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| Participants of the 'love boat' matchmaking event arrive at the boat before it sets sail for a river cruise in Shanghai Nov. 25, 2006. A matchmaking cruise for male millionaires and women who must be 'good-looking and desirable' sets sail in China this month. |
| Nov. 26 - Educated, overworked and looking for love, members of China's new rich gathered Saturday for what was touted1 as the country's first dating cruise,open only to men worth at least 2 million yuan (US$250,000; euro195,000).
The cruise, organized by a matchmaking Web site, illustrates2 a growing phenomena3: Well-educated and increasingly affluent4 young Chinese are having a hard time finding partners,
Xu Tianli, CEO of Web site www.915915.com.cn, said he staged the event,tickets for which cost 28,800 yuan (about US$3,600; euro2,750),as a public service for his site's members.
"We're the country with the world's biggest population, so marriage is a serious concern, especially for wealthy men who don't have time to meet anyone," Xu said.
Female participants had to be college educated and undergo a rigorous screening process. Xu said participants had been narrowed down from a list of 408 applicants6, 119 of them men.
The couples planned to pass the evening cruising the Huangpu River aboard the Captain One, a faux square rigger bedecked with pink balloons and fairy lights hanging from its mast. With heavy rain falling, it wasn't clear how many of the expected 50 attendees would show up.
Organizers refused to permit photographs or even interviews with participants, although one man who signed up said he considered the idea behind the cruise "extremely natural."
"This really is the most natural way to meet someone because everyone is here for the same reason. Out in the world, you can't just walk up to someone and ask if they're single," said the man, a manager in his late 30s who declined to give his name.
With young Chinese, rich or not,spending more time on work and education and less on romance, demand is soaring for dating services and other nontraditional matchmaking techniques.
Xu said his site's revenues rose 35 percent this year, although he gave no figures. He said his members are 35 percent men, 65 percent women. The site allows members to post photographs and brief introductions and also counsels singles on how to find a match.
Lin Jingjing, a manager of another matchmaking site, www.Marry5.com, based in the southern business hub of Guangzhou, said business is also booming, but declined to give specifics.
"We've found that white-collar professionals aged5 25 to 40 have the toughest time of all finding a partner," said Lin.
"Most of them are highly educated, with a good jobs and salaries. But they're too busy with work and their circle of friends and contacts is too small. That's a big problem," Lin said.
Along with the Internet, less high-tech7 means are also being employed to help couples pair up. In Beijing, Shanghai and other cities, parents gather in parks armed with their children's photographs and resumes in hopes of meeting another parent with a suitable match.
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touted
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| v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报 |
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- She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
- People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句
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illustrates
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| 给…加插图( illustrate的第三人称单数 )； 说明； 表明； （用示例、图画等）说明 |
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- This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm. 这部历史小说是走向崩溃的封建社会的缩影。
- Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience which illustrates this. 阿尔弗莱德 - 阿德勒是一位著名的医生，他有过可以说明这点的经历。 来自中级百科部分
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phenomena
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| n.现象 |
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- Ade couldn't relate the phenomena with any theory he knew.艾德无法用他所知道的任何理论来解释这种现象。
- The object of these experiments was to find the connection,if any,between the two phenomena.这些实验的目的就是探索这两种现象之间的联系，如果存在着任何联系的话。
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affluent
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| adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的 |
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- He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
- His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。
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aged
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| adj.年老的，陈年的 |
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- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
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applicants
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| 申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 ) |
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- There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
- He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
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| adj.高科技的 |
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- The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
- The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。
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