An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong.
故事從四個過著單調生活的單身漢說起。他們沒有人結婚，連女朋友都沒有，日子過得無精打采，終日打麻將度過。
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the "four columns" card (the card shows four independent, parallel columns in two lines). Even more of a coincidence, it was Nov 11, or 11/11. In order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed it Singles Day.
有一天他們打麻將從早上11點打到了晚上11點。奇妙的是，不管誰贏，都贏在了“四條”上。更加巧合的是，這一天正是11月11號。為了紀念這一天，他們給它命名為“光棍節”。
Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s. It got the name Singles Day because the date is comprised of four "ones". These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.
光棍節最先在90年代的江蘇南京各大高校興起。之所以叫“光棍節”是因為這一天的日子有四個光棍一樣的“1”。大學生們畢業了，把這個傳統帶到了社會上，光棍節就成了時尚青年們的一個特殊節日。
光棍節的英文：
Singles Day
One's Day
Bachelor's Day
單身狗的內心和表情，是一致的
又是一年光棍節，在處處虐狗的氛圍之中，讓我們讀讀明星作家們的單身名言!我單身我驕傲!
It is good to be lonely, for being alone is not easy. The fact that something is difficult must be one more reason to do it. - Rilke
孤獨是好事，因為孤身一人并不容易。一件事很困難也是去做這件事的理由。——里爾克
I celebrate myself, and sing myself. - Walt Whitman
我為自己歡慶，為自己歌唱。——沃爾特·惠特曼
I love being single. I can come and go as I please and stay out as late as I want to. - Eric Dickerson
我喜歡單身。我想來就來想走就走，想多晚回家就多晚回家。——埃里克·迪克森
I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. - Henry David Thoreau
我從沒找到過比“獨處”更好相處的伴侶。——亨利·戴維·梭羅
Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you’re pretty sexy and you’re taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with. - Sex and the City
以前，單身說明你沒人要。現在，單身說明你很性感，說明你正從容不迫地挑選自己想要的生活方式，挑選你想要與之一起生活的人。——《欲望都市》
My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude. - Warsan Shire
我一個人感覺很不錯，只有你的陪伴比我的獨處更甜蜜，我才會需要你。——沃森·賽爾
I like being single, I’m always there when I need me. - Art Leo
我喜歡單身，在我需要的時候我自己總會在我身邊。——阿爾特·雷歐
《光棍節名言，作家們的單身名言!》出自：百味書屋
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