Addicted to online love?（沉迷网络恋情吗?）

PART 2

People seek out(1) sexually explicit(2) Web sites for many different purposes(3). Some want to experiment(4) and explore(5) sexual sides of themselves that they would never dare(6) to off-line. They may try on opposite(7) genders(8), explore homosexual(9) questionings(10), flirt(11) or fall in love(12). Others are seeking a release(13) for tension(14), an escape(15) from the difficulties(16) of their lives, or ways to enhance(17) their sexual knowledge.

Vocabulary

1. seek out　找出 2. explicit (n.) 详尽的﹔清楚的﹔明确的 3. purpose (n.) 目的 4. experiment (v.) 实验 5. explore (v.) 探索﹔探究 6. dare (v.) 敢于 7. opposite (a.) 相反的 8. gender (n.) 性别 9. homosexual (a.) 同性恋的 10. questioning (n.) 怀疑﹔探询 11. flirt (v.) 调情 12. fall in love　恋爱 13. release (v.) 解放﹔发泄 14. tension (n.) 紧张﹔紧张情况 15. escape (v.) 逃避﹔逃脱 16. difficulty (n.) 困难 17. enhance (v.) 提高﹔增加

人们寻找以性为主题的网站有几个不同的目的。有些人是为了体验、探索他们的离线时所没有的另一面性倾向，他们可能想尝试相反的性别角色、探索对同性恋的疑问、调情、或是陷入爱河，其它人则是寻求解放紧张，或是逃避生活中的难题，或是寻找加强性知识的管道。

An MSNBC survey(1) conducted(2) two years ago found that most people (92 percent) who go online for sexual pursuits(3) did so for 10 or fewer(4) hours a week and had very few complaints(5) about the impact on their lives. However, those who spent 11 or more hours per week online were more likely(6) to indicate(7) distress(8) or other problems in their lives; they also had higher scores(9) on an indicator(10) of sexual compulsivity(11).

Vocabulary

1. survey (n.) 调查﹔民意调查 2. conduct (v.) 处理﹔经营 3. pursuit (n.) 追求 4. fewer (a.) 比较少的 5. complaint (n.) 抱怨 6. likely (a.) 很可能的 7. indicate (v.) 指出 8. distress (n.) 痛苦﹔苦恼 9. score (n.) 得分﹔比数 10. indicator (n.) 指针 11. compulsivity (n.) 无法抑制的冲动

两年前由MSNBC进行的一项调查发现，每周花少于十小时上网寻求性活动的人当中，多数(92 %)对其生活的抱怨很少，然而，每周花在网络性活动的时间超过十一个小时以上的人，提出较多的生活上的苦恼或问题，同时他们的性冲动指数也偏高。