CNN教你在中国如何找对象

2)If you're fromBeijing, work it
如果你来自北京，那就太好了！
A Beijing residence permit is worth megabucks in China's love market.
中国的爱情市场里一个北京户口价值不菲

Remember that1990s film "Green Card" starring Andie MacDowell and GerardDepardieu? It did raise one key dating point -- passports and permits matter.Nowhere else is this more so than in China, where one of the top assets peoplelook for in a lover (after the oft-cited house and car) is whether they have apermit to the city they wish to live in. The hukou, asit is known, is tied to a host of social benefits. With it, yourlife is easy. Without it, not so much. If you happen to have a hukou thatallows you to live in one of China's premier cities, be sure to let lots ofsingles around you know.
还记得一部九十年代的电影《绿卡》吗？它确实提出了搞对象的一个关键问题——护照和许可很重要。没有其他地方比中国更符合这点了，是否有理想居住地的许可证是除了房子和车子以外，人们在找对象的时候最看重的标准了，在中国这个叫做"户口"，和许多的社会福利相关。有了它，生活就很容易，没有它，就大大不便。如果你刚好有一个中国大城市的户口，一定要让你身边的单身们知道。