Traditional Chinese value defines school as a place for study -- only study, nothing else, especially things like having a relationship. But the value is coming under increasing challenges.

中国的传统价值观认为学校就是一个学习的地方--只能用来学习，不能用来干别的，尤其是不能谈恋爱。但是这种价值观现在正在遭遇越来越多的挑战。

More than 60 percent of young people interviewed said that college is the best place for romance, according to a survey released last week.

据上周发布的一项调查显示，超过60%的受访年轻人认为大学是谈恋爱的最好地方。

One of the arguments they presented to support their claim is that the workload¹ is not as heavy as in middle school.

支持他们观点的其中一个原因是，大学课业不像中学那么繁重。

Plus, they added that by the time a student enters college, he or she is mature enough to decide the kind of partner they want.

此外，他们还表示，当学生进入大学时，他们已经成熟到可以决定自己到底想要什么样的伴侣了。

The new perspective about dating seems not bad, because it may help alleviate² one of the social problems in the country -- the growing difficulty many not-so-young find in hooking up with an ideal partner.

这一关于恋爱的新观点似乎并不糟糕，因为它有助于解决这个国家所面临的一个社会问题--许多大龄青年越来越难以找到理想的伴侣。

And they attribute one of the reasons to not seeking a soul mate earlier, for example from when they were in school.

而他们认为，造成这一现象的原因之一是因为他们没有早点儿--比如还在校园时代的时候--找到一个灵魂伴侣。

A total of 1,999 people aged 18 to 35 took part in the survey conducted by the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily and online survey platform Wenjuan.com.

在这份由《中国青年报》社会调查中心和网络调查平台问卷网联合开展的调查中，共有1999名18到35岁的人参加了调查。

More than 40 percent said that they know quite a few excellent single people who are not so young anymore and still haven't found a partner.

超过40%的人表示，他们认识许多优质单身人士，他们已经不再年轻，但是却仍然单身。

Over 60 percent think parents should give more space to their children and let them decide for themselves.

超过60%的人认为，父母应该给孩子更多空间，让他们自己做决定。