Saturday, January 21, 2012

New year, new fake partners for China's young singletons with parents to please


Not only Eithiopian girls are under pressure to get married,  Chinese twentysomethings  have resorted to hiring partners to placate impatient parents.

Interesting phrases:
twentysomethings: people in their twenties
go into overdrive: do something with great enthusiasm and determination.
fake: false
matchmaking: to try and put a boy and girl together for marriage
to get hassle from someone:  to be caused trouble 
haggling:  to argue over the price of something in order to reduce it
to vet: to inspect for approval
chores: simple tasks you don´t usually want to do
filial: expected of a son/daughter
reluctant to do something: you don´t really want to do something

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