The average age for first marriages in England and Wales is 31 for men and 29 for women.

在英格兰和威尔士，男女首次结婚的平均年龄是男31岁、女29岁。

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The seven-year itch isn't a myth; the U.S. Census Bureau says the median duration of first marriages that end in divorce is 7.9 years.

“七年之痒”的说法并不是没有根据的；美国人口调查局的统计表明，以离婚结束的第一次婚姻平均在7.9年后结束。

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In the US, 50% of marriages end in divorce within the first 15 years and the annual incidence of divorce is 36 per 1, 000 couples.

在美国，50%的婚姻在前15年内以离婚结束，每年每1000对配偶里有36对会离婚。

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Now what's interesting is in societies where marriages are arranged this is often the first stage of a love relationship.

有趣的是,在婚姻包办的社会里,这初始阶段的爱情。

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