外國(guó)人最想和你聊的文化話題：裸婚

     Despite a centuries-old emphasis on elaborate wedding ceremonies, many young Chinese couples are choosing to get married without owning an apartment or a car, and even without a ring.
     自古以來(lái)，婚姻一直都被人們看做是人生的頭等大事，許多年輕人無(wú)房無(wú)車(chē)無(wú)鉆戒也照樣結(jié)婚。
     They simply register their marriage, which costs nine yuan each.
     他們只花9元錢(qián)去婚姻登記處辦理結(jié)婚證。
     Flat marriage speaks of a social problem.
     裸婚，反映的是一個(gè)社會(huì)問(wèn)題。
     The society exerts too much pressure on men.
     社會(huì)給男性很大的社會(huì)壓力。
     In this fast growing economy, salary is not fair given the rising price.
     在這個(gè)發(fā)展迅速的社會(huì)里，物價(jià)上漲與工資待遇不對(duì)等。
     The male friends around me are afraid of talking about marriage and discouraged by the spending it entails.
     我周?chē)暮芏嗄行耘笥?，一說(shuō)到結(jié)婚就害怕，說(shuō)起結(jié)婚所要東西花費(fèi)的錢(qián)就垂頭喪氣。
     Nowadays, women demand a lot: flats, cars, etc. Just think about the slim salary men get and today's living costs.
     現(xiàn)在很多女性對(duì)于男方的要求也很高：車(chē)、房子都要有。想想男性微薄的收入和現(xiàn)在的生活消費(fèi)吧。
     The typical monthly salary could only buy you a floor tile, not to talk about the living expenses.
     一個(gè)月的收入也就夠買(mǎi)一塊地板磚，更不要說(shuō)生活的花費(fèi)了。
     Unless you have a second job or illegal income, ordinary men can rarely afford a flat before marriage.
     除非你有第二職業(yè)、非法盈利或收入，一般的男性是很難在結(jié)婚前買(mǎi)得起房子的。
     This creates a lot of pressure for men.
     這個(gè)給男性帶來(lái)了很大的壓力。
     Perhaps the concept of "naked marriage" is a test of love. Love is the happiness created together, not in advance by men only.
     也許"裸婚"對(duì)于愛(ài)來(lái)說(shuō)真的是一種考驗(yàn)，愛(ài)是雙方一起創(chuàng)造的，不是男性一個(gè)人先創(chuàng)造好的幸福。
     "Naked marriage" is an escape from the reality.
     裸婚是對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的逃避。
     As a twenty something young woman, I have met many women of marriage age, together with their parents, and they are actually quite reasonable.
     作為20幾歲的女孩子，我遇到很多適婚年齡的女孩子和他們的父母都是相當(dāng)理性的。
     My parents said, since housing is so expensive, it would be unreasonable to demand young men to buy a flat before marriage.
     我的父母就說(shuō)，現(xiàn)在房子那么貴，叫男方在婚前就買(mǎi)好房子是很過(guò)分的。
     Having a flat is good, but without a flat, both sides could solve it gradually.
     有房子的很好，沒(méi)房子兩家一起盡力買(mǎi)。
     My parents also said, the character of the man is more important than whether he has money or not.
     我的父母還說(shuō)，男方的性格是比他有沒(méi)有錢(qián)更加重要的。
     Therefore, there are still many reasonable women around; those demanding houses, cars or diamond rings are rare.
     所以，還是有很多理性的女人的，那些要求房子、車(chē)子、鉆戒的女人還是少的。
     Of course, it's another matter if you are after those material girls.
     當(dāng)然，如果你是追求物質(zhì)的女孩那就另當(dāng)別論了。
     Nonetheless, isn't naked marriage a bit too much? I think it's safer to live separately instead.
     但是，不管怎么說(shuō)，裸婚還是有點(diǎn)過(guò)分的。我覺(jué)得各自住各自的更加安全。
     Those men who want naked marriage are irresponsible, because you never think about contributing to a good life with your other half!
     那些想裸婚的男人是非常不負(fù)責(zé)任的。因?yàn)槟銖膩?lái)就沒(méi)有想過(guò)對(duì)你的另一半做出貢獻(xiàn)。
     It's not that women are more realistic, but because our society is still male-centered, which means that the bulk of the family's responsibility still falls on men.
     并非女性更注重現(xiàn)實(shí)利益，而是我們的社會(huì)畢竟是男權(quán)社會(huì)，男性在主導(dǎo)社會(huì)的同時(shí)也承擔(dān)更多的社會(huì)家庭責(zé)任。
     This also proves that our ladies still realize this fact and behave accordingly, and that the gentlemen do not have the courage to take on this responsibility.
     這說(shuō)明，社會(huì)的女性還是具有深刻的自身角色的意識(shí)，而整個(gè)社會(huì)本來(lái)應(yīng)該勇于承擔(dān)的男性倒是有所退縮。
     In every society, wealth is linked to time. Young people have the desire but not the power to consume.
     任何一個(gè)社會(huì)里，財(cái)產(chǎn)這件事都是與時(shí)間聯(lián)系在一起的，年輕人都是有消費(fèi)欲望而消費(fèi)能力欠佳。
     Modern society's solution to the dilemma is through financial innovation, transferring elder people's excess consuming capacity to young people on credit.
     現(xiàn)代社會(huì)解決的方式就是金融產(chǎn)品的創(chuàng)新，使得中年之后過(guò)剩的消費(fèi)能力預(yù)支到青年時(shí)期。