单身爱独居，享受自由和年轻
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tinny">tinny</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="porcelain">porcelain</span> <span word="owls">owls</span>, <span word="Chi">Chi</span> <span word="Yingying">Yingying</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="early">early</span> 20<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="raged">raged</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 28 <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Chi">Chi</span> <span word="took">took</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="courageous">courageous</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>”<span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> 33, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="relishes">relishes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span>—<span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span>: <span word="her">her</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($625) <span word="swallows">swallows</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>.</p><p>在她和她的两只猫以及一堆猫头鹰瓷器共同居住的蜗居里，<span word="Chi">Chi</span> <span word="Yingying">Yingying</span>将她的父母描绘成一直想要控制她生活的“大股东”。尽管早在她20岁的时候，她老母就为她未婚一事大动肝火。但是<span word="chi">chi</span>小姐还是在28岁时做了“生命中最勇敢的决定”——搬出去自己住。现在她33岁了，可她任然享受隐私——当然这是要付出代价的——她每个月要拿出工资的一半将近4000元人民币（625美元）来付房租。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rite">rite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Chi">Chi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eccentric">eccentric</span> <span word="verging">verging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="attaches">attaches</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p>在许多国家，在结婚之前离开家庭自己住是一个必由之路。但是在中国，像<span word="chi">chi</span>小姐这样不结婚却选择独守空房的行为却是在禁忌中的古怪行为。中国人将家人们住在一起视为无上光荣。然而越来越多的人选择单独住。</p>
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