光棍節(jié)
11月11日是光棍節(jié)喲，還在單身的同志們拉上三五好友慶祝一下去吧~順便來了解一下光棍節(jié)的起源：)不甘寂寞的單身青年們，今天可是告別單身的好機會呢。
Singles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the nameindicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively forpeople who are still living the single life. I was a bit surprised when I googled ’Singles Day’ on the Internet, to find that China isthe only country in the world that has set aside a special day forsingles to celebrate their lives. To find out more about thiscelebration, read on。
每年的11月11日是“光棍節(jié)”。節(jié)如其名，這個新鮮的節(jié)日是專門為那些還過著單身生活的人們設(shè)立的。我在GOOGLE上搜索一下，驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)中國是世界上一個專門為光棍們設(shè)立節(jié)日的國家。來一起了解一下這個節(jié)日吧~來源：www.examda.com
Origin of Singles Day 節(jié)日起源
Betting 打牌
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leadingvery boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or didanything exciting. They just sat around all day and playedMahjong。
故事從四個過著單調(diào)生活的單身漢說起。他們沒有人結(jié)婚，連女朋友都沒有，日子過得無精打采，終日打麻*度過。
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 atnight. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card wasalways the ’four columns’ card (the card shows four independent,parallel columns in two lines). Even more of a coincidence, it wasNov 11, or 11/11. In order to commemorate the day, they nicknamedit Singles Day。來源：www.examda.com
有一天他們打麻*從早上11點打到了晚上11點。奇妙的是，不管誰贏，都贏在了“四條”上。更加巧合的是，這一天正是11月11號。為了紀念這一天，他們給它命名為“光棍節(jié)”。
University culture 大學傳統(tǒng)
Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities inNanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s. It gotthe name Singles Day because the date is comprised of four "ones".These college students have since graduated, and carried theiruniversity tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special dayfor all fashionable youths。
光棍節(jié)最先在90年代的江蘇南京各大高校興起。之所以叫“光棍節(jié)”是因為這一天的日子有四個光棍一樣的“1”。大學生們畢業(yè)了，把這個傳統(tǒng)帶到了社會上，光棍節(jié)就成了時尚青年們的一個特殊節(jié)日。
The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with yoursingle friends, but it’s important that each person pay their ownway to show their independence. People also hold ’blind date’parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives。
主流的慶祝方式就是和光棍朋友們一起搓一頓，而且一定要實行AA制。為了脫離單身，人們也會舉辦相親會，介紹單身男女認識。
Creative celebration 新奇慶祝
For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao(deep-fried dough sticks) representing the four "ones" in "11.11"and one baozi (steamed stuffed buns) representing the middledot。 本文來源:考試大網(wǎng)
光棍節(jié)的早上，單身青年們會吃四根有條，代表11.11的四個“1”，再吃一個包子，代表11和11之間的那個點。
Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives onthis day. Many attend ’blind date’ parties and many people chooseto marry on this day. In addition to meaning ’single’ the four’ones’ of the date can also mean ’only one’ as in ’the only one forme.’ Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell theirspecial someone that they are the only ’one’ in their heart。
11月11日是光棍節(jié)喲，還在單身的同志們拉上三五好友慶祝一下去吧~順便來了解一下光棍節(jié)的起源：)不甘寂寞的單身青年們，今天可是告別單身的好機會呢。
Singles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the nameindicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively forpeople who are still living the single life. I was a bit surprised when I googled ’Singles Day’ on the Internet, to find that China isthe only country in the world that has set aside a special day forsingles to celebrate their lives. To find out more about thiscelebration, read on。
每年的11月11日是“光棍節(jié)”。節(jié)如其名，這個新鮮的節(jié)日是專門為那些還過著單身生活的人們設(shè)立的。我在GOOGLE上搜索一下，驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)中國是世界上一個專門為光棍們設(shè)立節(jié)日的國家。來一起了解一下這個節(jié)日吧~來源：www.examda.com
Origin of Singles Day 節(jié)日起源
Betting 打牌
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leadingvery boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or didanything exciting. They just sat around all day and playedMahjong。
故事從四個過著單調(diào)生活的單身漢說起。他們沒有人結(jié)婚，連女朋友都沒有，日子過得無精打采，終日打麻*度過。
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 atnight. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card wasalways the ’four columns’ card (the card shows four independent,parallel columns in two lines). Even more of a coincidence, it wasNov 11, or 11/11. In order to commemorate the day, they nicknamedit Singles Day。來源：www.examda.com
有一天他們打麻*從早上11點打到了晚上11點。奇妙的是，不管誰贏，都贏在了“四條”上。更加巧合的是，這一天正是11月11號。為了紀念這一天，他們給它命名為“光棍節(jié)”。
University culture 大學傳統(tǒng)
Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities inNanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s. It gotthe name Singles Day because the date is comprised of four "ones".These college students have since graduated, and carried theiruniversity tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special dayfor all fashionable youths。
光棍節(jié)最先在90年代的江蘇南京各大高校興起。之所以叫“光棍節(jié)”是因為這一天的日子有四個光棍一樣的“1”。大學生們畢業(yè)了，把這個傳統(tǒng)帶到了社會上，光棍節(jié)就成了時尚青年們的一個特殊節(jié)日。
The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with yoursingle friends, but it’s important that each person pay their ownway to show their independence. People also hold ’blind date’parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives。
主流的慶祝方式就是和光棍朋友們一起搓一頓，而且一定要實行AA制。為了脫離單身，人們也會舉辦相親會，介紹單身男女認識。
Creative celebration 新奇慶祝
For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao(deep-fried dough sticks) representing the four "ones" in "11.11"and one baozi (steamed stuffed buns) representing the middledot。 本文來源:考試大網(wǎng)
光棍節(jié)的早上，單身青年們會吃四根有條，代表11.11的四個“1”，再吃一個包子，代表11和11之間的那個點。
Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives onthis day. Many attend ’blind date’ parties and many people chooseto marry on this day. In addition to meaning ’single’ the four’ones’ of the date can also mean ’only one’ as in ’the only one forme.’ Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell theirspecial someone that they are the only ’one’ in their heart。