Singleton

Neil: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil.

　　Lily: And I'm Lily. 大家好，我是楊莉！

　　Neil: In Real English we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

　　Lily: 在我們的 Real English《地道英語》節目中 我們要來學習一些書本以外的新詞和說法。

　　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. 我們要來談談電影《佈裡奇特 瓊斯的單身日記》。

　　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 就是一個既沒有伴侶也沒有配偶的單身。

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　　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 現在已經娶妻結婚了，不過在遇到他妻子之前，他也單身了好多年。So he was a singleton.

　　Neil: Join us again soon for some more Real English, from BBC Learning English.

　　Lily: 這次的 Real English 也就播送到這裡.

　　Neil: See ya!

　　Lily: Bye.