Single on Valentine's Day? Lucky
情节人还单身？那你真走运！


pair对，双
double一对，重复的
celebration庆祝
romantic浪漫的
unmarried未婚的
serious严肃的
carefree无忧无虑的
independent独立的
socialize社交，交际


This month, a lot of Americans are talking about pairs or doubles – words relating to the number two. That is because February 14 is Valentine's Day. It is a celebration of romantic love, usually between two people.


But being part of a couple is not as common as it used to be: More than one in four Americans lives alone. The number of unmarried adults around the world is also higher than it has ever been, says social scientist Bella DePaulo.
And so today we are going to honor the word "single." If someone is single, she or he is not involved in a serious romantic relationship with someone else.


The word "single" can suggest a feeling of fun. One image of a single person is of a carefree man or woman who has many friends and is happy to be independent. The findings of researcher Bella DePaulo support this idea. She finds that, in general, singles in the U.S. socialize with friends and neighbors, take classes and do volunteer work more than married couples. 


新闻来源：VOA