既然有“经济适用女”，自然少不了“经济适用男”。“经济适用男”的概念其实在六年前就已经有了，2009年小说《我和我的经济适用男》发布让“经济适用男”这个词火了，2012年由该书改编的同名电视剧播出，也让这个术语更深入人心，一起看看本期托福阅读素材的介绍吧。
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.
“经济适用男”这个词源自政府补贴为低收入家庭修建住房的“经济适用房”一词。从名字上我们就能看出，“经济适用男”们经济实力当然不如传说中的“钻石王老五”：钻石王老五指的是聪明、受过良好教育、富有、举止得体且出身较好的男性们。但根据百度信息显示，“经济适用男”现在是中国女白领们最理想的对象。
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.
“经济适用男”的主要特征之一就是“普通”：不丑也不太帅，不穷也不会太有钱。简而言之计就是一个词儿：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.
因为这种平庸就代表着稳定。“经济适用男”很可靠，不论是经济上还是情感上都非常值得依赖。他们会老实待在家照顾家人，不泡吧不搞婚外情。
The criteria of a budget husband are as follows:
“经济适用男”标准如下：
Between 5'8" and 5'11"
身高172cm-182cm
Weighs between roughly 145-190 pounds
体重65-85公斤
Normal haircut and appearance
发型普通
Warm and mild personality
性格温和
Does not smoke, drinks little, doesn't love frequenting bars
不吸烟少喝酒，不爱泡吧
Has a BA or above
本科以上学历
Earns between $500 and $1,600) per month
月薪3000-10000元
Knows how to cook
会做饭
Has filial piety and refined manners
有孝心，举止斯文
Patient, loving, keen to advance forward, modest, earnest, magnanimous, absolutely devoted and loyal,
有耐心、有爱心、有上进心；谦虚、稳重、大方，对待爱情忠诚不二
ready to shoulder responsibility
有担当
The newly released "budget wife" list has sparked much debate among Chinese Web users. A running poll on Weibo found that 50.6 percent of those who voted consider such standards "fleeting" and believe finding a suitable match is more important, while 15.9 percent believe that the standards are unreliable and in fact describe baifumei (fair-skinned, rich, and beautiful women), and not regular women.
最近发布的“经济适用女” 标准也在中国网友中引起热议。新浪微博进行的一项调查发现，50.6%的投票者认为这些标准都是浮云，找一个适合自己的对象才最重要；15.9%的网友认为标准不靠谱，按照这个标准找的其实是“白富美”，不是普通女人。
10.8 percent find the standards reliable and believe that women who possess such qualities would manage a household well. 9.4 percent answered they these are criteria for finding housekeepers, not wives. Only 6.9 percent of the voters agreed that women who fit the description are suitable wives for budget husbands.
10.8%的网友认为这些标准靠谱，认为拥有这些特质的女性应该很会持家。9.4%的人认为这是找管家保姆的标准，不是找老婆。只有6.9%的投票者认为符合描述的女性会是“经济适用男”们的理想妻子。
Some 6.4 percent answered indignantly, "What, if you don't have a B-cup then you're not fit for marriage?"
还有6.4%的网友很愤怒地回答道：“怎么，没有B罩杯就不适合结婚了么？”
Many female Web users criticized the list as unrealistic and unattainable, describing standards for "goddesses." Others protested their superficiality, posing questions such as: "Why does your hair have to be long?" "If the wife can't cook, why doesn't the couple just eat out, or cook together?"
很多女性网友都批评所谓的“经济适用女”标准不现实，根本达不到，认为这些标准找的是“女神”。其他网友则认为这些标准太肤浅，她们提出这样的问题：“为什么必须留长发？”、“如果老婆不会做饭，为什么夫妻俩不出去吃或一起做呢？” 等。
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