大学英语演讲(光棍节)

Singles’DaySinglesDayfallsoneveryNovember11th,andasthenameindicates,thisrelativelynewholidayisoneexclusivelyforpeoplewhoarestilllivingthesinglelife.每年的11月11日是“光棍节”。节如其名，这个新鲜的节日是专门为那些还过着单身生活的人们设立的。IwasabitsurprisedwhenIgoogled'Singles’Day'ontheInternet,tofindthatChinaistheonlycountryintheworldthathassetasideaspecialdayforsinglestocelebratetheirlives.Tofindoutmoreaboutthiscelebration,readon.我在GOOGLE上搜索一下，惊讶地发现中国是世界上唯一一个专门为光棍们设立节日的国家。Betting打牌Anoldstorygoesthatoncetherewerefoursinglemen,leadingveryboringlives.Noneofthemweremarried,orhadlovers,ordidanythingexciting.TheyjustsataroundalldayandplayedMahjong.故事从四个过着单调生活的单身汉说起。他们没有人结婚，连女朋友都没有，日子过得无精打采，终日打麻将度过。•OnedaytheyplayedMahjongfrom11inthemorninguntil11atnight.•Duringthegame,nomatterwhowon,thewinningcardwasalwaysthe'fourcolumns'card(thecardshowsfourindependent,parallelcolumnsintwolines).•有一天他们打麻将从早上11点打到了晚上11点。奇妙的是，不管谁赢，都赢在了“四条”上。•Evenmoreofacoincidence,itwasNov11,or11/11.Inordertocommemoratetheday,theynicknameditSinglesDay.•更加巧合的是，这一天正是11月11号。为了纪念这一天，他们给它命名为“光棍节”。Universityculture大学传统SinglesDaywasfirstcelebratedatvariousuniversitiesinNanjing,capitalcityofJiangsuProvinceduringthe1990s.光棍节最先在90年代的江苏南京各大高校兴起。•ItgotthenameSinglesDaybecausethedateiscomprisedoffourones.•之所以叫“光棍节”是因为这一天的日子有四个光棍一样的“1”。•Thesecollegestudentshavesincegraduated,andcarriedtheiruniversitytraditionintosociety.SinglesDayisnowaspecialdayforallfashionableyouths.•大学生们毕业了，把这个传统带到了社会上，光棍节就成了时尚青年们的一个特殊节日。•ThemainwaytocelebrateSinglesDayistohavedinnerwithyoursinglefriends,butit'simportantthateachpersonpaytheirownwaytoshowtheirindependence.•主流的庆祝方式就是和光棍朋友们一起搓一顿，而且一定要实行AA制。Peoplealsohold'blinddate'partiesinanattempttobidgoodbyetotheirsinglelives.为了脱离单身，人们也会举办相亲会，介绍单身男女认识。Creativecelebration新奇庆祝•ForbreakfastonSinglesDay,singlesofteneatfouryoutiao(deep-frieddoughsticks)representingthefouronesin11.11andonebaozi(steamedstuffedbuns)representingthemiddledot.•光棍节的早上，单身青年们会吃四根油条，•代表11.11的四个“1”，再吃一个包子，•代表11和11之间的那个点。Manysinglesalsochoosetosaygoodbyetotheirsinglelivesonthisday.Manyattend'blinddate'partiesandmanypeoplechoosetomarryonthisday.很多单身朋友选择在这一天告别单身，一些人参加相亲会，一些人则在今天结婚。Inadditiontomeaning'single'thefour'ones'ofthedatecanalsomean'onlyone'asin'theonlyoneforme.'Somepeoplewillusethisdateandthismeaningtotelltheirspecialsomeonethattheyaretheonly'one'intheirheart.四个“1”不仅可以代表单身，还可以代表“唯一”，这也成了一些人的爱情告白日。Thankyou.ByECHO