光棍节的起源英文介绍.ppt

光棍节Singles Day Singles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively for people who are still living the single life. I was a bit surprised when I googled Singles Day on the Internet, to find that China is the only country in the world that has set aside a special day for singles to celebrate their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.  每年的11月11日是“光棍节”，就像这个节日的名字，这个新的节日专为那些仍旧单身的人设立。我有点惊讶，当我在网上用GOOGLE搜“光棍节”时，才发现中国是惟一为单身的光棍们设立这个节日的国家，欲知详情，请继续。  Origin of Singles Day  An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong.  光棍节的起源  在很久以前，有四个单身光棍，他们过着非常单调无聊的生活。他们没有人结过婚，或者有过情人，或者做过任何令人兴奋的事情，他们只是坐在那里无所事事地打麻将。  One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the four columns card (the card shows four independent, parallel columns in two lines). Even more of a coincidence, it was Nov 11, or 11/11. In order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed it Singles Day.  一个11日的一天，他们打麻将从早打到晚，在打牌的过程中，无论谁和，和的那张牌都是四条（那个牌上画了四个棍子，分两排平行），巧合的是，那天是11月11日，也就是11/11。为了纪念这个日子，他们戏称这一天为“光棍节”。  University culture  Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s. It got the name Singles Day because the date is comprised of four ones.  These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.  大学传统  90年代，“光棍节”最早是在江苏省南京市的各个大学流传的。光棍节名字的来由源于那天有四个1。这些大学生毕业后把这个大学的传统带到了社会上，于是现在光棍节就成为单身年轻光棍的节日了。  The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends, but its impo