财新网/旁观中国(记者 李先达)
BBC记者碰到中国男青年叶剑(音)的时候,他正在寻找两件东西——爱情和公寓。
这位28岁的医药设备销售员,正在尝试在一次速配约会活动上寻找女朋友,但是目前运气不佳。
The 28-year-old medical equipment salesman is trying to find a girlfriend at speed-dating events, but without much luck so far.
我和他在餐馆一起喝了壶茶,他告诉我,在寻找可以买得起的住房方面,他也没有取得什么成功。
Over a pot of tea in a restaurant, he tells me he is having no more success in finding a property that he can afford.