问答题
We all know that the most powerful force in our lives is love. In addition to providing us with soul-warming companionship, the emotion of love is truly inspiring.
Of course, the facts of our lives tell a somewhat sad story. We have a very hard time making love last. The divorce rate in the U.S. is still around 50 percent. That figure doesn"t even cover the many couples that live together without marriage and whose unions are even more likely to dissolve.
Relationships fail because people have the misconception about what to expect in marriage. The fantasy is that everything will be wonderful as long as you find the perfect person-your missing half. But marriage is a team sport. It"s one team with two people, with two different minds. The difficulty is that these two people disagree all the time. They need to know nondestructive ways of expressing differences and must also be prepared for the inevitable disappointments that come from living with another person.
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【答案解析】我们都知道,我们生活中最强大的力量(force)是爱。除了(in addition to)能提供给我们温暖灵魂(soul-warming)的陪伴(companionship),爱的感情能真正地鼓舞人心(inspiring)。
当然,生活中的事实讲述了有点(somewhat)悲哀的故事,最后到了难以制造爱的地步。美国的离婚率(divorce rate)仍然在50%。这个数字还不包括未婚同居的和很有可能要(be more likely to)解体(dissolve)的婚姻。
婚姻关系之所以会破裂(fail),是因为人们对婚姻内的期望值有所误解(misconception)。人们幻想(fantasy)只要(as long as)找到了那个完美的人——你缺失的(missing)另一半,万事都是完美的。但是,婚姻只是一个团体游戏。这个团队里,两个人,两种不同的思想。困难在于这两个人一直都不合。他们需要找到表达不同意见的非破坏性(nondestructive)的方式,同时也必须接受和另一个人共同生活中难以避免的(inevitable)失望。