摘要
择偶是我们一生中最关键的决定。为寻佳偶．我们花大量时间和精力。我们对婚姻关系的渴望刺激了价值几十亿美元的产业——婚介、征婚广告以及网络约会。然而，我们依然心愿难遂。2005年通过对900多名网络约会人所做的调查显示，
Selecting a mate is the most crucial decision of our lives. We spend a huge amount of time and energy trying to find that special someone. Our appetite for a relationship fuels^1 a billion-dollar industry of match-making services, lonely hearts^2 ads and online dating. Yet we＇re often not satisfied. A survey in 2005 of more than 900 people who had been using ting services found that three-quarters had what they were looking for.
出处
《大学英语》
2008年第5期38-42,共5页
College English
