A:洋洋，你昨天下午相亲结果怎么样？ B:别提了。我对相亲本来就不感兴趣，要不是我父母逼着我去，我才不去呢？ A:你爸妈也是替你着急啊！ B:我自己都不着急，不知道他们急什么？ A:你都29岁了，你的朋友早就结婚生孩子了，你却还没有男朋友，你爸妈能不急吗？再等下去你就成剩女了。 B:我觉得这没什么，我才29岁而已。人各有志，我想先把自己的事业做好，然后再考虑结婚的事。 A:女孩子迟早要嫁人的，你要趁年轻，赶快找个条件好点的对象，赶快结婚，赶快让你爸妈安享晚年。 B：这些话我已经听的耳朵都长茧了，过年回家，先是我爸妈的狂轰乱炸，紧接着就是亲戚不厌其烦的问"你有男朋友了吗？你怎么还没有男朋友？我帮你介绍一个怎么样？" A:这证明大家都很关心你啊。 B:我知道，但是这让我压力很大，过年都不敢回家了，回家了都不敢出门了。 A:是的，近年来"催婚"现象很严重。 B:我很奇怪为什么大家都那么热心，我有工作，我能自己养活自己，我不需要靠男人养活，况且我不是不结婚，只是现在不结婚而已。 A:大家是担心以后你被剩下来了，找不到条件好的另一半，担心你以后的生活不幸福。特别是你的父母，他们也老了，肯定希望你能早日成家，稳定下来，有人照顾有人疼爱。 B：我一个人也可以活得很好啊。 A:不管怎么说，女人总归是要回归家庭的，事业和家庭都很重要。特别是对于女人来说，有时候，家庭甚至超过事业，尤其在中国，"男主外女主内"的思想已经根深蒂固了。婚后在家相夫教子的日子也是很多女人所期盼的。 B:人各有志，我还是希望先有自己的事业，有了经济基础，再考虑结婚的事。 A:哈哈，看样子，你父母还要为你相亲的事操心了。 A: Yang Yang, how was yesterday afternoon's blind date?
B: Drop the subject, will you? As it is, I'm not interested in blind dates. I only went because my parents forced me!
A: That's because your parents are worried for you!
B: I'm not anxious. I really don't know what they're so worried about.
A: You're already 29. Your friends are all married with kids in tow, but you don't even have a boyfriend yet. How can your parents not be worried? If you delay any longer you'll be leftovers.
B: What's the big deal? I'm only 29. Everyone has their own ambition. Mine is to establish my career before I consider marriage.
A: Women will marry off sooner or later. You should quickly get yourself a good match, quickly get married while you're still young so that you can quickly let your parents enjoy their old age.
B: You're all talking my ears off. When I went home during the Chinese New Year, first it was my parents who bombarded me left, right and center. Then it was relatives who never seem to get tired of asking questions like "Do you have a boyfriend yet?", "How come you still don't have a boyfriend?", "How about if I introduce you a boyfriend?"
A: This just shows how much everyone cares for you.
B: I know, but it also gives me a lot of pressure. The thought of going home during the New Year freaks me out and even when I'm back home, I dare not leave the house.
A: Yea, ever since the past few years, the "pressure to get married" has been very intense.
B: I'm very curious why everyone is so enthusiastic about this. I have a job. I can support myself, I don't need to rely on a man to support me. What's more, it's not that I'm not ever getting married, I just don't want get married right now.
A: Everyone is worried that later you will become leftovers and you won't be able get a good match. We're worried that you won't enjoy a blessed [family] life later on. Especially your parents, they're already old. I'm sure they hope that you will quickly have a family and settle down with someone who will take care of you and love you dearly.
B: I'm doing just fine on my on.
A: Regardless of what you say, a woman's place is in the home after all. Career and family are both important. Especially in the case of young women, sometimes family takes importance over career. More so in China where the notion of "the husband goes out to work while the wife takes care of the family" is pretty deep-rooted. After they get married, many women look forward to taking their role in providing support to their husband and raising their kids.
B: Everyone has their own ambition, I still look forward to having my own career and be financiallystable before I consider this issue of marriage.
A: Haha, looks like your parents will still have to worry about setting up blind dates for you.
B: Drop the subject, will you? As it is, I'm not interested in blind dates. I only went because my parents forced me!
A: That's because your parents are worried for you!
B: I'm not anxious. I really don't know what they're so worried about.
A: You're already 29. Your friends are all married with kids in tow, but you don't even have a boyfriend yet. How can your parents not be worried? If you delay any longer you'll be leftovers.
B: What's the big deal? I'm only 29. Everyone has their own ambition. Mine is to establish my career before I consider marriage.
A: Women will marry off sooner or later. You should quickly get yourself a good match, quickly get married while you're still young so that you can quickly let your parents enjoy their old age.
B: You're all talking my ears off. When I went home during the Chinese New Year, first it was my parents who bombarded me left, right and center. Then it was relatives who never seem to get tired of asking questions like "Do you have a boyfriend yet?", "How come you still don't have a boyfriend?", "How about if I introduce you a boyfriend?"
A: This just shows how much everyone cares for you.
B: I know, but it also gives me a lot of pressure. The thought of going home during the New Year freaks me out and even when I'm back home, I dare not leave the house.
A: Yea, ever since the past few years, the "pressure to get married" has been very intense.
B: I'm very curious why everyone is so enthusiastic about this. I have a job. I can support myself, I don't need to rely on a man to support me. What's more, it's not that I'm not ever getting married, I just don't want get married right now.
A: Everyone is worried that later you will become leftovers and you won't be able get a good match. We're worried that you won't enjoy a blessed [family] life later on. Especially your parents, they're already old. I'm sure they hope that you will quickly have a family and settle down with someone who will take care of you and love you dearly.
B: I'm doing just fine on my own.
A: Regardless of what you say, a woman's place is in the home after all. Career and family are both important. Especially in the case of young women, sometimes family takes importance over career. More so in China where the notion of "the husband goes out to work while the wife takes care of the family" is pretty deep-rooted. After they get married, many women look forward to taking their role in providing support to their husband and raising their kids.
B: Everyone has their own ambition, I still look forward to having my own career and be financiallystable before I consider this issue of marriage.
A: Haha, looks like your parents will still have to worry about setting up blind dates for you.
B: Drop the subject, will you? As it is, I'm not interested in blind dates. I only went because my parents forced me!
A: That's because your parents are worried for you!
B: I'm not anxious. I really don't know what they're so worried about.
A: You're already 29. Your friends are all married with kids in tow, but you don't even have a boyfriend yet. How can your parents not be worried? If you delay any longer you'll be leftovers.
B: What's the big deal? I'm only 29. Everyone has their own ambition. Mine is to establish my career before I consider marriage.
A: Women will marry off sooner or later. You should quickly get yourself a good match, quickly get married while you're still young so that you can quickly let your parents enjoy their old age.
B: You're all talking my ears off. When I went home during the Chinese New Year, first it was my parents who bombarded me left, right and center. Then it was relatives who never seem to get tired of asking questions like "Do you have a boyfriend yet?", "How come you still don't have a boyfriend?", "How about if I introduce you a boyfriend?"
A: This just shows how much everyone cares for you.
B: I know, but it also gives me a lot of pressure. The thought of going home during the New Year freaks me out and even when I'm back home, I dare not leave the house.
A: Yea, ever since the past few years, the "pressure to get married" has been very intense.
B: I'm very curious why everyone is so enthusiastic about this. I have a job. I can support myself, I don't need to rely on a man to support me. What's more, it's not that I'm not ever getting married, I just don't want get married right now.
A: Everyone is worried that later you will become leftovers and you won't be able get a good match. We're worried that you won't enjoy a blessed [family] life later on. Especially your parents, they're already old. I'm sure they hope that you will quickly have a family and settle down with someone who will take care of you and love you dearly.
B: I'm doing just fine on my on.
A: Regardless of what you say, a woman's place is in the home after all. Career and family are both important. Especially in the case of young women, sometimes family takes importance over career. More so in China where the notion of "the husband goes out to work while the wife takes care of the family" is pretty deep-rooted. After they get married, many women look forward to taking their role in providing support to their husband and raising their kids.
B: Everyone has their own ambition, I still look forward to having my own career and be financiallystable before I consider this issue of marriage.
A: Haha, looks like your parents will still have to worry about setting up blind dates for you.
Lesson Summary:
In China, if you're past 30 and still single, you will face intensepressure to get married --- especially from family and friends who mean well. Shèng nǚ is a recent word coined to refer to women who are advancing in age but are still single and available. Lesson Content: A: Yang Yang, how was yesterday afternoon's blind date?B: Drop the subject, will you? As it is, I'm not interested in blind dates. I only went because my parents forced me!
A: That's because your parents are worried for you!
B: I'm not anxious. I really don't know what they're so worried about.
A: You're already 29. Your friends are all married with kids in tow, but you don't even have a boyfriend yet. How can your parents not be worried? If you delay any longer you'll be leftovers.
B: What's the big deal? I'm only 29. Everyone has their own ambition. Mine is to establish my career before I consider marriage.
A: Women will marry off sooner or later. You should quickly get yourself a good match, quickly get married while you're still young so that you can quickly let your parents enjoy their old age.
B: You're all talking my ears off. When I went home during the Chinese New Year, first it was my parents who bombarded me left, right and center. Then it was relatives who never seem to get tired of asking questions like "Do you have a boyfriend yet?", "How come you still don't have a boyfriend?", "How about if I introduce you a boyfriend?"
A: This just shows how much everyone cares for you.
B: I know, but it also gives me a lot of pressure. The thought of going home during the New Year freaks me out and even when I'm back home, I dare not leave the house.
A: Yea, ever since the past few years, the "pressure to get married" has been very intense.
B: I'm very curious why everyone is so enthusiastic about this. I have a job. I can support myself, I don't need to rely on a man to support me. What's more, it's not that I'm not ever getting married, I just don't want get married right now.
A: Everyone is worried that later you will become leftovers and you won't be able get a good match. We're worried that you won't enjoy a blessed [family] life later on. Especially your parents, they're already old. I'm sure they hope that you will quickly have a family and settle down with someone who will take care of you and love you dearly.
B: I'm doing just fine on my own.
A: Regardless of what you say, a woman's place is in the home after all. Career and family are both important. Especially in the case of young women, sometimes family takes importance over career. More so in China where the notion of "the husband goes out to work while the wife takes care of the family" is pretty deep-rooted. After they get married, many women look forward to taking their role in providing support to their husband and raising their kids.
B: Everyone has their own ambition, I still look forward to having my own career and be financiallystable before I consider this issue of marriage.
A: Haha, looks like your parents will still have to worry about setting up blind dates for you.
- yesterday [´jestədi]
n.&ad.昨天；前不久 (初中英语单词) - anxious [´æŋkʃəs] a.担忧的；渴望的 (初中英语单词)
- everyone [´evriwʌn] pron.=everybody 每人 (初中英语单词)
- ambition [æm´biʃən] n.雄心，野心；企图 (初中英语单词)
- career [kə´riə] n.经历；生涯；职业 (初中英语单词)
- pressure [´preʃə] n.压榨 vt.对...施压力 (初中英语单词)
- stable [´steibəl] n.马棚 a.稳固的 (初中英语单词)
- available [ə´veiləbəl] a.可用的；有效的 (初中英语单词)
- enthusiastic [inθju:zi´æstik] a.热情的，热心的 (高中英语单词)
- regardless [ri´gɑ:dləs] a.不留心的；不关心的 (高中英语单词)
- intense [in´tens] a.强烈的；紧张的 (高中英语单词)
- blessed [´blesid] a.享福的；神圣的 (英语四级单词)
- setting [´setiŋ] n.安装；排字；布景 (英语四级单词)
- summary [´sʌməri] a.&n.摘要(的) (英语四级单词)
- taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)
- financially [fi´nænʃəli] ad.在金融方面 (英语六级单词)
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