外國人最想和你聊的文化話題：七年之癢

     The seven-year itch-or the theory that adultery becomes impossible to resist after seven years-got its name from the 1950s film starring Marilyn Monroe.
     "七年之癢"的說法源于20世紀50年代瑪麗蓮·夢露主演的一部電影，描述夫妻在結婚七年后開始禁不住外面的誘惑。
     Seven-years has traditionally been the time when love and affection give way to disillusion and disappointment.
     傳統(tǒng)觀點認為，"七年"是婚姻的一個坎，結婚到了這個年頭，愛情漸漸變淡，取而代之的是幻想的破滅和失望。
     The "seven-year itch" is the tipping point where couples start to take each other for granted, according to a new survey.
     "七年之癢"成為情侶間關系的轉折點，這時候情侶們會開始不那么重視對方。
     Weight gain, stinginess, toe-nail clippings on the bathroom floor and snoring are a few of the passion-killers that have led to a swifter decline in relationships in the fast-paced 21st century.
     在快節(jié)奏的21世紀，體重增加、吝嗇、在浴室地板上剪腳指甲、打鼾都是激情殺手，導致感情關系加速惡化。
     The survey of 2,000 British adults in steady relationships pinpointed the 36-month mark as the time when relationship stress levels peak and points to a new trend of "pink passes" and "solo" holidays away from partners and spouses that many Britons resort to in order to keep romance alive.
     這項對處在穩(wěn)定感情關系中的2000名英國成人的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，到36個月時兩人的感情壓力水平會達到頂峰，并會出現(xiàn)"粉紅通行證"和"單人"假期的新浪潮，許多英國人會借此遠離伴侶和配偶，以保持戀情的活力。
     Longer working hours combined with money worries are clearly taking their toll on modern relationships and we are seeing an increasing trend for solo holidays and weekends away from marriages and relationships in order to revive the romantic spark.
     工作時間加長和經(jīng)濟上的煩惱顯然對現(xiàn)代感情關系造成了傷害，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)人們開始流行過單人假期和周末，通過婚姻和感情關系以外的空間來重燃愛情的火花。
     Small irritations which are seemingly harmless and often endearing during the first flushes of love often expand into major irritations.
     一些看似無害的讓人不快的小事經(jīng)常會被放大成讓人很惱火的矛盾，而這些小摩擦在戀情初期經(jīng)常會讓愛意更濃。
     This suggests that as we get older together, romance gives way to day to day practicalities.
     這意味著，隨著我們一起變老，愛情逐漸讓位于日常的柴米油鹽。
     Couples who manage to survive the seven-year itch would be wise not to get complacent.
     成功度過"七年之癢"的夫婦不要沾沾自喜。
     The biggest threat to modern marriages actually comes from the 12-year itch, research has revealed.
     一項研究表明，現(xiàn)代婚姻的最大威脅其實是十二年之癢。
     The majority of couples who divorce have now spent more than a decade together before going their separate ways.
     現(xiàn)在很多人都是在結婚十幾年后分道揚鑣。
     And they are increasingly likely to cite "growing apart" or "falling out of love" as the cause of their split.
     而至于離婚的原因，越來越多的人說是因為兩人的感情"漸漸疏遠"或"不再相愛"。
     But infidelity is still responsible for more than a quarter of divorces.
     然而，仍有四分之一的夫婦因為伴侶不忠而離婚。
     It is impossible to put any scientific reasoning on why certain marriages succeed and others fail.
     要從科學上解釋婚姻的成功與失敗是不可能的。
     This is the point at which we stop trying quite so hard to impress our new love and start revealing all the bad habits that have so far remained hidden.
     當兩人在一起相處了七年之后，雙方不再像剛開始那樣努力想給對方留下好印象，而開始"原形畢露"。
     These can include bodily functions such as breaking wind in front of the other half, nose picking or letting armpits go unshaven. Before the milestone, most couples enjoy an extended honeymoon period where both go out of their way to keep well-groomed and observe good manners.
     比如，當著對方的面放屁、挖鼻子，或不刮腋毛。而在此之前，很多情侶都處于熱戀期，兩人都用心地裝扮自己，努力在對方面前保持好的形象。
     Women and almost as many men admit that they let themselves go once they are in the full throes of a romance.
     女性承認，一旦感情穩(wěn)定下來，她們便開始放松自己。相同比例的男性也是如此。
     The Seven Year Itch is a relationship term-usually after 7 years people tend to re-evaluate their relationship.
     "七年之癢"是用來形容一段感情的詞語--經(jīng)常是在第七個年頭人們會回頭審視這段感情，做出不一樣的決定。
     Boredom, not only conflicts, causes couples to lose interest in their marriage, new findings indicate.
     新的研究結果表明厭煩情緒，而不僅僅是沖突，導致夫妻對婚姻失去興趣。
     It suggests that excitement in relationships facilitates or makes salient closeness, which in turn promotes satisfaction in the long term.
     感情中的興奮激動可以增加顯著的親密度，從長期來說又增加了滿足感。