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Time constraints boost popularity of online dating Date: 2010-01-28
美国 měi guó líng 单身 dān shēn 上网 shàng wǎng 求爱 qiú ài 日渐 rì jiàn 流行 liú xíng  
 
Any lingering stigma about finding true love online seems to be fading, particularly among older adults, researchers found.(Agencies)
 
Get Flash Player 一项 yí xiàng 研究 yán jiū 发现 fā xiàn zài 网上 wǎng shàng 寻找 xún zhǎo 真爱 zhēn ài 似乎 sì hū 已经 yǐ jīng 不再是 bù zài shì jiàn 令人 lìng rén 羞愧的 xiū kuì de shì 尤其 yóu qí shì 对于 duì yú líng 成年人 chéng nián rén ér yán
 
Any lingering stigma about finding true love online seems to be fading, particularly among older adults, researchers found. 艾奥瓦 ài ào wǎ zhōu 大学的 dà xué de 研究 yán jiū 人员 rén yuán duì 175 duì 新婚 xīnhūn 夫妇 fū fù 开展 kāi zhǎn de 研究 yán jiū 发现 fā xiàn 通过 tōng guò 在线 zài xiàn jiāo yǒu 网站 wǎng zhàn huò 社交 shè jiāo 网站 wǎng zhàn 结识 jié shí de 夫妇 fū fù 通常 tōng cháng 通过 tōng guò 传统的 chuán tǒng de 线 xiàn xià 方式 fāng shì 结识 jié shí de 夫妇 fū fù 年龄 nián líng
 
In a study of 175 newlywed couples scientists at Iowa State University said those who met through online dating agencies, or social networking sites, tended to be older than other couples who met through traditional ways offline. 此外 cǐ wài 他们 tā men shì chū hūn de 几率 jī lǜ jiǎo xiǎo 而且 ér qiě zài 结婚 jié hūn qián tán 恋爱的 liàn ài de 时间 shí jiān jiǎo duǎn jǐn wèi 18.5 yuè ér 传统的 chuán tǒng de 谈恋爱 tán liàn ài 时间 shí jiān shì 42 yuè
 
They were also less likely to be marrying for the first time and had shorter courtships before tying the knot -- 18.5 months instead of 42 months. 艾奥瓦 ài ào wǎ zhōu 大学 dà xué 社会学 shè huì xué 副教授 fù jiào shòu ài 西亚 xī yà shuō :“ zài 很多 hěn duō 情况下 qíng kuàng xià 真实 zhēn shí 存在的 cún zài de 结构 jié gòu xìng 力量 lì liang 促进 cù jìn le 人们 rén men duì 这些 zhè xiē 技术的 jì shù de 支持 zhī chí 使用 shǐ yòng
 
"In many cases, there are real structural forces that encourage the support and use of these technologies," said Alicia Cast, an associate professor of sociology at the university. zài 一项 yí xiàng 声明 shēng míng zhōng shuō :“ 其中 qí zhōng zhǒng 力量 lì liang 就是 jiù shì 人们 rén men 时间 shí jiān shàng de 结构 jié gòu xìng 限制 xiàn zhì 比如 bǐ rú yǒu 孩子 hái zi quán zhí 工作 gōng zuò huò 工作 gōng zuò 时间 shí jiān jiǎo 长的 cháng de rén
 
"And one of them is just structural constraints on people's time -- such as people who have kids, or have full-time jobs, or work long or extensive hours," she added in a statement. 不过 bù guò 通过 tōng guò 网络 wǎng luò 结识 jié shí de 配偶 pèi ǒu zài 现实 xiàn shí zhōng xún de 一样 yí yàng 迷人 mí rén 聪慧 cōng huì yǒu 自尊 zì zūn
 
But the online spouses were as attractive, intelligent and had the same self-esteem levels of the offline couples. 如今 rú jīn 在线 zài xiàn jiāo yǒu 网站 wǎng zhàn de 受欢迎 shòu huān yíng 程度 chéng dù 接受 jiē shòu 程度 chéng dù 越来越 yuè lái yuè gāo 近日 jìn rì yóu 福布斯 fú bù sī 网站 wǎng zhàn 开展 kāi zhǎn de 一项 yí xiàng 调查 diào chá 评选 píng xuǎn 纽约 niǔ yuē wèi 美国 měi guó 最佳 zuì jiā 单身 dān shēn 城市 chéng shì 因为 yīn wéi 纽约 niǔ yuē 拥有 yōng yǒu 活跃 huó yuè 在线 zài xiàn jiāo yǒu 帐号 zhàng hào de rén 美国 měi guó 其他 qí tā 任何 rèn hé 城市 chéng shì dōu yāo duō
 
Online dating agencies have gained in popularity and acceptability. A recent survey by Forbes.com that named New York as the best U.S. city for singles found it achieved the No. 1 position because it has more people with active online dating accounts than any other city in the country. 2000 nián 创建 chuàng jiàn 美国的 měi guó de eHarmony hūn liàn 网站 wǎng zhàn chèn 美国 měi guó 通过 tōng guò gāi 网站 wǎng zhàn 结识 jié shí de 会员 huì yuán 平均 píng jūn 每天 měi tiān yǒu 236 rén jié lián
 
U.S.-based eHarmony, which launched in the United States in 2000, claims an average of 236 of its members marry every day in the United States as a result of being matched on the site. eHarmony zài 加拿大 jiā ná dà 澳大利亚 ào dà lì yà 英国 yīng guó yǒu 分支 fēn zhī
 
eHarmony is also available in Canada, Australia and Britain. 她的 tā de 研究生 yán jiū shēng 助手 zhù shǒu jié mài 卡特 kǎ tè zài 三年 sān nián nèi duì 这些 zhè xiē 夫妇的 fū fù de 资料 zī liào 进行 jìn xíng le 研究 yán jiū 其中 qí zhōng 25 duì 夫妇 fū fù 通过 tōng guò 网络 wǎng luò 相识 xiāng shí
 
Cast and her graduate assistant Jamie McCartney studied data on the couples over a three-year period. Twenty five couples in the study had met online. shuō :“ 现在 xiàn zài 很少 hěn shǎo yǒu 研究 yán jiū néng 同时 tóng shí 获得 huò dé 通过 tōng guò 传统 chuán tǒng 渠道 qú dào 通过 tōng guò 网络 wǎng luò 渠道 qú dào 结识 jié shí de 夫妇的 fū fù de 两手 liǎng shǒu 资料 zī liào
 
"My understanding is that there are very few studies that have been able to simultaneously get access to a source of couples who met through more conventional means, along with those who choose to meet people online," said Cast. 相关 xiāng guān 阅读 yuè dú
 
(Agencies) 中国日报 zhōng guó rì bào wǎng 英语 yīng yǔ diǎn jīn chén dān 编辑 biān jí cài shān shān
 

来源: 中国日报英语,英语点津


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