90-year-old professor seeking a marriage partner

时间：2007-01-19 02:35:59

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Chinanews, Wuhan, Jan. 17 – The Hubei-based Chutian Golden Paper recently reported a ninety-year-old professor who wanted to find an ideal1 marriage partner to live with him for the rest of his life. The news aroused2 great concern from the public. As soon as the newspaper published the news, more than ten women responded to it. Once learning3 the news, the professor’s niece, who was now studying in Australia, made a phone call to voice her support for his decision.

 

On Monday, from 9 o’clock in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon, 31 women, who were all readers of the newspaper, called the newspaper hotline. The youngest woman was only 42 years old, while the oldest one was 75 years old. Most of these women are well-educated. They love music, singing and dancing, and know computers.

 

The professor required that his ideal marriage partner should be able to speak a foreign language. Some women did not understand why the professor came up with so many strict requirements to his marriage partner.The professor explained to the reporter that he wanted to write some articles and record those articles in tapes. Besides, he also wanted to take some photos in the rest of this life. However, his eyesight was poor and he also had a bad memory. Now he usually had to spend much time searching for related4 information. Therefore, it would be good if his future wife could help him in his work.

 

Some people suspected that the professor actually wanted to find a personal secretary and a maid at home. In responding to this, the professor said that he had hired an hourly-paid worker to do housework for him. And he didn’t want his wife to be his servant at home. He admitted that he wanted his future wife to do some of the secretarial work for him. However, such work would only improve their relationship, he said.

 

The professor said that he would contact all women who responded. If he could find his ideal marriage partner after contact, he would consider marrying her. Also, he said he wouldn’t do any property notarization. However, he does wish that once he dies, his son, who now suffers from a slight schizophrenia, can stay at home to spend the rest of his life peacefully with the care of his stepmother.

 
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1 ideal 2bRxF     
adj.理想的，完美的；空想的，观念的；n.理想
参考例句：
  • The weather at the seaside was ideal—bright and breezy.海边的天气最宜人，风和日丽的。
  • They promised to be faithful to their ideal for ever. 他们保证永远忠于自己的理想。
2 aroused 42deb30af4bfaf095968f5f0ff43d0ef     
v.引起( arouse的过去式和过去分词 )；唤醒；激起性欲；使行动起来
参考例句：
  • The rise in train fares has aroused public indignation. 火车票提价激起了公愤。
  • It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments. 那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 learning wpSzFe     
n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词
参考例句：
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
4 related vkGzSv     
adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的
参考例句：
  • I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
  • We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

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