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'Computer nerd' who split from hisgirlfriend last year buys up every other ticket at cinema to stop couplessitting next to each other on Valentine's Day screenings
去年与女友分手的电脑迷在电影院里每隔一个座位就购买一个座位，这样情侣们就不能毗邻而坐了
A Chinese man has ensured that his movienight on Friday will not be ruined by snuggling couples, after he bought everyother seat at a cinema in Shanghai.
一名中国男子在上海一家影院里每隔一个座位就购买一个座位，这样他周五晚上看电影的时候就不会有情侣坐在一块，这样他就不用羡慕嫉妒恨了。
The unnamed man’s anti-Valentine’s triumphwas made possible after he set up a campaign on a crowdfunding site in order tobe able to afford all the tickets.
这名“反情人节”的男子通过在一家群众集资网站发起申请后成功的筹到钱来购买这些座位。
Thanks to his campaign, a Valentine’s Dayshowing of the film Beijing Love Story at a movie theatre in the city’sXintiandi shopping centre now only offers odd seats.
现在，当上海新天地购物中心的这家影院播放《北京爱情故事》时，其他观众只有奇数的座位可以选了。
The man, only identifying himself by the online nickname UP, described himselfto the Shanghai Morning Post as a ‘computer nerd’.
这名不透露姓名的男子向《东方早报》说自己是一名“电脑迷”。
After breaking up with his girlfriend lastyear, he is no longer interested in finding himself stuck between loved-upcouples on Friday.
去年与女友结束关系后，在周五情人节这天，他再不愿意坐在热恋的男女朋友旁边了。
UP explained to the newspaper that the stunt was difficult to pull off as thetheatres online bookings system refused him to reserve odd seats, and the staffat the cinema refused his request.
他说，要想做成功还真是不容易，因为影院的在线订票系统拒绝让他预订奇数座位，而且电影院里的售票员也拒绝了他的请求。
‘I also didn't have enough money.
“而且我也没有足够多的钱。”
'So finally a friend recommended that Istart a campaign on a crowdfunding site, and there were enough single internetfriends out there to help me raise the money to do this sort of thing.'
“所以最终我的一个朋友建议我说可以在群众集资网站上发起筹款活动，上面有很多单身的网友们，他们很愿意帮忙我这件事情。”
'I hope all lovers understand this is just a small joke,' he added.
“我希望所有的恋人都能理解这只是一个玩笑而已。”他补充道。
After the online campaign, UP and his groupof defiant singles have bought every other seat in the cinema, so that no twoadjacent seats are available to purchase.
在网络上发起集资后，他和其他单身组员们每隔一个座位就购买一个座位，所以最终没有哪两个位置是毗邻在一起的。
'Want to see a movie on Valentine’s Day?Sorry, you’ll have to sit separately.
“想要在情人节那天看一场电影嘛？抱歉，情侣们将不得不分开来坐。”
'Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Giveus singles a chance,’ UP’s message read.
“没有爱情的日子让我们单身人士变得更加渴望爱情。给我们单身的人一个机会吧。”他说道。
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