Weisman said U.S. figures showed that in 1980 about 6 percent of men aged in their early 40s had never married but this number had now risen to 17 percent.

维斯曼说，美国有数据表明，在1980年，40岁出头的男人中有6%没结过婚，而现在这个数字已升至17%。

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Weisman said U. S. figures showed that in 1980 about 6 percent of men aged in their early 40s had never married but this number had now risen to 17 percent.

韦斯曼说，根据美国的数字统计，在1980年，在40岁的男人中，有6%的男的没有结婚过，现在这个数字已经上升到了17%。

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Some fears have a good role to play in helping to promote caution, Weisman said.

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"The communication of empathy is just about the most important thing you can do, " said Nancy Weisman, a psychologist in Marietta, Georgia, who was not involved with the study.

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