After years of being badgered by her parents to get married, 26-year-old Zhang Yu finally had enough. 在被父母逼婚了几年以后,26岁的张玉(音译)终于不想再忍受了。 "I have decided never to marry or have a child," said Zhang, a university graduate from Changsha, Hunan province, who moved to Shanghai earlier this year to escape her family and jumpstart her career. “我决定一辈子不结婚,不要孩子,” 张玉说。她毕业于湖南长沙的一所大学,今年年初为了躲避父母的逼婚搬到了上海,专注自己的职业生涯。 Zhang's vow to never marry is rare in a country where educated women are constantly told by their families, friends and the state media that they will be lonely and miserable if they do not find a husband quickly. 在这个国家,受过教育的女性通常会从亲朋好友和社会舆论那里听到:如果她们不找一个丈夫,会很孤独,很悲惨,所以像张玉这样永不结婚的宣言并不常见。 |