英语作文失恋少女在情人节兜售自己的寂寞

　　Janie Brown's boyfriend Steve called time on their six-month romance yesterday and rather than mope, she decided to fix herself up with a date straight away.
　　情人节的前一天，珍妮·布朗与其男友六个月的恋情正式告吹，小妮子没有选择在家闷闷不乐，而是决定豁出去了立马给自己找个伴儿。
　　The 20-year-old, who is studying History at Birmingham University, put together a 3ft sandwich board and cut a pathetic figure standing beside a busy main road advertising her loneliness.
　　这个二十岁的姑娘正就读于伯明翰大学历史专业，她自制了一块山寨广告牌，在车水马龙的公路旁兜售自己的＂寂寞＂。
　　Janie said she didn't want to spend the 'day alone' because it would be 'depressing' and thought a passer by would 'take pity on her'.
　　珍妮表示，她不想在这一天里形单形只并且郁闷不堪，并认为每一个路人都会认为她可怜之极。
　　She said: 'Well my boyfriend dumped me yesterday and I thought instead of moping around the house all day I would go out and get a date.
　　她说：＂虽然昨天我被男朋友甩了，但我并不想就此宅在家里自怨自艾，我决定走出来给自己找个约会对象。＂
　　'I was worth more than that rat bag anyway. No one wants to be alone for Valentines day.
　　＂我还不至于到没人要的地步，没人想在情人节这天落单。＂
　　'It was my friend's idea to do it, she dared me, but I just thought why not.
　　＂这是我朋友的主意，我想这又有何不可呢？＂
　　'I haven't had any success as yet, but I'm confident that by the end of the day I will find a guy to take me out. I'm very determined.
　　＂虽然目前还没有钓上钩的人，但我很有自信，今天总会有个男孩想要和我约会，我决心已决。＂
　　'I'm young and outgoing - so I'm sure I'll find a guy.'
　　＂我又年轻，性格有外向，总会到个伴儿的。＂
　　The student said this was the first time she had 'begged for a date'.
　　据这个大学生透露，如此＂求爱＂还是头一遭。
　　'I put on the back of the sign 'I've just been dumped' as I'm hoping some hot guy will take pity on me,' she added.
　　＂我把自己被甩的经历写成标语，希望有人会同情我。＂
　　'The sign took an hour to make as I wanted it to look the part.
　　＂这个广告可是花了我一个小时的时间才大功告成的。＂
　　'Loads of guys have been beeping their horn at me and flashing their lights so hopefully I'll get lucky.
　　＂有不少男孩子都向我偷来了目光，我觉得今天准有戏。＂
　　'I've been outside for two hours so far, but I'm not going until I get what I came here for.
　　＂我站在这儿都快两小时了，但不达成目的我决不罢休。＂
　　'My friends think I'm mad for doing this, but they all have dates for tomorrow. I don't want to be sat at home with a curry and a rom com.
　　＂我的`朋友们大概会认为我十分的疯狂，他们都有约了，我可不想自个儿在家可怜兮兮的。＂
　　'This is what a woman has to do to get a date these days, there's a lot of competition.'
　　＂约会的竞争太激烈了，这是当下女孩子们不得不面对的现状。＂