新概念閱讀：盤點(diǎn)經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男特征

The criteria of a budget husband are as follows:

“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男”標(biāo)準(zhǔn)如下：

Between 5'8" and 5'11"身高172cm-182cm

Weighs between roughly 145-190 pounds 體重65-85公斤

Normal haircut and appearance 發(fā)型普通

Warm and mild personality 性格溫和

Does not smoke, drinks little, doesn't love frequenting bars 不吸煙少喝酒，不愛泡吧

Has a BA or above 本科以上學(xué)歷

Earns between $500 and $1,600) per month 月薪3000-10000元

Knows how to cook會(huì)做飯

Has filial piety and refined manners 有孝心，舉止斯文

Patient, loving, keen to advance forward, modest, earnest, magnanimous, absolutely devoted and loyal,

有耐心、有愛心、有上進(jìn)心；謙虛、穩(wěn)重、大方，對(duì)待愛情忠誠(chéng)不二

ready to shoulder responsibility 有擔(dān)當(dāng)

"Budget wife" is the female counterpart of "budget husband," or jingji shiyong nan, a concept introduced at least four years ago. The 2009 publication of the book Me and My Budget Husband popularized the term, and its 2012 transformation into a TV drama series fueled the term's further spread.

前有“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男”，后有“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用女”?！敖?jīng)濟(jì)適用男”的概念其實(shí)在四年前就已經(jīng)有了，2009年小說(shuō)《我和我的經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男》發(fā)布讓“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男”這個(gè)詞火了，2012年由該書改編的同名電視劇播出，也讓這個(gè)術(shù)語(yǔ)更深入人心。

The word "budget husband" originates from the word "budget housing" (jingji shiyong fang), government subsidized public housing for low-income households. As the name implies, budget husbands' economic power trails that of "diamond husbands" -- intelligent, educated, rich, and well-mannered men from respectable families. Nonetheless, a budget husband is, according to Baidu, the new ideal among Chinese female white-collar workers.

“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男”這個(gè)詞源自政府補(bǔ)貼為低收入家庭修建住房的“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用房”一詞。從名字上我們就能看出，“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男”們經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)力當(dāng)然不如傳說(shuō)中的“鉆石王老五”：鉆石王老五指的是聰明、受過(guò)良好教育、富有、舉止得體且出身較好的男性們。但根據(jù)百度信息顯示，“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男”現(xiàn)在是中國(guó)女白領(lǐng)們最理想的對(duì)象。

One of the main characteristics of a budget husband is that he be "normal." Not ugly but not too handsome; neither poor nor rich. In short: mediocre.

“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男”的主要特征之一就是“普通”：不丑也不太帥，不窮也不會(huì)太有錢。簡(jiǎn)而言之計(jì)就是一個(gè)詞兒：平庸。

But this mediocrity promises stability. Budget husbands are reliable, both financially and emotionally. They will loyally stay at home and take care of the house; they will not go out to bars or have extramarital affairs.

因?yàn)檫@種平庸就代表著穩(wěn)定?！敖?jīng)濟(jì)適用男”很可靠，不論是經(jīng)濟(jì)上還是情感上都非常值得依賴。他們會(huì)老實(shí)待在家照顧家人，不泡吧不搞婚外情。


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