双语 | 给单身一个理由
“光棍节”来了，单身人群再次成为焦点。如今，许多年轻人不再为单身而黯然神伤，而是尽情享受当下、提升自我。周报君为大家精心整理了双语文章摘编，深入了解单身贵族和专家的想法
单身贵族们怎么说
芝士就是力量（31岁，商人，作家）：
If I want to feed pigeons in London, I can order a ticket and pack up right now. If I want to drink beer and chat with my buddies, I can make the call myself without asking for permission. If I want peace and quiet, I can just turn off my phone without any worries.
想去伦敦喂鸽子买张机票就下楼，想约朋友路边撸串喝酒打个电话就成局，想安安静静打游戏立马关手机没有任何后顾之忧。
魏小梦（26岁，律师事务所职员）：
Shopping, running, dancing, hanging out with friends…Sometimes on weekends, I just nest on my sofa, drinking coffee and reading a book. Life is so cozy, isn't it? Compared to girls with a boyfriend, I feel that I can live my life according to my own pace, have more time to study whatever I like, and embrace myself.
跑步，跳舞，约朋友出去玩，或者双休日宅在家，喝喝咖啡看看书。人生如此美好。作为单身，生活自由，按着自己的节奏生活，学习自己喜欢的知识，更多的和自己相处。
Yuki Li（23岁，留学生）：
Girls are independent, and we can do things for ourselves. You don't need a boyfriend to do things for you. Besides, when I'm single, I'm not confined to just one person. I have more chances to meet new people, maybe better ones. My options are open.
女生可以很独立，为自己做事，而不是找男朋友为你做事。而且单身会有更多选择，不会“绑在”一个人身上。单身能让我有机会遇到更多更优秀的男性。
郑路（清华大学社会科学学院社会学系副教授）：
It is progress that young people enjoy more freedom, become more independent, and are no longer bound by familial duties of getting married and having children too young.
年轻人享受更多自由，变得越来越独立，并且不再受过早结婚生子的传统家庭观念制约，这是一种社会进步。
I don't find any convincing data analysis that demonstrates the so-call four waves of singles. If the previous three waves were true, we would have been surrounded by a lot of old or middle-age singles by now, which is perhaps not the case. People may stay single for a long time before getting married; the divorced or widowed can enter marriage again. Most people can be single for a period of their adult lives.
并没有任何可靠数据证明“第四次单身潮”这种说法。如果前三次“单身潮”的说法正确的话，那么现在我们身边应该有许多中老年单身人士。但是事实似乎并非如此。有人在结婚前可能单身很久；离婚丧偶人士也可以再婚。大多数人在成年之后都会多多少少单身一段时间。
More importantly, marriage as a social institution has changed a lot in its meaning and importance over time. People, for various reasons, may be unmarried while living with a quite stable partner or even raising children. Society has become more tolerant and open to alternative ways of living.
我们更该关注的是，婚姻制度的意义和重要性随着时间的变化也在改变。出于不同原因，可能也会出现未婚同居或是未婚生子的现象。整个社会对不同的生活方式越来越包容。
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