时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:听美文故事记6级单词


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3.Newlyweds Advised to Lower Hopes


The secret of a long and happy marriage appears to be not to expect too much from it. US researchers say that, unless you have superior relationship skills, your hopes of cosy 1 coupledom are likely to be dashed.


  Far better, they say, to aim low to ensure you are not disappointed.


  The key to keeping that newlywed glow appears to be forgiveness and communication.


  The study, by researchers from Ohio and Florida Universities looked at 82 couples.


  They quizzed all the spouses 2 independently over four years.


  Their study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 3, found those who believed their partner would be unfailingly kind, loving and agree with their every word, could retain their positive outlook by being forgiving, and having charitable explanations for their partner's negative behaviour.


  However, those with high expectations but without those relationship skills are likely to be brought down to earth fairly quickly as their Prince or Princess' Charming falls off their pedestal.


  In contrast, the researchers say holding a more prosaic 4 view of your loved ones means you are less likely to be disappointed, and therefore more satisfied with your marriage.


  Writing in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researchers led by James McNulty, professor of psychology at Ohio University, said: "In contrast to the idea that expectations in the early years of marriage exert main effects on satisfaction, the current findings suggest that the effects of expectations interact with the skills partners bring to their relationships."


  Previous research found that people tend to select like-minded partners who they believe will be able to maintain a stable relationship.


  The finding contradicts the old adage 5 that opposites attract.


  Instead, the US researchers said people looking for long-term relationships should select partners who were similar to themselves, rather than seeking out the highest quality partner available.



1 cosy
adj.温暖而舒适的,安逸的
  • We spent a cosy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。
  • It was so warm and cosy in bed that Simon didn't want to get out.床上温暖而又舒适,西蒙简直不想下床了。
2 spouses
n.配偶,夫或妻( spouse的名词复数 )
  • Jobs are available for spouses on campus and in the community. 校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作。 来自辞典例句
  • An astonishing number of spouses-most particularly in the upper-income brackets-have no close notion of their husbands'paychecks. 相当大一部分妇女——特别在高收入阶层——并不很了解他们丈夫的薪金。 来自辞典例句
3 psychology
n.心理,心理学,心理状态
  • She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
  • He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。
4 prosaic
adj.单调的,无趣的
  • The truth is more prosaic.真相更加乏味。
  • It was a prosaic description of the scene.这是对场景没有想象力的一个描述。
5 adage
n.格言,古训
  • 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!
学英语单词
acrolectal
aggressive policy
amphophil cell
antipedicular
arriere-ban
association clause
automatic sample changer
away-from-reactor
Banbān, 'Irq
Bayburt
Birlard's hernia
bitter almonds
Boston crab
bradt
Bursa submuscularis
cascade gamma emission
caseastion
chargeing of accumulators
Chi-do
child-oriented
confuse black and white
consumption theory
contact bar
contact person's address
contesta
control account
counter rotating airscrew
cross aisle
crystal projection
decried
delivery of the property
DETF
durable-press
Duwayq, Jab.
edscopic camera
emergency crops
Ethylurethanm
explosion control
extended desktop
faultline
febli
flush regulator
frame like slot array
fully functionally dependent
galliformess
gas molecule in space
grant leave to issue execution
graveur
helix angle of tooth
holococcolithophora heimdaliae
imprease
in a high degree
in berry
in company with sb
intercooled regenerative cycle gas turbine
interim budget
intervention of central bank
IRTF
ismet
junkyard-dog
Katende
Kosovska Mitrovica
LAN segment
liquid quart
marlborough region
measurement by magnification
metallic-looking
microwave popcorn
Mohammedanizing
new mexicoes
night-dresses
nurse crop
ore agglomerates
overdrinking
Pandarus
paramphistoma disease
paranitroaniline
photomicrographic technique
plicae membranae tympani
political map
press master
prickly lettuce
Pulmo sinister
punch-cum-blanking die
Ramskapelle
rebuss
reversible work softening
sanger's method
saranwrap
sausage rolls
shipment period
skelm
slush stock
stage lefts
stream signing
sub sample
thermowell
total run
uneutomer
upper wind observation
wheeled and dealt
woody pear