新奇事件簿 网上约会是否可行

A new report says most Americans think online dating is a good way to meet people. Almost 60 per cent of Internet users¹ said there is nothing wrong with trying to find a partner on the Internet. This has changed from ten years ago when the figure was 44 per cent. The report is from the Pew Research Center. It says around one in ten Americans has used online dating services. It also said 11 per cent of people who started a long-term relationship in the past decade met their partner online. However, some people think the Internet does not help with marriage. Around 32 per cent of people agreed that "online dating keeps people from settling down because they always have options for people to date".

最新报告表明绝大多数美国人认为网上约会是结识新朋友的好方法。有将近60%的网络用户称在网上找对象没有什么不好。而这比两年前有了许多变化，两年前的这一数据为44%，这是皮尤研究中心作出的报告。报告还称10个美国人中就大约有1人使用网上约会服务。报告还称在过去十年中维持长期关系的人群中有11%是通过网络认识的。但是，许多人认为互联网并不会对建立家庭有任何帮助。有大约32%的受访者称网上约会将无法让自己稳定下来，因为他们总是有许多约会对象。

Sociologist² Dr Kevin Lewis of the University of California told the USA Today newspaper that women must be careful with online dates. He said: "For women, there are lots of guys who are just creepy or unattractive or undesirable³." He also said men can have problems finding⁴ a date: "They can't get a woman to respond because [women get] so many messages." Dr Lewis also said that 38 per cent of online daters have read an online profile⁵ of someone they knew. The Pew Report warned people to be careful about those who tell lies about themselves online. About 54 per cent of online daters said they had a date with someone who was a lot different from their profile.

加利福尼亚大学的社会学家罗维兹博士在接受《今日美国》的采访时称女性必须对网络约会保持警惕。他称：“对于女性来说，有许多男性不招人喜欢，不吸引人。”他还说男性很难找到约会对象，没有女性愿意去回复这些人，因为女性要回复许多信息。”罗维兹博士还说有38%的网络约会对象会在网上阅读对方的简介。皮尤研究中心警告称人们应该对那些虚假信息提高警惕。有大约54%的网络约会者与许多简介不符的人约会。

1 users   

用户，使用者( user的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。

2 sociologist   

n.研究社会学的人，社会学家

参考例句：

• His mother was a sociologist,researching socialism.他的母亲是个社会学家，研究社会主义。
• Max Weber is a great and outstanding sociologist.马克斯·韦伯是一位伟大的、杰出的社会学家。

3 undesirable   

adj.不受欢迎的，不良的，不合意的，讨厌的；n.不受欢迎的人，不良分子

参考例句：

• They are the undesirable elements among the employees.他们是雇员中的不良分子。
• Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system.有些化学物质能在神经系统中引起不良变化。

4 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

5 profile   

n.侧面，轮廓，人物素描；概要，人物简介；v.描绘...轮廓，评论人物

参考例句：

• I turned my head and saw the profile of a man.我转过头，看见一个人的侧影。
• He drew her profile.他给她画侧面像。