Prevention is better than cure.
可以用forward-thinking替代visionary表示“有远见的”
Not being satisfied with the technology we’ve got and keep innovating(innovate可以作vi,invent只能作vt)is quite forward-thinking.
commit还可以作vi
The majority of the time problems already exist in an insidious way before couples commit.
infatuation= an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or sth,痴迷,可不可数都可
Joe once had a passing(短暂的)infatuation with a middle-aged woman.
Choosing your lifelong partner is the most consequential decision you will make.
注意parental 的发音,重音在第二个音节;marital breakdown,婚姻破裂,可以作不可数
Girls more vulnerable to parental marital breakdown than boys are more likely to suffer from a range of psychological problems.
complication除了可以作“并发症”讲,还可以作“难题”讲,替代problem或difficulty,可数
Finding a partner is a big complication for Joe due to his personality.
persuasion除了有“说服”的意思,不可数,还有“信仰”的意思,可数=a belief or set of beliefs, especially religious or political ones.
People of all persuasions should have equal rights to vote.
time-honored=(of a custom or tradition)respected or valued because it has existed for a very long time,由历史悠久而受尊重的
Memorizing words without context is a notorious rather than a time-honored method of learning a foreign language.
circa=(often preceding a data)approximately
The divorce rate in love marriages(和arranged marriages相对)in America is circa 40 percent.
sink in=be understood,pv,vi,被领会
Joe read the instructions(作“使用说明”讲要加s)more than five times but the meaning just didn’t sink in.
factor in= take sth into account,把…考虑在内,pv,vt
Joe never factors in finances in his romantic relationships.
Nothing conveys love more than making sacrifices for your partner.
注意Empathically和emphatically音形意的区别,前者是“有同理心地”,后者是“强调地”
Joe listens to his partner’s sad personal story empathically.
You cannot rely on your partner to meet all of your needs and it takes a village to grow an adult.
Finality= the fact or impression of being an irreversible ending,定局,不可数
The greater finality than an unhappy marriage is having children in that marriage.