《中英對照讀新聞》Sugar mamas hunt boy toys凱子娘覓玩物男

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Wanted： rich older women interested in hot younger guys. Applicants must be over 35, earn at least $500,000 a year or have a minimum of $4 million in liquid assets, entrusted assets or divorce settlement.

徵求：對火熱年輕帥哥感興趣的有錢熟女。應徵者必須35歲以上、年收入至少50萬美元，或最少擁有400萬美元以上的流動資產、信託資產或離婚贍養費。

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That’s the basis of a speed-dating event organized by a New York entrepreneur bringing together 20 "sugar mamas" and 20 "boy toys" vetted by an elite New York matchmaker.

這是紐約一名企業家舉辦的一項速配活動的基本要求，將由經紐約一位優秀紅娘審核通過的20名「蜜糖媽咪」和20名「玩物男」參加。

"Symbiosis has allowed ugly rich men to attract young, gorgeous, money-hungry women for centuries; it’s now the women’s turn," proclaims pocketchangenyc.com, the Web site that Jeremy Abelson is using to promote the event.

「出於互利關係，幾世紀以來都是有錢的醜男吸引年輕、漂亮、愛財的女子；現在該輪到女人了。」傑瑞米．阿貝爾森在用來促銷該活動的pocketchangenyc.com網站上表示。

Abelson, 27, calls it "Natural Selection Speed Date II： Sugar Mamas & Boy Toys." He came up with the idea after drawing criticism from feminists for organizing an event last year that paired wealthy older men with young women.

27歲的阿貝爾森將這次活動稱為「天擇速配第2期：凱子娘配玩物男」。去年，他為有錢老男人和年輕女子舉辦一場配對活動，招致女性主義者抨擊，因而萌發了這個構想。

More than 5,000 men applied for a place in this year’s event. Twenty finalists were selected. The prospective boy toys -- who had to be under 35 -- were screened by Janice Spindel, billed as New York’s most exclusive matchmaker

申請參加這次活動的男士超過5000人，但最終只有20人入選。應徵男士的年齡必須在35歲以下，由號稱紐約至尊紅娘詹妮絲．斯賓德爾負責篩選。

新聞辭典

vet：動詞，審查。如 vet a manuscript （審查手稿）。

symbiosis：〔生物學〕共生現象；互利或互依關係。

come up with （an idea）：想到、突發奇想。I came up with a good idea to make money. （我突然想到一個賺錢的好點子。）