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Singles Day 光棍节 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. 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”。
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翻译为:One's Day
光棍节是一种流传于年轻人的娱乐性节日,以庆祝自己仍是单身一族为骄傲(“光棍”的意思便是“单身”)。11月11日,光棍节,源于这一天日期里有四个阿拉伯数字“1“形似四根光滑的棍子。
光棍在中文有单身的意思,所以光棍节是单身一族的一个另类节日,这个日子便被定为“光棍节”(One's Day)。光棍节产生于校园,并通过网络等媒介传播,逐渐形成了一种光棍节的文化。如今越来越多的人选在光棍节结婚,于此同时,也是各大商家以脱光为由打折促销的时期。
据说,《单身情歌》将成为这天的热门歌曲,在“光棍节”,借这首歌唱出“找一个最爱的深爱的想爱的亲爱的人来告别单身”,这唱词,其实也是年轻人的爱情宣言。“光棍节”的热闹聚会是都市年轻人渴望爱情的一种炽烈表达。
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November 11, a day represented by four digits of 1, dubbed by young single Chinese. The "Bachelor Day" has been initiated by single college students and, although enjoys no holiday leave, has become a vogue of the day among single white collars.
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有关光棍节的英语作文
在我们平凡的日常里,许多人都有过写作文的经历,对作文都不陌生吧,作文根据体裁的不同可以分为记叙文、说明文、应用文、议论文。怎么写作文才能避免踩雷呢?以下是我收集整理的光棍节的英语作文,仅供参考,欢迎大家阅读。
In the United States, the lonely have Reddit and cats. In China, they have Singles Day, which falls on Nov. 11 -- 11.11, the four ones symbolizing "bare branches," Chinese slang forbachelors. Thought to have originated about 20 years ago as a joke on college campuses, Singles Day was once an occasion for confessing ones feelings to that special someone. But since 2010, online retailers have transformed the holiday, also known as "Double 11," into an epic online shopping extravaganza akin to Americas Cyber Monday.
China has 271 million online consumers, meaning that almost half of Chinas 591 million Internet users buy products online. E-commerce sites Taobao and Tmall, which saw a combined $1 trillion in sales in 2012, will both be running promotional campaigns during Chinas Singles Day. Among the offers: 50 percent discounts on products like boyfriend body pillows andhoodies that read "I am single because I am fat." Amazon.cn declared that the site would sell "20,000 products discounted by as much as 90 percent." That includes a wedding ring, which singles can presumably buy, just in case.
Jack Ma, founder of Internet giant Alibaba, told Chinese Premier Li Keqang late last month that Alibabas sales on Singles Day 2012 were "nearly $3.3 billion" -- more than double the roughly $1.5 billion purchased on Cyber Monday in 2012. For Singles Day 2013, Ma expects sales to exceed $4.9 billion.
The rise of singletons as a consumer group is not without its own costs. Chinese business magazine Caijing reported that big delivery companies were forced to scramble to find over 100 extra airplanes to handle the 323 million parcels they needed to deliver over the Singles Day shopping period.
The holiday strains the logistics system: Products frequently sell out or arrive late. Even when everything moves smoothly, consumers complain about commercial gimmicks. According to the Beijing Evening News, a popular local paper, some online retailers quietly raise prices before slashing them.
But Chinese have not forgotten about the true meaning of this holiday: hating singlehood. Singles Day is an occasion on which Chinese confess their feelings and try to find significant others. On Nov. 7, with four days to go before the holiday, the top trending topic on Weibo, Chinas Twitter, was "Help Your Roommate Find Someone." Over 200,000 people participated in the discussion, posting pictures of their roommates (and sometimes themselves) in hopes of avoiding another lonely Singles Day.
Chinese are no strangers to loneliness: There are tens of millions of men in China who may never find love due to the countrys massive gender imbalance, a result of the One Child Policy and a longstanding preference for male children. Chinese women dont have it easy either: Those who remain unmarried at the ripe old age of 27 risk being labeled "leftover women".
Although poverty and singledom are often linked outcomes in China, at least one web user was sure of which was worse. "Spending Singles Day alone isnt that scary," he wrote. "Whats scary is when youre so poor you cant even enjoy Taobaos ‘Double 11." Retail therapy indeed.
In the U.S., it seems that the odds are stacked against those who are single. If someone is in a relationship, you get extra presents on Valentines Day. If youre married, you get engagement, wedding and anniversary presents, and when the kids come along, your friends will even throw you a baby shower.
What do singles get in return? Gratitude.
In China, however, November 11 is a day for singles to celebrate. The day 11-11 symbolizes four individuals who are standing alone, so what better time to get together? On this day, which became popular among university students during the 1990s, singles come together to hang out and just enjoy themselves.
Many eat four youtiao, or deep-fried sticks of dough, to represent the four ones in the date, with a baozi, or steamed bun with a sweet bean filling, to symbolize the dot in 11.11.
Of course, many of those who really get into the spirit of Singles Day dont plan to stay single forever. Blind date parties on November 11th are especially popular, as are more generic Singles Day parties, where singles can mingle, and hopefully find love.
China Daily also offers advice for those who are single, in the aptly titled article from 2006, "Single? Dont worry, be happy!“Among the nuggets of wisdom:
"The most important thing is to take time to relax and make yourself more beautiful."
"Since youre a single girl, you have the weekend to yourself, unlike those housewives immersed in housework."
"Whatever the reason, studying can help fill your time if you dont have a boyfriend."
"If you havent got a fitness plan, youd better get one in a hurry."
"Sometimes you may feel lonely if you live on your own. How about keeping a cat or a dog? If you love your pet, it will love you. Most importantly, pets are loyal, unlike some men."
I dont know if this advice would make me happy about being single, and a fun Singles Day party definitely sounds like a better option than studying or making myself more beautiful. In any case, whether youre starting a fitness plan, or starting the search for Mr./Mrs. Right, have a happy, fulfilling Singles Day!
"singles day" falls on every november 11th and is celebrated only in china. it is a festival exclusively for singles. to find out more about this festival, read on. "singles day" falls on every november 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively for people who are still living the single life. i was a bit surprised when i googled singles day on the internet, to find that china is the only country in the world that has set aside a special day for singles to celebrate their lives. to find out more about this celebration, read on.
origin of singles dayan old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. none of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. they just sat around all day and played mahjong.
one day they played mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. during the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the four columns card (the card shows four independent, parallel columns in two lines). even more of a coincidence, it was nov 11, or 11/11. in order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed it "singles day".
university culture"singles day" was first celebrated at various universities in nanjing, capital city of jiangsu province during the 1990s. it got the name "singles day" because the date is comprised of four "ones". these college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. singles day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.
the main way to celebrate "singles day" is to have dinner with your single friends, but its important that each person pay their own way to show their independence. people also hold blind dateparties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives.creative celebration for breakfast on "singles day", singles often eat four youtiao (deep-fried dough sticks) representing the four "ones" in "11.11" and one baozi (steamed stuffed buns) representing the middle dot.
many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. many attend blind date parties and many people choose to marry on this day. in addition to meaning single the four ones of the date can also mean only one as in the only one for me. some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only one in their heart.
November 11, singles day. Today is a very common day for all women and some men. Its an important festival for men who are still alone and dont know what love is. On such a special day, I would like to extend my greatest sympathy and infinite sympathy to those who are still in the ranks of singles, because I also came from the vast ranks of singles, so I feel the feelings of singles. At least I dont think singles mood may be happy on singles day. Maybe they are very upset or even sad, and there may be some helplessness in between.
Men should be married, women should be married. Its just natural. Unless the celibate, I firmly believe that no man is willing to carry the name of a lifetime bachelor to go through his life. Life is full of love and love, without love life is no longer wonderful. In the pursuit of love, men are more difficult than women. Women can marry themselves anytime and anywhere, and there will be men at any time. It doesnt matter whether you are eighteen, twenty or thirty-five. Men, on the other hand, are in peril and have fleeting opportunities. They often have no shop in this village. Once they dont grasp the opportunity, there will be no womens attention, and they will be abandoned by love.
I personally think 30 is a watershed of love for many ordinary men. Men should try to solve their personal problems before 30. Once they cross the 30-year-old boundary, the probability of being shot by Cupids arrow will be greatly reduced. Both men and women are extremely sensitive to the age of 30. In the final analysis, its still strange that old man Kong, who was more than two thousand years ago, used to talk about things when he was 30 years old. Although this may be said to men, people are nervous when they are between the age of one and thirty.
In fact, in addition to saying happy holidays to singles, I also want to send them some blessings and goodwill reminders. I hope that those singles who are still persistent in the pursuit of true love must recognize the grim situation, do not go far from gaowu, and do not choose a mate according to the standards they have set. To put it bluntly, there is no real perfect marriage in the world, just about that. The happiness between husband and wife is not created from the beginning, but is gradually established and improved after the two sides have been running in and adapting for a long time, and constantly generating contradictions and solving them.
Dont believe in love at first sight, its literature; dont remember the first love deeply, its not good for real marriage; dont imagine marriage too good, its fantasy. Reality is reality, and the essence of life is to live in reality rather than in dreams. In reality, plainness is far more than romance, but happiness is just bred in plainness, which is really ingenious!
Anyway, I wish all the singles can forget all their troubles on singles day and enjoy their own festival. Dont envy those sweet lovers on the street, or you and your shadow and invite the moon to celebrate the festival together! I hope that all the singles will meet with each other and get the beauty back!
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最简单的说法是single.虽然“光棍”一词非常形象且喜感满满,但其实说到底就是“单身”嘛。因此平时我们用single一词足以表示“光棍”了。比如说:Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business.丹是个光棍,在家与父亲同住,并在自家的事业工作。此外,bachelor这个词也可以专门表示“光棍”。He is a bachelor, once he is fed, no one is hungry in his family.他是光棍儿一条,一人吃饱全家不饿。我们知道,bachelor还可以表示“获学士学位的人”。那么,为什么这个词既是“光棍”又是“学士”的意思呢?有种说法是以前的学校都是男女分校,也就是我们常说的unisexual school, 导致学士都是光棍啦!不过究竟是不是这个原因就无从考证啦。几天后即将要到来的“光棍节”,就是Single's Day了。Single's Day can be a day to spend with family.没错,单身节也可以和家人一起度过哦。关于光棍节 (Singles Day) 的起源有很多种说发,最玄乎 (unreliable, incredible) 的一种说法是此节起源于1111年11月11日那天(是不该叫做超级光棍节啊?),最被广泛认可的是起源于上世纪(听起来好久远的样子)90年代南京高校的校园趣味文化。不管光棍节到底是怎么来的,至少每年11月11日 还“光”着的童鞋有了属于自己的节日。两个人有中西方情人节 (Valentine's Day) 可过,单打独斗的童鞋也有节过了,虽然总感觉带着点悲催 (miserable) 的色彩。One's Day 和 Bachelor Day 也都可以表示“光棍节”。One's Day 好说,一个人的节日就是光棍节呗,不过童鞋们可不要把 Bachelor Day 理解为“学士节”,bachelor 除了学士,还有单身汉的意思。光棍节的标志性早餐是四根油条 (deep-fried dough stick) 和一个包子 (steamed stuffed bun),代表4个“1”和1个点(11.11)。