NPR边听边练182：网恋婚姻更幸福

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　　Drug wars played in Latin America _1_ to take under stage at the Organization of American States General Assembly. During a three-day session in Guantanamo, some Latin American nations were expected to call on the US government to start looking at alternative approaches to its drug war strategy. In previous visits, president Obama has said that US shares responsibility in _2_ drug related border violence. Secretary of state Kerry was expected to attend the conference.

　　美洲国家组织全体大会将讨论拉美反毒品问题。本次大会在关塔那摩举行，为期三天，一些拉美国家将要求美国政府研究反毒战争战略的替代方案。此前奥巴马总统访问拉美时曾表示，美国有责任解决与边境暴力相关的毒品问题。国务卿克里将出席会议。

　　New research finds that couples who meet online are slightly less likely to _3_ than those who meet in traditional ways. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

　　新研究表明，相比那些以传统方法相识的夫妻，网上结识夫妻的分手机率较小。NPR新闻的詹尼弗·卢登将带来详细报道

　　The study _4_ at 19,000 couples married between 2005 and 2012. It's published in the Proceedings¹ of the National Academy of Sciences and finds that online matches also have greater marital² satisfaction. The authors note that people who meet online rather than in person disclose more of themselves which may lead to a deeper bond, or they suggest online datas could be more selective or somehow more _5_ marry. They say longer term study is needed. But they called the results encouraging for the third of American marriages that now started out online. Jennifer Ludden NPR News.

　　该研究调查了2005年至2012年间结婚的19,000对夫妻。调查结果发布在《美国国家科学院院刊》上，调查发现，网上相识夫妻的婚姻满意度也更高。作者指出，在网上认识的人们比当面结识的人们透露出更多的个人信息，这可能会加强关系，他们认为，在线数据有更多选择性，更激发人们走向婚姻。他们表示，这需要更长时间的研究。但是他们表示，调查结果表明，美国有三分之一夫妻的恋爱始于网络。NPR新闻，詹尼弗·卢登报道。

　　US markets appeared earlier losses with the Dow off 76 points at last glance at 15,178.

　　美国股市早先收低，据最新数据，道琼斯工业平均指数下降76点，报15,178点。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、marital

　　adj. 婚姻的；夫妇间的

　　短语：marital status 婚姻状况

　　marital violence 婚姻暴力；婚后暴力

　　eg:Caroline was hoping to make her marital home in Pittsburgh to be near her family.

　　卡罗琳希望把婚后的家安置在匹兹堡，离父母家近些。

　　eg:What was her marital status?

　　她的婚姻状况是什么？

　　2、bond

　　n. 债券；结合；约定；粘合剂

　　vi. 结合，团结在一起

　　vt. 使结合；以…作保

　　eg:The experience created a very special bond between us.

　　这段经历构成了我们之间一条非常特殊的纽带。

　　eg:Belinda was having difficulty bonding with the baby.

　　贝琳达难以和这个婴儿建立亲密关系。

　　参考答案：

　　1、were expected 2、tackling 3、break up

　　4、looked 5、motivated to

1 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

2 marital   

adj.婚姻的，夫妻的

参考例句：

• Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
• I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。