英少女情人節失戀 自制招牌賣"寂寞"

Janie Brown's boyfriend Steve called time on their six-month romance yesterday and rather than mope, she decided to fix herself up with a date straight away.

情人節的前一天，珍妮·布朗與其男友六個月的戀情正式告吹，小妮子沒有選擇在家悶悶不樂，而是決定豁出去了立馬給自己找個伴兒。

The 20-year-old, who is studying History at Birmingham University, put together a 3ft sandwich board and cut a pathetic figure standing beside a busy main road advertising her loneliness.

這個二十歲的姑娘正就讀於伯明翰大學歷史專業，她自制了一塊山寨廣告牌，在車水馬龍的公路旁兜售自己的“寂寞”。

Janie said she didn't want to spend the 'day alone' because it would be 'depressing' and thought a passer by would 'take pity on her'.

珍妮表示，她不想在這一天裏形單形只並且鬱悶不堪，並認爲每一個路人都會認爲她可憐之極。

She said: 'Well my boyfriend dumped me yesterday and I thought instead of moping around the house all day I would go out and get a date.

她說：“雖然昨天我被男朋友甩了，但我並不想就此宅在家裏自怨自艾，我決定走出來給自己找個約會對象。”

'I was worth more than that rat bag anyway. No one wants to be alone for Valentines day.

“我還不至於到沒人要的地步，沒人想在情人節這天落單。”

'It was my friend's idea to do it, she dared me, but I just thought why not.

“這是我朋友的主意，我想這又有何不可呢？”

　　'I haven't had any success as yet, but I'm confident that by the end of the day I will find a guy to take me out. I'm very determined.

“雖然目前還沒有釣上鉤的人，但我很有自信，今天總會有個男孩想要和我約會，我決心已決。”

'I'm young and outgoing - so I'm sure I'll find a guy.'

“我又年輕，性格有外向，總會到個伴兒的。”

The student said this was the first time she had 'begged for a date'.

據這個大學生透露，如此“求愛”還是頭一遭。

'I put on the back of the sign 'I've just been dumped' as I'm hoping some hot guy will take pity on me,' she added.

“我把自己被甩的經歷寫成標語，希望有人會同情我。”

'The sign took an hour to make as I wanted it to look the part.

“這個廣告可是花了我一個小時的時間才大功告成的。”

'Loads of guys have been beeping their horn at me and flashing their lights so hopefully I'll get lucky.

“有不少男孩子都向我偷來了目光，我覺得今天準有戲。”

'I've been outside for two hours so far, but I'm not going until I get what I came here for.

“我站在這兒都快兩小時了，但不達成目的我決不罷休。”

'My friends think I'm mad for doing this, but they all have dates for tomorrow. I don't want to be sat at home with a curry and a rom com.

“我的朋友們大概會認爲我十分的瘋狂，他們都有約了，我可不想自個兒在家可憐兮兮的。”

'This is what a woman has to do to get a date these days, there's a lot of competition.'

“約會的競爭太激烈了，這是當下女孩子們不得不面對的現狀。”