Prevention is better than cure.
可以用forward-thinking替代visionary表示“有远见的”
Not being satisfied with the technology we’ve got and keep innovating（innovate可以作vi，invent只能作vt）is quite forward-thinking.
commit还可以作vi
The majority of the time problems already exist in an insidious way before couples commit.
infatuation= an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or sth，痴迷，可不可数都可
Joe once had a passing（短暂的）infatuation with a middle-aged woman.
Choosing your lifelong partner is the most consequential decision you will make.
注意parental 的发音，重音在第二个音节；marital breakdown，婚姻破裂，可以作不可数
Girls more vulnerable to parental marital breakdown than boys are more likely to suffer from a range of psychological problems.
complication除了可以作“并发症”讲，还可以作“难题”讲，替代problem或difficulty，可数
Finding a partner is a big complication for Joe due to his personality.
persuasion除了有“说服”的意思，不可数，还有“信仰”的意思，可数=a belief or set of beliefs, especially religious or political ones.
People of all persuasions should have equal rights to vote.
time-honored=（of a custom or tradition）respected or valued because it has existed for a very long time,由历史悠久而受尊重的
Memorizing words without context is a notorious rather than a time-honored method of learning a foreign language.
circa=（often preceding a data）approximately
The divorce rate in love marriages（和arranged marriages相对）in America is circa 40 percent.
sink in=be understood，pv，vi，被领会
Joe read the instructions(作“使用说明”讲要加s）more than five times but the meaning just didn’t sink in.
factor in= take sth into account，把…考虑在内，pv，vt
Joe never factors in finances in his romantic relationships.
Nothing conveys love more than making sacrifices for your partner.
注意Empathically和emphatically音形意的区别，前者是“有同理心地”，后者是“强调地”
Joe listens to his partner’s sad personal story empathically.
You cannot rely on your partner to meet all of your needs and it takes a village to grow an adult.
Finality= the fact or impression of being an irreversible ending,定局，不可数
The greater finality than an unhappy marriage is having children in that marriage.
