单身怎么说 ？Singleton Neil: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil.

Lily: And I'm Lily.
大家好，我是杨莉！
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Lily: 在我们的 Real English《地道英语》节目中 我们要来学习一些书本以外的新词和说法。
Neil: It's up-to-the-minute English that British people use in their everyday lives.
Now, Lily, have you seen the film Bridget Jones's Diary?
Lily: Of course, everyone has seen that film Bridget Jones's Diary.
我们要来谈谈电影《布里奇特 琼斯的单身日记》。
Neil: How would you describe the main character, Bridget Jones?
Lily: Well, she's in her thirties, she smokes and drinks too much and she's single.
Neil: Yep, she's single.
And the word she uses to describe herself is a singleton.
Lily: Singleton.
Neil: That's right, singleton.
Lily: So, does it just mean a person who is single?
Neil: It does.
A singleton is a person who doesn't have a boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife.
Lily: A singleton 就是一个既没有伴侣也没有配偶的单身。
Insert A: Didn't you go on a date last night?
How was it?
Did you like him?
B: Well, I liked him but he didn't ask to see me again so I guess he's not interested.
I suppose I'll just stay a singleton all my life!
A: Oh don't be silly, you’ll meet someone soon.
Neil: She's a singleton.
She doesn’t have a husband or boyfriend.
Lily: Is it an informal word?
Neil: Yes it is.
It's slang and actually quite funny.
Lily: Is it impolite?
Neil: No, not at all.
Lily: So Neil, tell me are you a singleton?
Neil: Well actually I'm married, but before I met my wife I was a singleton for a few years.
Lily: Oh really?
Neil 遥已经娶妻结婚了，不过在遇到他妻子之前，他也单身了好多年。
So he was a singleton.
Neil: Join us again soon for some more Real English, from BBC Learning English.
Lily: 这次的 Real English 也就播送到这里.
Neil: See ya!
Lily: Bye.