英語短文：盤點經濟適用男特征
The criteria of a budget husband are as follows:
“經濟適用男”標準如下：
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 本科以上學歷
Earns between $500 and $1,600) per month 月薪3000-10000元
Knows how to cook會做飯
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、有上進心；謙虛、穩重、大方，對待愛情忠誠不二
ready to shoulder responsibility 有擔當
"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“經濟適用男”，后有“經濟適用女”。“經濟適用男”的概念其實在四年前就已經有了，2009年小說《我和我的經濟適用男》發布讓“經濟適用男”這個詞火了，2012年由該書改編的同名電視劇播出，也讓這個術語更深入人心。
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.
“經濟適用男”這個詞源自政府補貼為低收入家庭修建住房的“經濟適用房”一詞。從名字上我們就能看出，“經濟適用男”們經濟實力當然不如傳說中的“鉆石王老五”：鉆石王老五指的是聰明、受過良好教育、富有、舉止得體且出身較好的男性們。但根據百度信息顯示，“經濟適用男”現在是中國女白領們最理想的對象。
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.
“經濟適用男”的主要特征之一就是“普通”：不丑也不太帥，不窮也不會太有錢。簡而言之計就是一個詞兒：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.
因為這種平庸就代表著穩定。“經濟適用男”很可靠，不論是經濟上還是情感上都非常值得依賴。他們會老實待在家照顧家人，不泡吧不搞婚外情。
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