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It’s an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My partner says no because the boiler could go, or the roof fall off,
It’s an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My partner says no because the boiler could go, or the roof fall off,
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2012-02-18
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问题
It’s an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My partner says no because the boiler could go, or the roof fall off, and we have no savings to save us. I say you only live once and we work hard and what’s the point if you can’t go on holiday. The joy of a recession means no argument next year — we just won’t go.
Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday. A YouGov poll of 2,000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money. What’s less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession — financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable. A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples. Disputes were characterised by intense verbal ( 言语上的) aggression, tended to be repeated and not resolved, and made men, more than women, extremely angry.
Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money is such a big deal because of what it symbolises, which may be different things to men and women. "People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what it’s for," he explains. "They’ll say it’s to save, to spend, for security, for freedom, to show someone you love them." He says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that they’ve achieved something.
"The biggest problem is that couples assume each other knows what’s going on with their finances, but they don’t. There seems to be more of a taboo (禁忌) about talking about money than about death. But you both need to know what you’re doing, who’s paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separately. In a healthy relationship, you don’t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it."
What does the author mean by saying "money is known ... to bring a relationship to its knees" (Line 1, Para. 2)?
选项
A、Money is considered to be the root of all evils.
B、Some people sacrifice their dignity for money.
C、Few people can resist the temptation of money.
D、Disputes over money may ruin a relationship.
答案
D
解析
题干明确标出本题出处位于第二段首句。结合下文提到的 arguments about money were especially damaging to couples(为钱争吵尤 其伤害夫妻感情)可知,作者在第二段首句说money is known…to bring a relationship to its knees,指的是在金钱上的分歧可能会破坏夫妻双方的关系, 故答案为[D]。bring sb. /sth.to their knees的原意是“迫使……屈服;使…… 难以为继”。[A]将文章主题扩大化,本文谈到的只是为钱争吵对夫妻关系 的影响。[B]是对bring sb. /sth.to their knees的望文生义,文中并未谈到 dignity“尊严”问题。[C]是根据常识设的干扰项。
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