租女友回家过年靠谱吗？.

　　With the Chinese Spring Festival fast approaching, "rent-a-partner service" has once again become a hot hashtag on Chinese social media.

　　随着中国春节的临近，“租女友服务”再次成为中国社交媒体的热门话题。

　　Pressed by families to bring their girlfriends or boyfriends back home, some young men and women prer to rent a total stranger to appease their parents and avoid relatives’ endless questioning.

　　一些年轻男女迫于家庭让他们带女友或男友回家的压力，更愿意租一个陌生人来使父母放心，还可以避免亲人们无休止的追问。

　　According to a recent survey, the problem of "forced marriage" is most serious in central China’s Henan province, and it is very common to rent a girlfriend or boyfriend home in its capital city of Zhengzhou.

　　最近的一项调查显示，“逼婚”现象在中国中部河南省最为严重，在其省会郑州，租女朋友或男朋友回家过年是很常见的现象。

　　It’s reported that some local matchmaking agencies charge at least 3,000 yuan (US$456) for a decent partner-for-rent during the Spring Festival period.

　　据报道，在春节期间，一些当地的中介机构对“租女友服务”收取至少3000元的费用(456美元)。

　　However, lawyers warn that such deals are not protected by law, and recent years have witnessed many related disputes.

　　然而，律师们警告说，这些交易并不受法律保护，而近年来发生了许多相关的纠纷。