【英语时差8,16】“少夫老妻”式婚姻，女性折寿

According to a study by German researchers, the same does not hold true. In fact, they found that women who pair up with men several years their junior tend to live shorter lives. Really?Why?The study dosen't say. But marriage and relationship experts speculate¹ that it may have something to do with the fact that, in general, men are not the best caregivers. Especially younger men. So say a 35 year old woman marries a 22 year old man, and that they stay together for a long time. Now let’s imagine that when the woman is in her early 70s she’s starting to have health problems. Her husband, who’s only in his late 50s, may be used to his wife taking care of the house and taking care of him, and so he may not be entirely² attentive³ to her needs. Lacking adequate attention, the woman may not get the healthcare she needs when she needs it. Anyhow that’s only one possibility. There are probably other factors at play, too. And one day, another study may tease⁴ them out.

1 speculate   

v.推测，推断，投机，做投机买卖

参考例句：

• It's dangerous to speculate.做投机买卖是很危险的。
• We don't know all the circumstances,so it would be pointless to speculate.我们不了解所有的情况，妄加推测是没有意义的。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 attentive   

adj.注意的，专心的；关心(别人)的，殷勤的

参考例句：

• She was very attentive to her guests.她对客人招待得十分周到。
• The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众。

4 tease   

vt.戏弄，取笑，挑逗，撩拨；n.戏弄人者

参考例句：

• The other boys tease him because he is fat.因为他很胖，所以其他男生都取笑他。
• His friends used to tease him about his tatty clothes.他的朋友过去常常笑话他破旧的衣服。