美美的新年愿望:找个丈夫
<p><span word="IT">IT</span>'<span word="S">S</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="Meimei">Meimei</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="resolutions">resolutions</span>. <span word="Meimei">Meimei</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>.</p><p>这是我今年与我的中文老师美美的第一节中文课。我们正在讨论新年计划。美美计划找到一个丈夫。</p><p>"2013 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>!" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="declares">declares</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span>!"</p><p>“2013年是我将遇到我丈夫的一年！”她说。“2017年我将结婚！”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="resolutions">resolutions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span>. "<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="right">right</span>!" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="her">her</span>. "<span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>."</p><p>我计划拍摄更多的照片，少定一些快餐，但是我很佩服她的雄心。“你是对的！”我告诉她。“也许我需要考虑得长远一些。”</p><p><span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="single">single</span>, <span word="Meimei">Meimei</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="empathy">empathy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="nearing">nearing</span> 30, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subtler">subtler</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>.</p><p>同样年龄和单身，美美和我对彼此有强烈的共鸣，尽管我们的情况下并不完全相同。像大多数未婚的接近30岁的中国女性一样，她开始承受来自父母要求找一个丈夫的巨大压力。我的母亲，相比之下，以简单地想知道她是否会成为一个祖母的想法采取着更微妙的方式。</p>
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