介绍:
In China, the lonely have Singles&`& Day, which falls on Nov. 11 -- 11.11, the four ones symbolizing "bare branches," Chinese slang for bachelors. Thought to have originated about 1_____________ as a joke on college campuses, Singles&`& Day was once an occasion for confessing one&`&s feelings to that special someone. But since 2010, online retailers have transformed the holiday, also known as "Double 11," into an epic online shopping festival akin to America&`&s Cyber Monday.
Chinese have not forgotten about 2_______________ of this holiday: hating singlehood. Singles&`& Day is an occasion on which Chinese confess their feelings and try to find significant others. On Nov. 7, with four days to go before the 3_____________ , the top trending topic on Weibo, China&`&s Twitter, was "Help Your Roommate Find Someone." Over 200,000 people participated in the discussion, posting pictures of their roommates (and sometimes themselves) in hopes of avoiding another lonely Singles&`& Day.
Although poverty and singledom are often linked outcomes in China, at least one web user was sure of which was worse. "Spending Singles&`& Day alone isn&`&t that scary," he wrote. "What&`&s scary most is when you&`&re so poor, you can&`&t even 4 ______________ Taobao&`&s ‘Double 11.&`&"
