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英美报刊复习
22DoesOnlineDatingMakeItHardertoFind‘theOne’?
Matchmakingwebsite婚介网、做媒机构
MatchmakingAlgorithm婚配算法
Offlinedating传统的面对面约会
Mate/Spouse伴侣、配偶
Theone/who’smeanttobe/Mr.&Ms.Right意中人
theprofile个人简介、履历
Screen筛选、审查check
Spark情感火花
Chemistry彼此的吸引
1.They’rehappilymarried,justmovedintoanewhouse,andarenowtalkingaboutstartingafamily(Havebabies).
2.WhenIaskedherifshethoughtonlinematchmakingwasabetterwaythanofflinedatingtofindguyswhoweremorecompatiblewith(Havegoodrelationshipswith志趣相投)her.
3.No,becauseIcouldn’tstand(bear,tolerate忍受)himwhenIfirstmethim.
4.Shethoughthewasfullofhimself(arrogantoverbearing傲慢的)andrudeduringtheirfirstencounter.
5.Youneverknowthingsaregoingtoevolve(graduallydevelop)untiltheydo.
6.Butthebenefit,shesays,isthatdatingonlinegivesyou(givesb.:
allowsb.tomeet)accesstoalotmorepeoplethanyou’dordinarilyevergettomeet.
7.Theseobservationshavebeenborneout(beproven)inanewstudybysocialpsychologistscollaboratingacrossthecountry.
8.Anincreasinglypopulartrendthatmaynowaccountfor(takeaproportionof…所占比例达…)1outofevery5newrelationshipsformed.
9.Delvinginto(probeinto探究)questionssuchaswhetherscientificalgorithms.
10.Whethercommunicatingonlinebytradingphotos(exchangepictures)andemailsbeforemeetinginpersoncanpromotestrongerconnection.
11.Figurehadrisento22%forheterosexual(oppositesex)couplesand6%forsame-sex(homosexual同性的)couplesby2007-09.
12.Buttherearecertainproperties(Characteristics特性)ofonlinedatingthatactuallyworkagainst(bebadfor)lover-seekers.
13.Onedownside(disadvantage)tointernetdatinghastodowithoneofitsdefiningcharacteristics.
14.Aspeoplelearneachother’slikesanddislikesandstumblethrough(walkwithdifficulties跌跌撞撞)theawkwardbutoftenrewardingprocessoffindingcommonground.
15.Online,thatprocessistelescoped(squeeze;shorten望远镜看,拉近压缩)andfront-loaded(pre-perceived预先感知的,先入为主的),packagedintoaneatlittledigitalprofile,usuallywithanequallyartificial(man-made;unnatural造作的)videoattached.
16.That’snotnecessarilyabadthing,asprofilescanhelpquicklyweedout(remove)theobviouslyinappropriateorincompatiblepartners(whohasn’twishedforsuckaskipbutton(passoverandmoveon忽略,跳过)onthosedisastrousreal-lifeblinddates?
)
17.Buildingarelationshipbylearningtolikeapersonisalsodiluted(bediluted:
beweakened稀释,冲淡)
18.Thepersonyouseeonpaperdoesn’ttranslate(beequalto)neatlytoareal,livehumanbeing,andthere’snopredictingoraccounting(record)chemistryyoumightfeelwithapersonwhoseonlineprofilewasheoppositeofwhatyouthoughtwanted.
19.Theauthorsofthestudynotethatpeoplearenotoriouslyfickle(capricious善变的,任性的)aboutwhat’simportanttothemaboutpotentialdates.
20.Othercharacteristicstakeprecedenceover(bemoreimportantthan)theonestheythoughtwereimportant.
21.Itmayseemintuitively(instinctively直觉地,本能地)logicalthatpeoplewhosharethesametastesorattitudewouldbecompatible.
22.Someonlinedatingsites,forexample,attempttopredictattractionbasedonqualitieslikewhetherpeoplepreferscubadiving(器械潜水,别于浮潜snorkeling)toshopping.
23.Butsocialsciencestudieshavefoundthatsuchaprior(theoretical推理的,先验的)predictorsaren’tveryaccurateatall,andthatthebestprognosticators(foreteller预言家)ofhowpeoplewillgetalongcomefromtheencountersbetweenthem.
24.Strongerpredictorsofpossibleromanceincludethetender(generalidea男高音)oftheirconversations.
25.Itcanactuallyundermine(doharmto)theprocessoffindingasuitablemate.
26.“Shopping”mentalitythatcanleadpeopletoobjectify(treat…asobject当成物品)theirpotentialpartners.
27.Physicalappearanceandotherintangible(abstract抽象的,非物质的)characteristicsmaycertainlybepartofthesparkthatbringstwopeopletogether,buthavingtosiftthrough(Examinecarefully/screen细查)hundredsofprofilesmaybecomingoverwhelming(toomuchtobear难以掌控),forcingthelookertostartmakingrelationshipdecisionsbasedonincreasinglysuperficial.(simpleandofappearance肤浅的)
28.Onlinedatingsiteshaveavestedinterest(theacquiredright既得利益)inyourfailure.
29.Communicatingonlinebeforemeetingcanhelpcounter(offset,undo抵消)someofthismate-shoppingeffect(择偶购物化效应).
30.Itskews(distort歪曲)people’sexpectationsandendsuploweringtheirattractionuponmeeting.
31.Consideringthemanypitfalls(deficiency隐患),whataccountsfortheenduringpopularity.
32.Partofitmaybethefactthatsingleswhouseonlinedatingsitesareaparticularlymotivatedlot(groupofpeople人群).
33.Withmorepeopleconstantlymovingaroundtofindbetterjobs,disrupting(disturb&interrupt扰乱中断)theirsocialnetworks,theeasilyaccesseddigitalcommunityoflike-mindedsinglesbecomesatantalizing(hopeful,excitingbutdisappointing挑逗)draw.
34.Still,thosewhogoonlinelookingforloveareleftnavigating(travelthroughcarefully绕过)aminefieldofodds.
35.Butatleastthere’ssolace(comfort慰藉)inmatcheslikemyfriend’s.
36.Ifthere’sonethingonlinedatingdoesbetterthananymatchmakerornetworkoffriendswhoareeagertosetyouup(setsb.up:
harmsb.陷害;matchmakeforsb.介绍对象)withthat“someonewho’sperfectforyou”.
23.Yawns:
Agenerationoftheyoung,richandfrugal
Atall归纳
(1)用于否定句,意为:
根本不、一点也不。
如:
Itwasn’tdifficultatall.
这一点也不难。
(2)用于疑问句,意为:
到底、究竟、难道不。
如:
Areyouatallworriedaboutit?
你难道对此不担心吗?
(3)用于条件句(用来加强if的语气),意为:
假若、既然、即使、反正。
如:
Ifyoudoitatall,doitwell.
既然要做,就把它做好。
He’llcomebeforesupperifhecomesatall.
他要是来,准在晚饭以前。
1.Theymayhavedisposableincome(availableincome,aftertaxed,pensionsetc.),butwhatevertheymake,theylivebelowtheirmeans(income)inaconsciousefforttotread(walkon,treaddemocracy践踏民主)lightlyontheearth.
△Income
Livebelowone’smeans富而不奢
Livebeyondone’smeans入不敷出
Livewithinone’smeans(makeendsmeet)
量入为出
2.Theacronym(首字母缩拼词)comesfromtheSundaytelegraphofLondon,whichnotedthatanincreasingnumberofrichyoungBritonsaresociallyaware,concernedabouttheenvironmentandgivenlessto(begivenlesstodo=belesslikelytodo)consumingthantogivingmoneytocharity.
(begivento:
haveatendencyof)
3.Yawnssounddull,buttheyarethenewmoversandshakers(Opinionleaders).
4.Theyaremenandwomenintheir20s,30s,40swhowantnothinglessthan(nothingmorethan不外乎)tochangetheworldandsavetheplanet.
5.Farfromthetechiecafélife(hi-TechGeeklife),Blagsvedt,32,livesatbabajob’sheadquartersinBangalore.
6.Thehigh-techworldhasspawned(giveriseto引起,产卵)itsshareofYawns,buttheycansprout(emerge发芽)anywhere.
7.Infact,Yawnsareasubset(asubgroup小团体,子集)ofagrowingglobalmovementoftheeco-sociallyaware.
8.Themovementmakesperfectsense(meaningfulandworthwhile),saidDavidGrusky,asociologistatStanfordUniversity,sincesocietytendstofollowcycles—withanti-materialist(rejectwealthandluxury)periodslikethehippiemovementgeneratingapro-materialist(pursuewealthandluxury)reaction—theyuppieperiod,andsoon.
9.“Americanshavebeenonabuyingbinge(indulgence,esp.onfoodanddrink)forthelast10years,”shesaid.“Ourclosets(closet,asmallroom)arefull.Ourattics(attic,astoreybelowtheroof)arefull.Ourgarages(garage,anindoorspacetokeepmotorvehicle)arefull.Enoughalready!
”
10.RikWehbring,a37-year-olddot-commillionaire—heworkedformultiplestartups(newly-established创业中的)—limitshimselftolivingon$50,000ayear.
11.That’snochumpchange(aninsignificantamountofmoney杂碎)butwellbelowwhathecouldspendinSanFrancisco,wherehisrenteatsup40percentofhisallotted(assign)spending.
12.Hebuysmostofhisfoodfromlocalfarmers’markets,isleavingthebulk(thegreaterpartof)ofhisestate(propertyormoney)tovariousenvironmentalorganizationsanddonatesmoneytowhatheconsidersworthycauses.
13.Everyday,hegrappleswith(strugglewith搏斗;克服)“howtolivealow-carbonlife.”
14.“We’reprettylowonthestuffscale(intermsofmaterialpossessions),”Marshlandsaid.
15.Marshlandoffsets(counterbalance补偿)hisfamily’s“carbonfootprint”—howmuchenergyituses—bydonatingmoneytoenvironmentalgroupsonline.
16.Yawnshateostentation(showiness).
△Format:
Dosthoutofostentation.
e.g.:
HeboughtthelatestIPadoutofostentation,actuallyheseldomusesit.
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