英语六级阅读练习:＂光棍节＂起源于打麻将
<p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="Mahjong">Mahjong</span>.</p><p> 故事从四个过着单调生活的单身汉说起。他们没有人结婚，连女朋友都没有，日子过得无精打采，终日打麻将度过。</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="Mahjong">Mahjong</span> <span word="from">from</span> 11 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="until">until</span> 11 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="columns">columns</span> <span word="card">card</span> . <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coincidence">coincidence</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 11, <span word="or">or</span> 11/11. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="nicknamed">nicknamed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="Singles">Singles</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p> 有一天他们打麻将从早上11点打到了晚上11点。奇妙的是，不管谁赢，都赢在了四条上。更加巧合的是，这一天正是11月11号。为了纪念这一天，他们给它命名为光棍节。</p><p> <span word="Singles">Singles</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Singles">Singles</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="comprised">comprised</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Singles">Singles</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fashionable">fashionable</span> <span word="youths">youths</span>.</p><p> 光棍节最先在90年代的江苏南京各大高校兴起。之所以叫光棍节是因为这一天的日子有四个光棍一样的1。大学生们毕业了，把这个传统带到了社会上，光棍节就成了时尚青年们的一个特殊节日。</p>
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