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Best marriage age

爱情ài qíng没有méi yǒu年龄nián líng限制xiàn zhì,但是dàn shì结婚jié hūn却què有yǒu最佳zuì jiā年龄nián líng。

美国Měi guó社会学家shè huì xué jiā的de研究yán jiū表明biǎo míng,最佳zuì jiā结婚jié hūn年龄nián líng段duàn是shì28-32岁suì,在zài这zhè之前zhī qián或者huò zhě之后zhī hòu都dōu不bù推荐tuī jiàn,因为yīn wèi32岁suì以后yǐ hòu每měi晚wǎn结婚jié hūn一yī年nián,离婚lí hūn率lǜ都dōu会huì增加zēng jiā5%。

而ér在zài28-32岁suì这个zhè ge年龄nián líng段duàn结婚jié hūn的de人rén,是shì离婚lí hūn率lǜ最zuì低dī的de。

这个zhè ge现象xiàn xiàng的de原因yuán yīn有yǒu很多hěn duō,比如bǐ rú这个zhè ge年龄nián líng的de人rén很hěn容易róng yì知道zhī dào两liǎng人rén是shì不是bù shì因为yīn wèi合适hé shì在zài一起yī qǐ,而ér不仅bù jǐn是shì因为yīn wèi荷尔蒙hé ěr méng;

他们tā men也yě逐渐zhú jiàn开始kāi shǐ有yǒu了le责任zé rèn感gǎn和hé人生rén shēng计划jì huà;

经济jīng jì上shàng也yě可以kě yǐ满足mǎn zú两liǎng个gè人rén的de生活shēng huó需要xū yào。

而ér32岁suì以上yǐ shàng的de人rén,很多hěn duō习惯xí guàn已经yǐ jīng很hěn难nán改变gǎi biàn了le,也yě可能kě néng有yǒu很多hěn duō不bù确定què dìng因素yīn sù会huì消耗xiāo hào两liǎng个gè人rén的de时间shí jiān和hé精力jīng lì。

当然dāng rán,婚姻hūn yīn中zhōng每měi对duì夫妻fū qī的de情况qíng kuàng都dōu不bù一样yī yàng,最zuì重要zhòng yào的de是shì懂得dǒng de沟通gōu tōng,有yǒu自己zì jǐ的de空间kōng jiān,为wèi彼此bǐ cǐ创造chuàng zào舒服shū fu的de环境huán jìng。

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Vocabulary 98 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
爱情 ài qíngromance; love (romantic)
没有 méi yǒuto not have
年龄 nián líng(a person's) age
限制 xiàn zhìrestriction / limit
但是 dàn shìbut; however
结婚 jié hūnto marry; to get married
却 quèbut / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though
有 yǒuto have; there is
最佳 zuì jiāoptimum / optimal / peak / best
美国 Měi guóUnited States; USA; US
社会学家 shè huì xué jiāsociologist; a person who studies society and social behavior
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
表明 biǎo míngto make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate
段 duànparagraph / section / segment / stage (of a process)
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
这 zhèthis; these
之前 zhī qiánbefore / prior to
或者 huò zhěor
之后 zhī hòuafter; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
都 dōuall; both; entirely
不 bùno; not so
推荐 tuī jiànto recommend
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
每 měieach / every
晚 wǎnlate
一 yīone / single / a (article)
年 niányear
离婚 lí hūnto divorce
率 lǜ(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
增加 zēng jiāto raise; to increase
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
人 rénperson; people
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
低 dīlow
现象 xiàn xiàngphenomenon / appearance
原因 yuán yīncause / origin / root cause / reason
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
比如 bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
很 hěnvery; quite
容易 róng yìeasy; straightforward
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
不是 bù shìis not
合适 hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
不仅 bù jǐnnot just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
荷尔蒙 hé ěr méng(loanword) hormone
他们 tā menthey; them
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
逐渐 zhú jiàngradually
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
责任 zé rènresponsibility; duty; liability
感 gǎn(suffix) sense of ~
和 héand; together with
人生 rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)
计划 jì huàplan / project / program
经济 jīng jìeconomy
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
满足 mǎn zúto satisfy / to meet (the needs of)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
需要 xū yàoneeds
以上 yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more
习惯 xí guànhabit / custom / usual practice
已经 yǐ jīngalready
难 nándifficult (to...) / difficult
改变 gǎi biànto change / to alter / to transform
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
确定 què dìngdefinite / certain / fixed / OK (on computer dialog box)
因素 yīn sùelement / factor
消耗 xiāo hàoto consume; to use up / to deplete; to expend
时间 shí jiāntime
精力 jīng lìenergy
当然 dāng ráncertainly / of course / without doubt
婚姻 hūn yīnmarriage; matrimony
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
对 duìclassifier: couple; pair
夫妻 fū qīhusband and wife; married couple
情况 qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation
一样 yī yàngsame / like / equal to / the same as
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
懂得 dǒng deto understand; to know; to comprehend
沟通 gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up / to communicate
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
空间 kōng jiānspace; room
为 wèibecause of / for / to
彼此 bǐ cǐeach other; one another
创造 chuàng zàoto create / to bring about / to produce / to set (a record)
舒服 shū fucomfortable / feeling well
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings