男子街头挂牌征婚12年 仅限富婆

Lonely bachelors looking for love often turn to dating websites in the search for a partner. But Robert Darling has taken things that little bit further - by wandering the streets of New York for twelve years with a sandwich board asking rich women to marry him.
孤独单身汉一般都会上婚恋网站寻求自己的另一半。但罗伯特·达令却选了一个有些极端的方式——连续12年带着挂在身上的广告牌走上纽约大街征婚，邀请富裕女士和他结婚。

The unemployed 58-year-old - who admits he is a 'great conversationalist' - says he wants a wealthy lady to take care of him. Mr Darling said: 'I've never had any luck with the ladies and while this is going to extremes I'm confident I can find love this way.'
这位58岁的无业男子自称是一位“不得了的谈话家”，他说想找一位富婆来照顾他。达令先生说：“我从来都没有女人缘，虽然这种做法有些过火，但我相信它能帮我找到真爱。”

'I get a good reaction from most people, they think it's funny but I am really serious. I'm looking for companionship, conversation, to go to museums and concerts - but I just don't have the resources to pay for that. So I need a wealthy lady to take care of me - I think I deserve it.'
“大多数人对此反应都还好，他们觉得这样做很滑稽，但我真是认真的。我想找一个伴侣，能一起聊天、逛博物馆、听音乐会——但我没钱做这些事。所以我想娶个有钱老婆照顾我，我觉得这是我应该得到的。”

Mr Darling said he has never had a serious relationship and his dating history is sparse. 'As far as a serious relationship, I've never had one,' he said. 'I've never been engaged, never proposed to anybody.'
达令先生说他目前从没有和谁正式交往过，约会经历也少之又少。他说：“至于真正的交往关系，我从来没有经历过。我从未订过婚，也从没向别人求婚。”

He takes his sign to upmarket areas of the city such as Wall Street, Columbus Circle and Times Square. 'There's a lot of money on Wall Street, maybe I'll meet a female Chief Executive Officer who will decide to become my wife,' he said.
他总是带着牌子到市区的上流人士聚集区，比如说华尔街、哥伦比亚圆环广场和时代广场。他说：“华尔街上的人都很有钱，说不定就能碰见一个想要嫁给我的首席执行官女士。”

He often gets phone calls in response to his sign, but none are serious inquiries. 'A woman called me once and I thought it looked promising - but she actually wanted to hook me up with her friend who needed a green card to stay in the country.'
他的牌子上写着电话号码，所以经常能接到别人的来电，可惜没有一个是认真的。“有一次一个女的给我打电话，我还觉得有希望发展下去，但实际上她只是想骗我和她朋友结婚，这样她那朋友就能申请绿卡留在美国了。”