whos working his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opportunity. Youll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer whos going door to door because her brother was finally hired when the local auto plant added another shift. Youll hear the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse whos working the phones late at night to make sure that no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home.美国大选精彩瞬间回顾正因为如此，我们要进行选举。这是政治所能够实现的。正因为如此，选举很重要。这不是小事，而是大事，是至关重要的事。在一个有三亿人口的国家实行民主制度可能嘈杂不堪、一团混乱、情况复杂。我们有自己的观点。我们每个人都有自己深信的信仰。当我们经历艰难时期，当我们作为一个国家做出重大决定时，这必然会激发热情，也必然会引发争议。Thats why we do this. Thats what politics can be. Thats why elections matter. Its not small, its big. Its important. Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. We have our own opinions. Each of us has deeply held beliefs. And when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy.今晚过后，这都不会改变，也不应该改变。我们进行的这些争论恰恰体现了我们的自由。我们永远不应忘记，就在我们讲话之际，遥远国度的人们现在正冒着生命危险，仅仅是为了获得一个能够对重要问题进行争论、像我们今天这样投票的机会。That wont change after tonight, and it shouldnt. These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty. We can never forget that as we speak people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter, the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.不过，尽管我们存在这样那样的分歧，我们大多数人都对美国的未来有着某些共同的希望。我们希望我们的孩子成长的国家能够让他们上最好的学校、接受最好老师的教导。一个无愧于全球技术、探索和创新领袖光辉历史的国家，倘能如此，各种好工作和新企业将随之而来。But despite all our differences, most of us share certain hopes for Americas future. We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools and the best teachers. A country that lives up to its legacy as the global leader in technology and discovery and innovation, with all the good jobs and new businesses that follow.我们希望我们的孩子能够生活在一个没有债务之累、没有不公之苦、没有全球变暖带来的破坏之虞的美国。我们希望留给后代一个安全、受到全球尊重和赞赏的国家，一个由全球有史以来最强大的军事力量和最好的部队保卫的国家，一个满怀信心走过战争、在人人享有自由和尊严的承诺之上构建和平的国家。We want our children to live in an America that isnt burdened by debt, that isnt weakened by inequality, that isnt threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet. We want to pass on a country thats safe and respected and admired around the world, a nation that is defended by the strongest military on earth and the best troops this this world has ever known. But also a country that moves with confidence beyond this time of war, to shape a peace that is built on the promise of freedom and dignity for every human being.我们坚信一个慷慨的美国、一个富有同情心的美国、一个宽容的美国。美国向一位移民的女儿的梦想打开了大门，让她有机会在我们的学校学习、对着我们的国旗宣誓；美国向芝加哥南部地区的一个小男孩打开了大门，让有机会他看到一个最近街角以外的远大人生；美国向北卡罗来纳州的一位家具工人的孩子打开了大门，让他有机会实现自己当医生或科学家、工程师或企业家、外交官甚至是总统的梦想，这是我们希望的未来。这是我们共同的愿景。这是我们奔赴的方向，向前的方向。这是我们需要实现的目标。We believe in a generous America, in a compassionate America, in a tolerant America, open to the dreams of an immigrants daughter who studies in our schools and pledges to our flag. To the young boy on the south side of Chicago who sees a life beyond the nearest street corner. To the furniture workers child in North Carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur, a diplomat or even a president thats the future we hope for. Thats the vision we share. Thats where we need to go forward. Thats where we need to go.现在，我们对如何实现这一目标存在分歧，有时分歧还很严重。正如两个多世纪以来一样，进展的取得将是断断续续，并非总是一条直线，并非总是一帆风顺。Now, we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, about how to get there. As it has for more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts. Its not always a straight line. Its not always a smooth path.承认我们拥有共同的希望和梦想，仅凭这一点不会结束所有的僵局，或解决我们所有的问题，或代替推动这个国家向前所需的达成共识和做出艰难让步的辛苦努力。不过，这一共同的纽带是我们必须开始的地方。By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams wont end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward. But that common bond is where we must begin.我们的经济正在好转。长达10年的战争即将结束。一场漫长的竞选现已落幕。无论我是否赢得了你们的选票，我一直在倾听你们的故事，向你们学习，是你们使我成为一位更好的总统。听过你们的故事和困难经历，我在重返白宫时对今后需要做的工作和未来将怀着比以往更坚定的决心和更大的热情。Our economy is recovering. A decade of war is ending. A long campaign is now over. And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to yo