考研After a spouse has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying into a good family.

在选定配偶后，每个家庭都会调查对方，以确保其子女嫁入一个好家庭。

2016年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

四级They feared neither spouse could manage alone.

他们担心两人都无法独自生活。

2012年6月阅读原文

四级Dating back to 1880, the most common living arrangement among young adults has been living with a romantic partner, whether a spouse or a significant other.

追溯到1880年，年轻人最常见的生活安排是与一个浪漫的伴侣生活在一起，无论是配偶还是重要的另一半。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级This type of arrangement peaked around 1960, when 62% of the nations 18- to 34-year-olds were living with a spouse or partner in their own household, and only one-in-five were living with their parents.

这种安排在1960年左右达到顶峰，当时62%的18岁至34岁的美国人与配偶或伴侣同住，只有五分之一的人与父母同住。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研A young man can decide on a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to arrange the marriage negotiations, or the young man's parents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection.

一个年轻人可以自己决定一个可能的配偶，然后让他的父母安排婚姻谈判，或者年轻人的父母可以选择一个配偶，让孩子在选择中没有发言权。

2016年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

四级Gender norms and social expectations about caregiving may make it more difficult for men to provide care to sick spouses.

性别规范和社会对护理的期望可能使男性更难为患病配偶提供护理。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研In Cambodia, the choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male.

在柬埔寨，年轻男性的配偶选择非常复杂。

2016年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

四级By 2014, % of 18- to -year-olds who had not completed a bachelor's degree were living with their parents while % were living with a spouse or partner.

到2014年，未完成学士学位的18岁至18岁青少年中，有%与父母住在一起，另有%与配偶或伴侣住在一起。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级In contrast, a spouse usually the wife, is much less likely to use support services or to put the dependent person in a nursing home.

相比之下，配偶（通常是妻子）不太可能使用支持服务或将受抚养人安置在养老院。

2011年6月听力原文

四级There's a flip side, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouse's death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems.

然而，这也有另一面，因为伴侣在配偶去世后的几年内更可能生病或死亡，而照顾有精神障碍的配偶也会给你带来同样严重的问题。

2010年12月阅读原文

六级Reasons for this ranged from inheritance disputes to hostility between spouses.

其原因从遗产纠纷到配偶之间的敌意。

2014年6月听力原文

四级Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages, she said.

她说，为照顾另一半的配偶提供支持服务可以减轻婚姻压力，防止老年人离婚。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研Each spouse retains whatever property he or she bought into the marriage, and jointly-acquired property is divided equally.

配偶双方保留其在婚姻中购买的任何财产，共同获得的财产平均分配。

2016年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

四级In contrast, a spouse usually the wife, is much less likely to use support services or to put the dependent person in a nursing home

相比之下，配偶（通常是妻子）不太可能使用支持服务或将受抚养人送到养老院

2011年6月听力原文

四级There’s a flip side, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouse’s death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems.

然而，也有另一面，因为伴侣在配偶去世后的几年里更有可能生病或死亡，而照顾患有精神障碍的配偶可能会给你带来一些同样严重的问题。

2010年12月英语四级考试真题

四级Unlike today, when the privacy of grief is more respected, the public or ceremonial shedding of tears, at the graveside of a spouse or the funeral of a king or queen, was once considered socially or even politically essential.

与今天不同的是，当悲伤的隐私更加受到尊重时，在配偶的墓旁或国王或王后的葬礼上公开或仪式性地流泪，一度被认为是社会甚至政治上必不可少的。

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

四级The spread of no-fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship.

无过错离婚的蔓延降低了任何一方对继续这段关系更感兴趣的议价能力。

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套)

四级“Gender norms and social expectations about caregiving many make it more difficult for men to provide care to sick spouses,” Karraker said.

Karraker说：“性别规范和社会对护理的期望使男性更难为生病的配偶提供护理。”。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级“Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages,” she said.

她说：“为照顾另一半的配偶提供支持服务可以减轻婚姻压力，防止老年离婚。”。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级In 2014,for the first time in more than 130 years, adults ages 18 to 34 were slightly more likely to be living in their parents’ home than they were to be living with a spouse or partner in their own household.

2014年，130多年来，18岁至34岁的成年人住在父母家的可能性首次略高于与配偶或伴侣住在自己家的可能性。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级This type of arrangement peaked around 1960, when 62% of the nation’s 18-to 34-year-olds were living with a spouse or partner in their own household, and only one-in-five were living with their parents.

这种安排在1960年左右达到顶峰，当时全国62%的18至34岁的年轻人与配偶或伴侣住在自己的家庭中，只有五分之一的人与父母住在一起。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级By 2014, 31.6% of young adults were living with a spouse or partner in their own household, below the share living in the home of their parent(s) (32.1%).

到2014年，31.6%的年轻人与配偶或伴侣住在自己的家庭中，低于住在父母家中的比例（32.1%）。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级For men ages 18 to 34, living at home with mom and/or dad has been the dominant living arrangement since 2009, In 2014,28% of young men were living with a spouse of partner in their own home, while 35% were living in the home of their parent(s).

自2009年以来，18岁至34岁的男性与父母住在家中一直是主要的生活安排。2014年，28%的年轻男性与伴侣的配偶住在自己家中，35%的年轻男性住在父母家中。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级Young women, however,are still more likely to be living with a spouse of romantic partner(35%) than they are to be living with their parent(s)(29%).

然而，年轻女性与浪漫伴侣的配偶（35%）住在一起的可能性仍然高于与父母（29%）住在一起。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级In 2014, more young women (16%) than young men (13%) were heading up a household without a spouse or partner.

2014年，在没有配偶或伴侣的家庭中，年轻女性（16%）比年轻男性（13%）多。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级By 2014, 36% of 18-to 34-year-olds who had not completed a bachelor’s degree were living with their parent(s) while 27% were living with a spouse or partner.

到2014年，未完成学士学位的18至34岁青少年中，36%与父母住在一起，27%与配偶或伴侣住在一起。

2019年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

考研Now a pink slip, a bad diagnosis, or a disappearing spouse can reduce a family from solidly middle class to newly poor in a few months.

现在，一个解雇通知、一个糟糕的诊断或一个消失的配偶可能会在几个月内使一个家庭从稳固的中产阶级变成新的穷人。

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