光棍节来临：中国单身男女的心酸寻爱记
<p><span word="Singles">Singles</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> -- <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> -- <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="unattached">unattached</span>. <span word="Started">Started</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="solitary">solitary</span> <span word="digits">digits</span>: 11/11.</p><p>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”。</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="obscure">obscure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="Singles">Singles</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prominence">prominence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 24 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2020.</p><p>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。</p><p><span word="Celebrating">Celebrating</span> <span word="Singles">Singles</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p><p>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。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fig">Fig</span> <span word="Tree">Tree</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="pastry">pastry</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="truffle">truffle</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foster">foster</span> "<span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="flirting">flirting</span>, <span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mixing">mixing</span>," <span word="among">among</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p>
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