Wanted: Young single woman in need of cut price romantic Caribbean holiday. The vacation for two is on sale on Internet site eBay for just a fraction of its 2,400 pound ($4,700) value.

　　"寻年轻单身女子，低价共赴加勒比海浪漫之旅。"--这是英国某拍卖网近日刊登的一则广告。这场两个人的加勒比海之旅单人花费约为2400英镑，但卖主目前超低价出售，只是要求对方需为年轻单身女性。

　　But here's the catch -- it comes with a companion. Adam Croot, who had planned the holiday to propose to his partner, was dumped by her just weeks ago. But rather than lose the money on the non-refundable flights and hotel deposit, the 39-year-old decided to go anyway and find another woman to join him, for a payment of 642 pounds ($1,259).

　　据路透社12月2日报道，卖主名叫亚当·科鲁特，他原打算利用这次旅行向女友求婚，但未料到女友在数周前甩了他。由于已付的机票钱和酒店住宿费用无法回收，39岁的科鲁特决定按原计划旅行并且找一个女伴同行，这位女伴只需付给他642英镑的旅行费用。

　　"Many of my friends would say, 'that is just too high a price to pay' but what the hell, nothing ventured, nothing gained," Croot said on eBay.

　　科鲁特在网上表示："我的许多朋友可能会说，'你赔大了'，但什么是地狱呢？地狱就是没有冒险则没有收获。"

　　The rules of the Couples Swept Away resort and spa at Negril, Jamaica, state it is for heterosexual couples only, so he cannot go alone, or with a male friend on the week-long break in February.

　　科鲁特的这次旅行定在2007年2月，目的地是牙买加尼哥瑞尔的情侣温泉度假村，由于该地仅向异性恋情侣开放，所以他无法只身前往或是找一个男人共度长达一周的旅行时光。

　　He has also laid down some ground rules, such as not wishing to go with anyone old enough to be his granny, nor with anyone "who has a jealous husband" because he likes his arms and legs "where they are."

　　科鲁特在广告上还附加了一些条件，如不希望同行者和奶奶的年纪差不多，也不希望同行者"有一个爱吃醋的老公"，因为他想在旅行中和同行者像情侣一样亲密。

　　Croot has had more than 2,500 "hits" from people viewing his eBay page, which includes reviews of the resort and pictures of himself.

　　目前，科鲁特广告的点击率已经达到了2500次，这其中包括查看旅行目的地和他本人照片的点击。

　　
　　（国际在线独家资讯 蒋黎黎 未经允许请勿转载）

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