中国剩女: 在传统与变革中艰难寻爱_BEC初级作文

中国剩女: 在传统与变革中艰难寻爱

当一对对恋人周二欢度中国“七夕”情人节时，数以百万计的女性却和许小姐一样面临着艰难抉择。在这个全球人口最多的国家中，长久沿袭的婚姻等级制度正遭遇到席卷全国的经济社会剧变。

The term "shengnu" - directly translated as "leftover women" - was coined to refer to professional women who have not married by their late 20s.

社会上还流传着“剩女”一词，指的是那些将近30岁还没结婚的职业女性。

"Chinese people often think males should be higher in a relationship in every sense, including height, age, education and salary," Ni Lin, who hosts a popular match-making television show in Shanghai, told Reuters.

上海电视台著名相亲节目主持人倪琳告诉路透社记者：“中国人总认为在婚姻关系中，男性处处都要高女性一筹，包括身高、年龄、教育水平和工资收入。”

"This leads to a phenomenon in which A-grade men marry B-grade women, B-grade men marry C-grade women and C-grade men marry D-grade women. Only A-grade women and D-grade men can't find partners."

“这导致一等男人娶二等女人，二等男人娶三等女人，三等男人娶四等女人，只有一等女人和四等男人没人要。”

In Beijing, more than a third of women in their late 20s and 30s are looking for husbands, according to the dating website Jiayuan.com. Media reports say there may be as many as 500,000 "leftover women" in the capital.