S: you know, usually the woman is in her thirties and she is a left girl.

这些女人大约三十多岁，是剩女。

 

N: a left girl? What's that?

剩女？什么意思啊？

 

S: they're called that because they're left behind on the shelf. They're also known by their three H's---high diploma, high salary, and high degree.

这么说，因为他们是别人挑剩下的。她们有三高:高文凭，高工资，高学位。

 

N: and they're also known as the three S's—single, stuck, and born in the seventies.

还有人说她们有三难:单身，高不成低不就，出生在70年代后。

 

S: definitely! So most of these women go for Western men.

的确！所以这些人就把目标转向了外国人。

 

N: you have a point here, but I believe some mixed marriages are based on true love.

也许吧。但是有些跨国婚姻还是有真爱的。

 

S: that' for sure but very few. 

那是，不过很少。