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{{B}}Marriage by the Numbers{{/B}}
When Laurie Aronson was 29,
she had little patience for people who inquired why she still wasn’t married.
"I’m not one of those unmarried women who sit home Friday night and cry," she
said. As she passed 35, however, and one relationship after another failed to
lead to the altar, she began to worry. "Things were kinking pretty depressive,"
she says. But then a close friend’s brother a man she’d known for
years—divorced. Slowly their friendship blossomed into romance. At 39, Aronson
married him, becoming Laurie Aronson Starr and the stepmother to his three kids.
Then, after five years of treatment, she became pregnant with a son who’ll be 4
in July. "My parents are thrilled—it’s a relief for everyone," says Starr, now
49. "I wish I could have found the right person earlier and had more children.
But I’m very happy now."
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When did the greatest numbers of immigrants come
They came in the years{{U}} {{/U}}.
[单项选择]When did the greatest numbers of immigrants reach the United States of America
A. From 1840 to 1880.
B. From 1880 to 1914.
C. From 1818 to 1914.
D. From 1820 to 1890.
[填空题]Sometimes when they put their credit card numbers on the Internet to pay for the item, their numbers might be______.
[单项选择]When you make the sacrifice in marriage, the psychologists say, you’re sacrificing not to each other but to ______ in a relationship.
A. unity
B. utility
C. fraternity
D. reality
[填空题]When was Margaret Thatcher’s marriage
She got married__________.
[单项选择]When one spouse is depressed, a marriage is depressed. This illness erodes emotional and sexual intimacy and makes a relationship filled with pessimism and resentment, anger and isolation. Even the sunniest, most capable partner can be pulled into depression’s strong undertow (潜在影响): You may be overwhelmed by extra household chores that your partner is too lethargic (无精打采的) to finish, resentful because your spouse won’t just snap out of it, or feel that you’re somehow to blame for the illness itself. You may feel alone yet unwilling to tell anyone there’s depression in your household, or you may simply wonder when the sparkle and joy, the humor and fun seeped out of your relationship.
If there’s depression in your marriage, it’s time to act—for your partner and yourself. Waiting increases the chances that your relationship won’t last; depressed couples are nine times more likely to divorce. And trying to fight or make peace with this often misunderstood illness on your own raises
A. Depression had a positive effect on the marriages of one fourth couples.
B. The couples with a depressed spouse can get some relief if they seek and get help.
C. It is not the fact that women get depression more often than men.
D. Couples should regard depression as an illness and treat it together.
