光棍节起源及相关英语翻译词汇
最简单的说法是single.
虽然“光棍”一词非常形象且喜感满满，但其实说到底就是“单身”嘛。因此平时我们用single一词足以表示“光棍”了。比如说：
Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business.
丹是个光棍，在家与父亲同住，并在自家的事业工作。
此外，bachelor这个词也可以专门表示“光棍”。
He is a bachelor, once he is fed, no one is hungry in his family.
他是光棍儿一条，一人吃饱全家不饿。
我们知道，bachelor还可以表示“获学士学位的人”。
那么，为什么这个词既是“光棍”又是“学士”的意思呢？有种说法是以前的学校都是男女分校，也就是我们常说的unisexual school, 导致学士都是光棍啦！不过究竟是不是这个原因就无从考证啦。
几天后即将要到来的“光棍节”，就是Single's Day了。
Single's Day can be a day to spend with family.
没错，单身节也可以和家人一起度过哦。
关于光棍节 (Singles Day) 的起源有很多种说发，最玄乎 (unreliable, incredible) 的一种说法是此节起源于1111年11月11日那天(是不该叫做超级光棍节啊？)，最被广泛认可的是起源于上世纪(听起来好久远的样子)90年代南京高校的校园趣味文化。不管光棍节到底是怎么来的，至少每年11月11日 还“光”着的童鞋有了属于自己的节日。
两个人有中西方情人节 (Valentine's Day) 可过，单打独斗的童鞋也有节过了，虽然总感觉带着点悲催 (miserable) 的色彩。
One's Day 和 Bachelor Day 也都可以表示“光棍节”。
One's Day 好说，一个人的节日就是光棍节呗，不过童鞋们可不要把 Bachelor Day 理解为“学士节”，bachelor 除了学士，还有单身汉的意思。
光棍节的标志性早餐是四根油条 (deep-fried dough stick) 和一个包子 (steamed stuffed bun)，代表4个“1”和1个点(11.11)。
双语发现：追根溯源日趋流行的光棍节 11月11日是光棍节哟，还在单身的同志们拉上三五好友庆祝一下去吧~顺便来了解一下光棍节的起源：)不甘寂寞的单身青年们，今天可是告别单身的好机会呢。
Singles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the nameindicates, this relatively new holiday is oneexclusively forpeople who are still living the single life. I was a bit surprised when I [gm88nd]d 'Singles Day' onthe Internet, to find that China isthe only country in the world that has set aside a special day forsingles tocelebrate their lives. To find out more about thiscelebration, read on。
每年的11月11日是“光棍节”。节如其名，这个新鲜的节日是专门为那些还过着单身生活的人们设立的。我在[gm00nd]上搜索一下，惊讶地发现中国是世界上唯一一个专门为光棍们设立节日的国家。来一起了解一下这个节日吧~
Origin of Singles Day 节日起源
Betting 打牌
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leadingvery boring lives. None of them weremarried, or had lovers, or didanything exciting. They just sat around all day and playedMahjong。
故事从四个过着单调生活的单身汉说起。他们没有人结婚，连女朋友都没有，日子过得无精打采，终日打麻将度过。
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 atnight. During the game, no matter whowon, the winning card wasalways the 'four columns' card (the card shows four independent,parallel columns intwo lines). Even more of a coincidence, it wasNov 11, or 11/11. In order to commemorate the day, theynicknamedit Singles Day。
有一天他们打麻将从早上11点打到了晚上11点。奇妙的是，不管谁赢，都赢在了“四条”上。更加巧合的是，这一天正是11月11号。为了纪念这一天，他们给它命名为“光棍节”。
University culture 大学传统
Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities inNanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province duringthe 1990s. It gotthe name Singles Day because the date is comprised of four "ones".These college studentshave since graduated, and carried theiruniversity tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special dayfor allfashionable youths。
光棍节最先在90年代的江苏南京各大高校兴起。之所以叫“光棍节”是因为这一天的日子有四个光棍一样的“1”。大学生们毕业了，把这个传统带到了社会上，光棍节就成了时尚青年们的一个特殊节日。
The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with yoursingle friends, but it's important thateach person pay their ownway to show their independence. People also hold 'blind date'parties in an attemptto bid goodbye to their single lives。
主流的庆祝方式就是和光棍朋友们一起搓一顿，而且一定要实行AA制。为了脱离单身，人们也会举办相亲会，介绍单身男女认识。
Creative celebration 新奇庆祝
For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao(deep-fried dough sticks) representing thefour "ones" in "11.11"and one baozi (steamed stuffed buns) representing the middledot。
光棍节的早上，单身青年们会吃四根有条，代表11.11的四个“1”，再吃一个包子，代表11和11之间的那个点。
Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives onthis day. Many attend 'blind date' partiesand many people chooseto marry on this day. In addition to meaning 'single' the four'ones' of the date canalso mean 'only one' as in 'the only one forme.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to telltheirspecial someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart。
