双语趣听精彩世界 第184期:要吻过多少癞蛤蟆才能找到真爱?

 　　New Zealand Herald¹: On the quest to find true love, it is a well-used adage² that one must kiss a few frogs before meeting a prince.

　　要吻过多少癞蛤蟆才能找到真爱?

　　And it would appear this theory is accurate, after a mathematician³ came up with a formula to find a perfect mate.

　　Dr Hannah Fry, a mathematician at University College London, has developed a practical theory for love that involves ruling out anyone you meet in the first 37 per cent of your dating life. The theory suggests if someone began dating at the age of 15, and hoped to stop at 40 at the latest, they should not plan to find true love before 24.

　　It suggests that people "get a feel for the marketplace" when they are young before settling down with the "next person that comes along who is better than everyone they have met before".

　　Dr Fry has publishing a 116-page book entitled The Mathematics of Love. Some of her statistically⁴ proven tips include always being prepared to approach a would-be mate, finding a similar-looking but slightly less attractive "wingman", and never cropping one's faults out of a photograph on an online dating profile.

1 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

2 adage   

n.格言，古训

参考例句：

• But the old adage that men grow into office has not proved true in my experience.但是，根据我的经验，人们所谓的工作岗位造就人材这句古话并不正确。
• Her experience lends credence to the adage " We live and learn!"她的经验印证了一句格言: 活到老，学到老！

3 mathematician   

n.数学家

参考例句：

• The man with his back to the camera is a mathematician.背对着照相机的人是位数学家。
• The mathematician analyzed his figures again.这位数学家再次分析研究了他的这些数字。

4 statistically   

ad.根据统计数据来看，从统计学的观点来看

参考例句：

• The sample of building permits is larger and therefore, statistically satisfying. 建筑许可数的样本比较大，所以统计数据更令人满意。
• The results of each test would have to be statistically independent. 每次试验的结果在统计上必须是独立的。