中国式爱情与婚姻：中国在玩的相亲游戏
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 3<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="Annual">Annual</span> <span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span> <span word="Expo">Expo</span>." <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="decidedly">decidedly</span> <span word="unromantic">unromantic</span>.</p><p>这场活动叫做“上海第三届婚恋博览会”。但这场为中国单身男女们举办的大型聚会的气氛却一点也不浪漫。</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 18,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="preregistered">preregistered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="located">located</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="incongruously">incongruously</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sprawling">sprawling</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="specializing">specializing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span>.</p><p>超过1万8千人抢注参与了这场周末活动。活动的举办地点很怪异，在一个专卖居家办公家具的大型购物中心里。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="billboards">billboards</span> <span word="posting">posting</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> -- <span word="one">one</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="huddled">huddled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="intel">intel</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="suitors">suitors</span> -- <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="height">height</span>, <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hukou">hukou</span>.</p><p>面对人群的是张贴着成千上万单身男女信息的广告牌——一列是粉色，一列是蓝色。博览会在一个下着雨的周六早晨开始，开门短短几分钟，参与者就挤成一团，开始研究广告牌上的内容，并记录下可能对象的重要信息——年龄、身高、教育背景、年收入、户口所在地。</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="snapped">snapped</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="entries">entries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cellphones">cellphones</span>.</p>
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