Older women find younger men 年長女性尋找年輕男性
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Next time you see an older woman and a younger man together, don't 1)assume she's his mom. In fact, she could very well be his older lover, girlfriend or even wife. According to a recent 2)survey by AARP magazine, 34% of single women aged 40 to 69 are now dating younger men. Take a look at the stars for some examples. Demi Moore is dating 23-year-old Ashton Kutcher and Susan Sarandon has been with her younger husband Tim Robbins for years.
下回你看到年紀較長的女士和比較年輕的男士在一起，可別以為她就是他媽媽。其實，女方很有可能是男方較年長的情人、女朋友，甚至是妻子。根據AARP雜誌最近的調查，目前有百分之三十四介於四十歲到六十九歲之間的單身女性與年紀較輕的男性交往。看看一些明星的例子。黛咪摩兒正與二十三歲的艾希頓庫奇交往，蘇珊莎蘭登也己經和年紀較輕的丈夫提姆羅賓斯廝守多年。
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assume (v.) 假設
I assumed you were hungry so I prepared some food.
survey (n.) 調查
Those people are taking a survey on how many students come to school without eating breakfast.
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We're more used to seeing gray-haired older men with younger women. Just think of Woody Allen with Soon-Yi (62 and 27 when they got married) or Michael Douglas with Catherine Zeta-Jones. The reverse has been like a 3)taboo, or a joke. Actresses often quietly retire early while actors go on 4)romancing younger women into their later years. But it seems that things are finally changing. Women these days are less 5)likely to accept society's 6)norms than they used to be.
我們比較習慣看到頭髮斑白的年長男性和年輕女性交往，只要看看伍迪艾倫和宋宜（他們結婚時分別是六十二歲和二十七歲）或是麥克道格拉斯和凱薩琳麗塔瓊絲。與此相反的狀況則是禁忌，或者是個笑話。女演員經常是很早就默默退出影藝圈，男演員則是一直到晚年都繼續追求年輕女性。看來情況終於改變了。女性現在比較不會像過去那樣接受社會的規範。
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taboo (n.) 禁忌
Talking about dead people is a taboo in this country.
romance (v.) 戀愛
John has been romancing a very pretty woman for the last week.
likely (a.) 有可能的
It's very likely that Sandy will get a raise.
norm (n.) 規範，標準
Waiting for a green light to cross the road is a norm in this society.
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There are many reasons why an older woman might prefer a younger 7)mate. Of these, the top three might be his energy, 8)optimism, and sexual 9)vigor. Women these days also have reached a higher level of 10)economic independence than ever before, and are therefore in a position to challenge old traditions. Many are no longer 11)content just sitting on the 12)couch to watch TV with their old husbands. They've got other plans for the couch, and don't want their husbands to have to go running for the Viagra when it's time to get busy.
年長女性會喜歡較年輕伴侶的原因有許多。其中，前三名可能是另一半的精力、樂觀以及性活力。現代女性也比過去達到更高的經濟獨立水準，因此能夠挑戰舊傳統。許多婦女不再滿足於只是坐在沙發上和老伴看電視。她們對於長沙發另有打算，也不希望在該忙著的時候老公還得跑去買威而鋼。
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mate (n.) 伴侶
This kind of bird never goes anywhere without its mate.
optimism (n.) 樂觀主義
He showed his optimism when he said the losing team could still win.
vigor (n.) 精力
Older people often don't have enough vigor to play sports.
economic (a.) 經濟的
Countries these days have many economic ties to one another.
content (a.) 滿足的
The children were quitecontent after their teacher gave them candy.
couch (n.) 長沙發
I lost some coins in the couch.
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Older women also have a lot to offer younger men. They often know what they want for themselves and are more honest about it. With their 13)extensive experience, older women seldom have the 14)unrealistic 15)expectations of younger women about life and marriage. And if you think of a relationship as a kind of business, older women make much better 16)advisers in 17)financial affairs.
年長女性也有很多東西可以提供給年輕男性。她們常常知道自己要的是什麼，也比較能夠誠實以對。由於擁有廣泛的經驗，年長女性很少會像年輕女性那樣對生活和婚姻抱著不切實際的期待。如果你把男女關係看成一種事業，那麼年長女性是較佳的財務顧問。
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extensive (a.) 廣泛的，多方面的
Our guide has extensive knowledge of these parts.
unrealistic (a.) 不切實際的
It's unrealistic to think you can become rich so quickly.
expectation (n.) 期望
Girlfriends often have many expectations of their boyfriends.
adviser (n.) 顧問
The boss of the company hired an environmental adviser.
financial (a.) 財務的
I am really bad with numbers and financial matters.
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Children are probably the biggest 18)hindrance to generation-gap relationships. Younger men who marry a 50-year-old woman pretty much have no chance of a child. Even if the woman is young enough to have children, she may have given birth to children in a 19)previous marriage and wouldn't want to do it again.
子女可能是代溝感情中最大的阻礙。年輕男性和五十歲的女性結婚，幾乎沒什麼機會生小孩。即使女方夠年輕可以懷孕生子，也可能在前一次婚姻就生過了，不想再來一次。
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hindrance (n.) 阻礙
Working on the weekends is a real hindrance to having fun.
previous (a.) 先前的
Jane's previous two boyfriends were both from Italy.
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Besides all the 20)obvious reasons, some older women just want to have fun. After all, fair is fair. Older women have been 21)shoved aside for younger women for years. It's about time they do some shoving of their own.
除了這些顯而易見的原因，有些年長女性只是想找樂子。畢竟，這很公平。年長女性多年來都被擠到一邊好讓路給年輕女性，也該輪到她們來推開別人了。
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obvious (a.) 明顯的
It's obvious that nobody likes to lose money.
shove (v.) 推，擠
I hate it when people shove me while I'm waiting in line.
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