When young people look for fake boy/girlfriends to spend holidays with, they often turn to “rent-a-boy/girlfriend” services online. Write a 300-word expository essay exploring the effects of this phenomenon,
【参考答案】Girlfriend and boyfriend renting services are relatively new in China, and although a lot of people don’t approve of such practices, they are quickly gaining popularity. One of the reasons for this could be a successful TV series called “Renting a Girlfriend for Home Reunion”, that aired in 2010. It tells the story of a young man sick of going on blind dates set up by his parents, who decides to rent a girlfriend and ends up falling in love and marrying her.While in some people's minds, this kind of service creates an opportunity of finding their other half, sociologists warn against such practices that could pose safety issues. While the situations are intended to be platonic only, there have been reports of instances of prostitution as well as fraud and rape. So the problem of insecurity does exist. Renting a complete stranger is considered more hazardous to a girl than a boy.For those who rent a girlfriend to take home for the new year with the aim of showing filial piety, one might ask whether being dishonest to his parents and planting vain hopes in their hearts are conducts that are anything but being a good child? Not everything could be excused in the name of by filial piety. The deception would eventually hurt the parents. Picking a date in an economic manner is completely immoral, and that this method is choosing the easy solution instead of facing reality with desirable virtues and qualities.Therefore, young people should think before leap and be very cautious of renting a fake boyfriend or girl friend,which can turn out to be nothing funny but very risky.
