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With memories of summer flings fading faster than their tan lines the singletons are bracing themselves for lower temperatures and a dip in their standards. 晒痕还没有完全褪去，夏日的欢乐回忆就已经淡去，单身族们准备迎接降温，也准备降低他们的择友标准。 Finite relationships are beginning up and down the country as men and women prepare for what is being dubbed as 'the cuffing season', a phenomenon involving lone rangers deciding to 'cuff' themselves to an unwitting partner so they have someone to attend parties with and cuddle up to in winter. 随着所谓的“抱抱季”的到来，男男女女都做好了准备，短期的恋爱关系开始在全国上下各处现形。“抱抱季”是指单身者决定把自己“栓”在一个懵懂的伴侣身上，以求结伴去参加聚会，并且在冬季相互偎依的社会现象。 Many romance experts warn that if you find yourself in a seasonal-specific relationship like this you should beware of forming attachments as come spring you may be dumped. 许多恋爱专家就告诫人们，如果你发现自己正身处这样一段季节性的特定的恋爱关系之中，你应该保持警惕，不要形成依赖，因为春天到来的时候，你就有可能被甩。 An anonymous twenty-something London-based designer added: 'It's a running joke with my friends that every year around autumn time I get a new boyfriend, it's like clockwork. Guys all seem to be looking for a girlfriend in the winter, then in summer no one wants to settle down.' | 
