Researchers found that women are overcome by a burning desire to share gossip(流言蜚語)as soon as they hear it.They will typically tell the secret to at least one other person in 47 hours.Depending on who the gossip is about,their boyfriend,husband,best friend or mother is most likely to be the recipients(接受者)of the information.
The study of 3,000 women aged between 18 and 65 also found that four out of ten admitted they were unable to keep a secret - no matter how personal or secret the news was.It was also found that alcohol usually gives us a helping hand to let out secrets-with more than half admitting a glass or two of wine could get them to dish the dirt.
Michael Cox,UK Director of Wines of Chile,said,"It's official that women can't keep secrets.We are really eager to find out with this survey how many secrets people are told.What we don't count on is how quickly these are passed on by those we trust.No matter how precious the piece of information is,it often comes out within 48 hours."
Three quarters say they are able to keep quiet about a secret,and 83 percent consider themselves 100 percent reliable within each group of friends.Yet,four in ten admit gossiping to a close friend from another friendship group.Nearly half(45 percent) disclose secrets just for the weight to be lifted from their shoulders.More than four in ten think it is acceptable to share a friend's secret with someone who doesn't know him or her.
Private issues,true cost of purchases and affairs emerged top of the secret- keeping list,with girls most likely to share a secret chatting face-to-face,on the phone or via a text message.Fortunately,over a quarter (27 percent) said they forgot what they were told the following day.
(1)Please explain the underlined words "dish the dirt" in English. (No more than 5 words.) Tell secrets to others. / Let out secrets. / Disclose secrets.Tell secrets to others. / Let out secrets. / Disclose secrets.
(2)What makes women more likely pass on gossip? (No more than 3 word.) Drinking wine. / A glass of wine. / Alcohol.Drinking wine. / A glass of wine. / Alcohol.
(3)What kinds of secrets are women most interested in? (No more than 10 words.) Private issues,true cost of purchases and affairs.Private issues,true cost of purchases and affairs.
(4)Why do about half women tell secrets to others? (No more than 10 words.) Because they think it can reduce pressure. / It can lift the weight from their shoulders./To lift the weight from their shoulders. / For the weight to be lifted from their shoulders.Because they think it can reduce pressure. / It can lift the weight from their shoulders./To lift the weight from their shoulders. / For the weight to be lifted from their shoulders.
(5)Should women tell secrets to others or keep secrets?Please give your opinions and reasons.(No more than 25 words.) I think women should keep secrets because spreading gossip may cause lots of trouble and harm the relations between people./ I think women should keep secrets.It's helpful to their friends' trust in them. /(This helps them to keep a friendship.)I think women should keep secrets because spreading gossip may cause lots of trouble and harm the relations between people./ I think women should keep secrets.It's helpful to their friends' trust in them. /(This helps them to keep a friendship.)
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【答案】Tell secrets to others. / Let out secrets. / Disclose secrets.;Drinking wine. / A glass of wine. / Alcohol.;Private issues,true cost of purchases and affairs.;Because they think it can reduce pressure. / It can lift the weight from their shoulders./To lift the weight from their shoulders. / For the weight to be lifted from their shoulders.;I think women should keep secrets because spreading gossip may cause lots of trouble and harm the relations between people./ I think women should keep secrets.It's helpful to their friends' trust in them. /(This helps them to keep a friendship.)
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