Did you hear? 你知道吗？
He makes 30 to 40,000 a month 他一个月挣三、 四万
and she only makes 2 or 3000! 她才挣两三千！
Nobody wants that! 噗 那谁受得了啊！
I know, 是吧
he’s doomed to die alone. 他肯定要单身一辈子了
Watch out 嘘...
here he comes. 轻点轻点 他来了
Norah congrats on the sale! Norah! 恭喜你完成一笔大单子！
Thanks！ 谢谢
I heard your birthday is coming up next week, 听说你下个星期生日
any plans? 怎么过啊？
Yeah I’m gonna be celebrating in style! 哦 我就想找些比较潮的方法庆祝吧
Oh ok. 哦 哦哦
Hey, this is my friend Xiaofeng. 诶 这是我朋友小疯
He’s new to the city so I invited him out. 他刚搬来这里 然后我就把他带出来一起玩
Hi Xiaofeng, I'm Norah. 小疯你好 我叫Norah
And I'm about to turn 35 next week 我下周就要35岁了
and I just started my own company 我刚创立了自己的公司
here celebrating our first major sales 在这里庆祝我们的第一个主要销售
with my co-workers. 和我的同事们
Xiaofeng and I go way back. 小疯是我的老朋友了
This is Marco, 这是Marco,
one of my business partners. 我的商业伙伴之一
he's 30. 他今年30岁
You know, one of those left over men 是个大龄剩男
that everyone pities 大家背地里
and secretly looks down on. 都很同情他
Xiaofeng is the most popular guy I know, 他是我认识的最潮的一个人
he always knows what's new and trending. 什么新鲜的好玩的他都知道
I think you two would get on. 我觉得你们会很聊得很来
Ugh, 额...
Matchmaking. 相亲介绍
Old virgin boy's favourite game. 老处男最喜欢撮合别人了
Xiaofeng is kind of cute, though. 不过这个小疯看上去还挺帅的
Your company seems pretty cool. 你们公司好酷哦
You sure know how to party. 你们玩的挺嗨的啊
That's how we do it, 我们公司就这样
right, Elaine? 对吧Elaine
Mm, the motto of our company is 嗯 我们公司的口号就是
work hard, play harder. 干活干得好 爬梯爬到爆~
Mmm. 啊...
So, what do you do? 所以 你是做哪一行的？
Oh, I’m a lawyer. 哦 我是个律师
Hmm... 额...
It's no good for guys to have too much education. 男人学历太高有点太强势了
Still... 但...
He's kind of hot. 他身材也蛮好的
So how do you and Marco know each other? 那你和Marco怎么认识呢？
We met in college. 我们是大学同学
Oh… 哦...
same year? 同一个年的吗？
Yeah, we were roommates. 对啊 我们是室友
Well it's no wonder 也是 难怪
outstanding men do attract one another. 优质男身边都是优质男嘛
Pathetic men do attract one another. 剩男身边都是剩男
Hey let’s grab a drink at the bar, 我们先去吧台喝杯饮料吧
Ok. 好
We’ll be right back ladies. 女士们我们先过去马上就回来
Oh, 噢
30. 30岁了
Such a shame. 太可惜了
I know, 就是啊
I’m willing to go as old as 28, 我最多能接受28岁的
But 30 is a lot to ask. 30岁实在是...
And so well educated. 学历还这么高！
What a joke. 搞笑了真是
Maybe for a one night stand, though. 不过就一个晚上开心开心 还是可以的
Oh I'm sorry. 哦 不好意思
I understand this all might seem strange to you. 你大概觉得很奇怪
So let me explain. 我来解释一下
Traditionally in Chinese society, 在我们传统的中国文化里
those two old guys are what we call 那两个老男人这样的人叫
Shengnan. 剩男
You see, in China we have a saying, 因为中国有句古话
If a flower blossoms beautifully, 有花堪折
the butterflies will naturally be attracted to it. 直须折
Unmarried and past their early 20's 如果一个男人过了25岁
means they're wilted 还没有结婚的话
and starting to smell. 那就叫做“无花空折枝”
Now they face the near impossible task 现在他们面临着不可能完成的任务
of finding a wife. 找一个老婆
I think the boss likes you 我觉得我的合伙人喜欢你
i think this has to be the year 我觉得今年啊
I find my Ms Right 我会遇到我的真命天女
and get married as soon as possible. 唉...缘分到了 那就闪婚了吧
I’m done with being picky! 反正也挑不了那么多了
What about you? 你呢？
wedding bells soon? 你也快了吧？
I’m afraid not, my girlfriend just broke up with me. 我不太行 女朋友跟我分手了
Said she felt inferior to me, 她说她觉得赚得比我少
she couldn’t afford to buy me a house. 不能给我买套房子
That made her uncomfortable. 心里不太舒服
But I know the real reason is she met someone younger. 其实我知道但是她找了一个小鲜肉
Women. Always looking for someone younger. 唉 女人啊 都想找年轻的
It's not great but, 实在不行
we can always rent a girlfriend to take home this New Year. 过年租个女朋友回家呗
It doesn’t matter if you’re a successful business man 就算他很各方面都很厉害 还赚很多钱
like Marco or Xiaofeng. 就像Marco 或小疯
Because they're unmarried 但只要没结婚
they're still considered incomplete. 就不算一个完整的男人
Their poor parents. 他们的爸妈肯定操碎了心
They probably spend every weekend 肯定每个周末
desperately trying to find them a wife 都要去相亲角
at the marriage market. 帮他们找个女人娶了
This is where Chinese parents 这里就是中国父母
desperately try to match their children with a partner 给孩子相亲的地方 每个人都很积极
before it’s too late. 就怕孩子再拖下去就娶不到了
It's easier for women 女儿在这里很抢手
we're advertised with education, 只要写一下学历
salary, housing and car situations. 工资和是不是有车有房就好了
But for men, 儿子就不一样了
the only thing you need to know is 你需要知道的是
age, how he looks 儿子的简历上要写年纪、长相
and if he can cook. 和会不会做饭
What year? 哪一年的？
1983. 83年的
You are very brave. 你的心真大
That poor parent. 这位叔叔太可怜了
Guys advertised over 35 here 谁都知道男人过了35岁
will definitely stay single for the rest of their lives, 肯定就没人要了
because there’s just nobody for them. 因为没有人适合他们
I don’t see why he needs a masters degree. 我也想不通为什么他一定要读研
I know, right. 就是啊
Why do men have to read books? 男人要读那么多书干嘛
As the old saying goes, 古人都说了
a man’s virtue lies in the lack of his talent. 男子无才便是德
Isn’t that right, Xiaofeng? 你不觉得吗小疯?
Huh!? 嗯？
He’s gone senile already. 老男人 脑子都不太好了
Yay! You finally made it! 耶！你终于来了！
Heavens! 天呐
Wow! 哇
We've all been waiting for you. 大家都在等你们
Max, you're looking beautiful as always. Max你今天还是很美
Thanks, you're looking great too! 你今天也很好看哦
This is Laughing, the other business partner. Laughing是我的另一个合伙人
He’s the biggest shareholder. 也是最大的股东
In his 30's and not yet married 他已经30好几了还没有结婚
and that's why he’s desperately dating this 28 year old. 现在找了一个比自己小很多的女朋友
You two look so cute together! 你们两个真是太配了
Every time I see you two, I can't help but say it! 每次看到都忍不住说一句！
What a golddigger. 这么漂亮的女人怎么会看上一个比自己大的男人
But hey, 你看
if she bankrups him 如果她图他的钱的话
then I become the biggest shareholder. 希望她快点让他破产那我就是最大的股东了
Come come let's drink! 来来来 来喝酒来喝酒
Drink drink! 啊 来喝酒喝酒
To the future. 为了美好的未来 干杯！