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SinglesDay 光棍节 Singles’ Day or Bachelors’ Day is a popular entertaining （娱乐性的） holiday for young Chinese to celebrate their bachelor （单身） life. It is celebrated on November 11th. The date is chosen because of the connection between singles or bachelors and the number “1”. There is a substantial population （大量的人口） of young single men in China， contributing to the popularity （普及；流行） of the day. In order to celebrate the day， young bachelors organize parties and Karaoke （卡拉OK） to meet new friends or try their fortunes. 光棍节是一种在年轻人当中流行的庆祝单身生活的娱乐性节日。这个节日在每年的11月11日。这个日期的选择是基于“光棍”和数字“1”之间的联系。中国有大量年轻的单身汉，他们推动了这一节日的形成。为了庆祝这一天，年轻的单身汉们会开派对，唱卡拉ok，以结识更多的朋友或者碰碰运气。 Origins 起源 It got the name “Singles’ Day” because the date consists of （由……组成） four “ones”. 之所以叫做“光棍节”是因为这一天的日期由四个“1”组成。 There are different ideas about the origin of day. It’s widely accepted that Singles’ Day or Bachelors’ Day was originated from universities in Nanjing during the 1990s. These college students have since graduated， and carried the university tradition into society. 关于光棍节的起源有多种说法。被广泛接受的一种说法认为光棍节源自于上个世纪90年代的南京高校校园里。一批批学子毕业告别校园的同时，也将这个校园传统带进了社会。 Then Singles’ Day has been largely popularized in the internet era （时代） and is now a special day for all fashionable youths. 之后，光棍节在网络时代迅速流行开来，现在已经成了所有时髦的年轻人的一个特别日子。 2011 marked the “Singles Day of the Century”. This date has six “ones” rather than four ― an excuse to take celebrations to a higher level. 2011年的光棍节被叫做“世纪光棍节”（又称“超级光棍节”或“神棍节”）。这个日期里有六个“1”而不只是四个――这可是个将庆祝活动升级的好借口。 Celebration 庆祝活动 For breakfast on Singles’ Day， singles often eat four deep-fried dough sticks（Youtiao） which represent the four “ones” of the date and one steamed stuffed bun （Baozi） which represents the middle dot of the special date. 在光棍节，单身汉们经常把四根油条和一个鸡蛋当做早点。它们分别代表了这个特殊日期中的四个“1”和中间的一个“.”。 Young people often spend their day in different ways， such as singing songs， having dinner with friends， organizing a flash mob （group of people who gather in a usually predetermined （预先决定的） location， pe