擺脫不了單身？可能是你用的手機不對！

Are you having trouble finding your other half? The reason might be your phone. This is the conclusion of a survey released recently by a matchmaking website in the US.

找不到你的另一半嗎?原因可能是你的手機!這是美國一家婚介網站最近公布的一項調查結論。

The survey conducted among some 5,500 singles, shows that iPhone users don』t want to date Android users and vice versa. In addition, no matter what smart phone you own, you might want to get the latest model, and make sure the screen is not cracked because people are judgmental.

據這項對5500名單身人士的調查顯示，iPhone機主不想和安卓用戶交往，反之亦然。此外，不管你用的是什麼手機，你都會想和使用最新型手機型號的人交往，但是要注意手機屏幕沒有碎掉，因為人們都非常挑剔。

Some people may argue, "I』m not that shallow. I don』t judge people on what phone they use or what car they drive. All I care about is the person, the heart or the soul."

有的人可能會不同意，說：「我可沒有那麼膚淺。我不會通過一個人用什麼手機、開什麼車來評判他。我關心的只是這個人，他的心和靈魂。」

One should not be too quick to dismiss such results.

但是不應該過快地否定這一結論。

Like it or not, we are living in a world where our identities are connected with consumption. You are what you eat. You are what you wear. You are what you consume, or what you choose not to consume.

不管你喜歡不喜歡，在我們生活的這個世界里，我們的身份是和消費連接在一起的。你的身份和你吃的食物、穿的衣服、消費或不消費的東西密切相連。

One might argue these are only the outside components of a person. What one consumes may show one』s social status, but not whom one truly is deep down.

有人可能會說這只是一個人的外在。一個人的消費也許能顯示他的社會地位，但是卻顯示不了他內心深處真正的東西。

What do they mean by that? Who is the "real you?" Isn』t it what we believe in, our likes and dislikes, our habits and way of thinking? In addition, when we consume, part of the reason for choosing one brand is what that brand stands for, however shallow or artificial that "brand message" is.

他們什麼意思?誰是「真正的你」?那不就是我們所相信的嗎，那不就是我們喜歡和討厭的嗎，那不就是我們的習慣和想問題的方式嗎?此外，我們消費時，選擇一個品牌的部分原因是這個品牌所代表的含義，無論那個「品牌信息」是如何膚淺和虛偽。

Meitu, the Chinese company that makes a variety of selfie apps with beautifying features, also makes smart phones that automatically beautify your selfies. Wouldn』t you agree that such a phone says a lot about its owner? He or she probably likes taking selfies, and likes them to create white skin, big eyes, a sharp chin and so on.

企業美圖開發了許多帶有美化功能的自拍APP，也可以讓手機帶有自動美顏效果。難道你不認為具有這樣功能的手機可以體現機主的很多東西嗎?他/她可能很喜歡自拍，還喜歡把自己皮膚P白、眼睛P大、下巴P尖。

Even the apps you have on your phone say a lot. Do you have photography related apps, travel apps, or news apps? Your apps can give an accurate description of who you are.

即使是你手機上的APP也透露了很多信息。你有攝影、旅遊、新聞相關的APP嗎?你的APP可以準確地描述你到底是個怎樣的人。

Even if you refuse to be tricked by the commercials and refuse to own a smart phone, you are making a statement about yourself. Even the concept of "minimalism" has become in itself a type of consumption.

即使你拒絕廣告、拒絕使用手機，你也在聲明你到底是個怎樣的人。即使「極簡主義(minimalism)」這個概念本身也成為了一種消費。

So next time when you go matchmaking, stop checking height and appearances. Instead, look at their phones and their apps. You can choose what phone to buy, but you can』t choose how you look.

因此下次當你去相親時，不要再管別人的身高和外貌了。相反，看看他們的手機和APP。你可以選擇用什麼手機，但是你不能選擇你是什麼樣的人。