时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(八)月


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AS IT IS 2016-08-24 Young Muslim-Americans Try Online 'Halal' Dating 年轻美国穆斯林人尝试在线“清真寺”约会


Many young Muslim-Americans report having difficulty finding a spouse 1 in the traditional way, so they are using websites that connect Muslims who want to be married.


Filza Satti and Obaid Akram have been married for more than a year. They met on a website for Muslims who want to take part in “halal dating.”


Halal dating is a way for Muslims to learn about one another to decide if they want to be married, while at the same time observing the beliefs of Islam.


When Muslim men and women date one another, it is with the intention of marrying one another or deciding against marrying. As they are dating, they do not become physically 2 intimate. They meet only in public places and with friends. And they must have permission from their parents or other older people to date one another.


"I joined a matrimonial website two years ago. You'll find a lot of people there with different backgrounds and cultural values."


Obaid Akram says he once supported so-called “arranged marriages,” in which family members bring a man and woman together to be married. But he says finding a wife through a website was easier.


“Halal dating, I think, is gonna be the next thing for our Muslim community, because we need it. You need to do that. We need, we all need to do that."


Some Muslims still prefer the traditional method of matchmaking, or arranging marriages. Huma Qureshi lives in Houston, Texas. She has been a matchmaker for the past 16 years.


“Online dating has impacted our work, because it’s so easy to go to the website and create a profile for a nominal 3 fee. Boys and girls can also meet in the process we follow but that involves families first. You do find halal dating amazing as you’re young and are attracted to the opposite sex, (but) it’s more like a fun thing...”


Meeting other Muslims on a website and then taking part in halal dating is new. But Satti and Akram believe this is the way most Muslims will meet in the future. They believe learning about a person before a marriage takes place will help prevent some of the problems that arranged marriages produce.


Words in This Story


spouse – n. someone who is married; a husband or wife


intimate – v. involving sex or sexual 4 relations


background – n. the experiences, knowledge, education, etc., in a person’s past


prefer – v. to like (someone or something) better than someone or something else


matchmaker – n. a person who tries to bring two people together so that they will marry each other


impact – v. to have a strong and often bad effect on (something or someone)


profile – n. a brief written description that provides information about someone or something


nominal – adj. very small in amount



n.配偶(指夫或妻)
  • Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
  • What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么?
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
adj.名义上的;(金额、租金)微不足道的
  • The king was only the nominal head of the state. 国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。
  • The charge of the box lunch was nominal.午餐盒饭收费很少。
adj.性的,两性的,性别的
  • He was a person of gross sexual appetites.他是个性欲旺盛的人。
  • It is socially irresponsible to refuse young people advice on sexual matters.拒绝向年轻人提供性方面的建议是对社会不负责任。
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