“Girl’s Day” is a new holiday in China that was first celebrated in the 1990s. Initiated by Shandong University, the holiday is dedicated to the recognition and praise of single women in China.
“女生节”是中国的一个新节日，第一次庆祝是在上个世纪90年代。这个节日由山东大学发起，目的是为了褒奖和赞美中国的单身女性。
Activities during Girl’s Day vary according to regions and universities, but they all serve one goal: to make young, single women feel confident.
在不同的地区和高校里，女生节的活动也各有不同，但是这些活动都有一个共同的目标：让年轻、单身的女生们感到自信。
March eighth is when “Woman’s Day” is observed in China and all women over the age of eighteen will be sure to celebrate. In spite of the positive and unifying message of this new holiday, some young, single women are reluctant to be labeled as a “woman” – a term that refers to married women with children in China. As a result, the day before “Woman’s Day” is a celebration for these young single women because they’re one step away from adulthood.
3月8日是中国的“妇女节”，18岁以上的女性们一定会庆祝这个节日。尽管妇女节有很多积极的含义、而且和女生节有很多一致的地方，但是一些年轻的单身女性们不愿自己被称为“妇女”——因为在中国这个词指的是已婚、有孩子的妇女。因此女生节和妇女节仅隔一天，因为她们离“妇女”也只有一步之遥。
The significance and impact of women in academic circles has grown enormously since Chairman Mao’s efforts in 1949 to raise the social status of women in China to equal that of their male counterparts for the first time in Chinese history.
1949年毛主席决定提高女性的社会地位，让中国女性历史上第一次和男性平等，自那以来女性在学术圈的重要性和影响力大大提高。
The respect women receive in modern China comes in the wake of years of fighting to earn equal rights and treatment. Nowadays, the only way for a girl to enhance her status in China is through education and as a result female students in China tend to be more driven and perform at a higher level than their male counterparts. “Girl’s Day” serves as a reward for all the hard work that girls have done and for all they add to Chinese society.
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现代中国女性们受到的尊重来之不易，那是经历了多年斗争才得到的平等权利和待遇。如今，中国女孩们提高自己社会地位的唯一方法就是通过教育，因此中国女学生们要比男学生更有动力、表现也更好。“女生节”就是对女孩们所做 一切努力、以及对中国社会所做贡献的奖励。
At each university which celebrates “Girl’s Day” the celebration is a little different. In one classroom with only one female student all of the men in the class pooled their money and gave their female peer an iPhone to show their appreciation for their female classmate. Meanwhile, some boys at Sichuan University told media that they will use their bike to take their female classmates to and from class on Girl’s Day.
在每一个庆祝“女生节”的高校里，庆祝活动都略有不同。在一个只有一个女生的班级里，所有男生凑齐了钱给这位女同学买了一个iPhone。与此同时，四川大学一些男生对媒体表示说，女生节那天他们会用自行车接女生上下课。
For many, Girl’s Day has developed into a third Valentine’s Day celebration in China – an opportunity for men in China to express a different form of love for the women in their life. Some choose to confess their romantic feelings on this day too.
对许多人来说，女生节已经成为了中国第三个情人节——这一天一些中国男性会对他们生命中的女性表达另一种形式的爱。也有一些人选择在这一天向心爱的女生表白。
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