Singles' Day

Singles Day is the biggest shopping frenzy in the global calender;

双十一是全球日历上最大的购物狂欢节；

That is more than a month's income but she's ready for another big Singles Day on November 11, despite the slowdown.

这比她一个月的收入还高，但她准备在今年11月11日的光棍节再次大举购物，尽管经济放缓。

Singles Day started out in the 1990s as a day for single people at Nanjing University to mix with other singles.

光棍节开始于20世纪90年代，那一天南京大学的光棍一族将与其他单身进行交流。

Of course, theres still a long way to go before Singles Day is a truly global phenomenon, and it may never get there.

当然让光棍节的网购狂欢全球化可能还需要走一段很长的路，也有可能永远不会全球化。

Because ( pictographic ) and is defined as an alternative holiday of young people-Singles Day.

因为“ 象形 ”而被年轻人定义为另类节日 —— 光棍节.

These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.

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。

Singles Day is becoming more popular in China with a growing number of people that have yet to find partners.

随着尚未找到另一半、还是单身的人数增加，在中国光棍节越来越受到人们的欢迎。

Sellers of everything from jewelry to TVs to cars saw a marketing opportunity and launched Singles Day sales.

从珠宝首饰到电视到汽车的销售商都看到了一个营销机会，推出了光棍节促销。

As part of its probe the SEC has asked about the large unaudited sales numbers Alibaba publishes for Singles Day.

作为其调查的一部分，SEC对阿里巴巴报告的未经审计的光棍节巨大销售额提出了问题。

Complaints have been made previously over artificially inflated prices in the run up to Singles Day.

还有的抱怨说在光棍节到来前夕故意增加价格的行为。

Singles Day, Chinas version of the U.S.s Black Friday or Cyber Monday, may offer a clue.

光棍节是中国版的黑色星期五或网络星期一，它也许能为这一问题提供线索。

She spent Rmb10000 last year on Singles Day, the Alibaba-invented biggest shopping day in the world ( originally targeted at unmarried people).

她去年“光棍节”期间花了1万元人民币——光棍节是阿里巴巴发明的全球最大的购物日（最初针对未婚人士）。

The company said its Singles Day sale would feature 6m products from 30000 brands sold by 40000 merchants.

阿里巴巴表示，参加“光棍节”促销活动的，包括由4万商家销售的共3万个品牌的600万商品。

The most popular way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends.

庆祝光棍节最流行的方式是和单身朋友们一起聚餐。

Singles Day is China's largest online shopping day.

光棍节是中国最大的网购日。

In order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed it Singles Day.

为了纪念这一天，他们给它命名为光棍节。

While relatively obscure in most other countries, Singles Day is likely to increase in prominence as more single men in China are unable to find female partners.

虽然光棍节在其他国家的文化中看来有些难以理解，但在中国，光棍节的影响力越来越大，在中国有越来越多的单身男性找不到女朋友。

Singles Day in China is the celebration or mourning of being unattached.

中国光棍节，一个庆祝（或哀嚎）没人相伴的节日。

I have just known that yesterday was the Singles Day. I don't know if it's the first year.

今天才知道昨天是“光棍节”，不知道是不是今年才开始这个节日的。

This year, single Chinese people are being invited to shop for a partner at a so-called love supermarket as the country prepares for the Singles Day.

今年的光棍节，中国的单身青年们会受邀走进爱情超市中，寻觅自己的另一半。

In May, Alibaba said the SEC had queried its reporting of Singles Day numbers.

今年5月，阿里巴巴表示美国证交会曾问询其对光棍节数据的报告。

Before Singles Day, regulators had promised to crack down on the practice, but with little success.

光棍节之前，监管机构曾承诺要打击这种行为，不过收效甚微。

In order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed It'singles Day.

为了纪念这一天, 他们给它命名为 “ 王老五骗子节”.

The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends, but it's important that each person pay their own way to show their independence.

庆祝光棍节的常见的方式是朋友聚会，也有些人会在这天举办相亲聚会，以借机离别单身只身糊口。

"Singles Day" was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the1990s.

90年代，“光棍节”最早是在江苏省南京市的各个大学流传的。

Giants such as Alibaba and Jingdong have taken advantage of Singles Day to turn it into an online consumption frenzy.

例如阿里巴巴、京东等巨头会利用这一节日将这一天变成网上购物大战。

In 2009, Alibaba launched the Singles Day online sales as a festival of conspicuous consumption.

2009年，阿里巴巴发起了双十一网购活动，把这一天变成了一个人们大肆消费的节日。

Singles Day in China is the celebration--or mourning--of being unattached.

中国“光棍节”，一个庆祝（或哀嚎）没人相伴的节日。

Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s.

University culture大学传统光棍节最先在90年代的江苏南京各大高校兴起。

As the first episode was produced around Singles Day, the topic of discussion this time around was relationships.

因为第一期的发布正值“光棍节”，因此，候印国选择了感情作为谈话主题。