【经典句式】
partner伴侣
birth-control method避孕方法
pregnancy怀孕
therapist咨询师
TOPIC：婚姻;生活方式;
场景：
情感：婚姻;恋爱;幸福;离婚;
心理：如何培育健康的人际关系;如何处理负面情绪;
个人 & 伙伴：单打独斗 & 合作共赢;融合;
【口语 + 写作】
3. Will our experiences with our exes helpor hinder us?
3. 与前任在一起的经历对我们是会有所帮助还是阻碍?
【经典句式】
hinder阻碍
Bradford Wilcox, the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, pointed to research his organization has sponsored that indicated that having had many serious relationships can pose a risk for divorce and lower marital quality. (This can be because of a person having more experience with serious breakups and potentially comparing a current partner unfavorably with past ones.) Raising these issues early on can help,Dr. Wilcox said. Dr. Klein said people are “hesitant to explicitly talk about their past” and can feel retroactively jealous or judgmental. “The only real way to have those conversations in an intimate and productive way and loving way is to agree to accept that the other person had a life before the couple,” he said.
弗吉尼亚大学全美婚姻项目(National Marriage Project)的主任布拉德福德·威尔科克斯(Bradford Wilcox)，援引旗下团队支持的研究指出，假如之前有过许多严肃的关系，则可能带来离婚或婚姻质量较低的风险。(或许是因为，这样的人经历了更多惨痛的分手，可能会将当下的伴侣与前任进行不利的比较。)威尔科克斯博士认为，一早提出这些问题会有所帮助。克莱因博士则称，大家“不愿直截了当地谈及过去”，还可能对以前的事情产生嫉妒或苛责的感觉。“以亲密、有效且关爱的方式进行此类对话的唯一办法是，接受对方和你在一起之前是有历史的，”他说。
【经典句式】
sponsor资助
indicate说明
pose a risk for 使有风险
marital quality 婚姻质量
break up分手
potentially潜在地
unfavorably不利地
raise… issue 提出…问题
hesitant犹豫的
explicitly直截了当地
jealous嫉妒
judgmental苛责的
conversation对话
4. How important is religion? How will we celebrate religious holidays,if at all?
4. 宗教的重要性有多大?如果要庆祝宗教节日的话，会是怎样的形式?
【经典句式】
religion宗教
celebrate庆祝
religious holiday宗教节日
If two people come from different religious backgrounds, is each going to pursuehis or her own religious affiliation? Dr. Scuka has worked with couples on encouraging honest discussion around this issue as the executive director of the National Institute of Relationship Enhancement. What is more, spouses are especially likely to experience conflict over religious traditions when children are added to the mix, according to Dr. Wilcox. If the couple decide to have children, they must ask how the children’s religious education will be handled. It is better to have a plan, he said.
倘若二人来自不同的宗教背景，是各自践行自身的宗教吗?担任全美关系增进研究所执行总监期间，斯库卡博士为一些伴侣提供咨询的时候鼓励他们就这类议题进行坦率的讨论。威尔科克斯表示，除此之外，当涉及到子女的时候，配偶之间尤其容易因宗教传统产生冲突。如果两人决定要小孩，他们必须探讨如何处理孩子的宗教教育问题。他说，最好是有所规划。
【经典句式】
religious background宗教背景
pursue追求
religious affiliation宗教隶属
executive director总监
spouse配偶
likely倾向于;可能的
experience conflict over …碰到……的冲突
religious tradition宗教传统
when… are added to the mix当涉及到……的时候
handle处理;解决
5. Is my debt your debt? Would you be willing to bail me out?
5. 一方有债，是否共同承担?你是否愿意在经济上资助我?
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