四六及英语13 英语热点之双十一(一)

四六级英语热点之双十一
单词
•Singles’ Day
• One's Day
• Bachelors Day
短语
•光棍节快乐Happy Singles Day
•光棍节派对 Singels' Day PARTY
●一年一度的光棍节又过去啦，
你收获了哪些吗？可是我们的四级
考试又要开始啦……今年是2014年，
又多了一根小棍子，而神奇的是，搜
索“光棍节”，你会发现中国是唯一一个庆祝“单身”的国家~~~
言归正传，小编要带你通过双十一，撬开四六级优秀的大门!
首先来看一段小文章，让大家热热身。

●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 consists of four "ones". Each one symbolizes an individual who is standing alone.
These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.
The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends, but it's important that each person pay their own way to show their independence. People also hold "blind date" parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives.
For breakfast on Singles' Day, singles often eat four deep-fried dough sticks representing the four "ones" in "11.11" and one steamed stuffed bun representing the middle dot.
Some singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day: many attend "blind date" parties and many people choose to marry on this day. In addition to meaning "single", the four "nes" of the date can also mean "only one" as in "the only one for me". Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only "one" in their heart.
Here's one way a lady can get married without becoming a couple. Marry herself. That's what a young Taiwan woman has done in 2010. She's getting plenty of letters of support, too, from other women who don't want to get married to someone they don't like just because their parents are pressuring them.
现在，单身节不仅仅是单身人群显示自立自强的日子，也是情侣们真心告白
的好时机，不管是不是单身，都要把这天过得精彩~ So, what is your plan for the Singles' Day?
●看完这段话，你是否对光棍节又有更加深入的了解呢，那下面让我们再细细品读下去吧！
在光棍节日益红火的今天，你是否又注意到在我们身边，在光棍节的这一天里，又悄悄兴起的另一股潮流吗。

对，没错，他就是我们的双十一购物狂欢节！！！
●For those who just love to shop online,
now is the best time of the year, because
Nov 11, China’s Singles’ Day, will see
some seemingly irrational（不合理的，
荒谬的，疯狂的）discounts, in line with
the tradition that was started in 2010.
This year, Taobao, a major online
shopping website, set a record of 300
billion yuan in sales on that day alone,
with a shopping 571 billion yuan
exchanging hands on the website. The number of items sold paralyzed(使麻痹，使瘫痪) the delivery services due to overloading. On the verge of（临近）yet another annual spending spree（狂欢）, it’s worth reading up on tricks and tips to make the most of the shopping carnival（狂欢节，嘉年华）.
为了乐享这场购物嘉年华，有必要补习一下网购技巧与小贴士。

Be prepared
Select goods early and rationally
Put everything you want in the “shopping cart” to make
a list of potential purchases. Then go through it carefully,
removing anything you selected on impulse（冲动）.
Seal a deal in advance（提前下单）
Manage your budget（精打细算）
Alipay account（支付宝）
a credit card（信用卡）
It’s all about timing.（时间选择是关键）
Track and open your package（跟踪物流，开箱验货）
Because of the huge demand, delivery mistakes are inevitable, so try to track the package. If the product is perishable（易变质的）, keep the tracking record in case of a dispute. When the package arrives, check the item carefully before signing for it. Now you can go ahead and enjoy all your new stuff!。