懂你英语level6 unit2 part1 reading

A fair maiden is guarded by a dragon. A handsome Prince must slay the dragon to save her. Then magically they fall in love and live happily ever after.

一个美丽的少女由龙守卫。一个英俊的王子必须杀死龙以拯救她。然后神奇地他们坠入爱河，从此过上幸福的生活。

Traditional stories tend to emphasize the fantastic, magical side of love, fate plays matchmaker. strangers to each other from across the room and instantly know that they are destined to be together. It isn't difficult to imagine two strangers coming together and falling in love despite their differences, it suggests that love is challenging, uncertain and incomprehensible.

传统故事往往强调爱情的奇妙，神奇的一面，命运扮演媒人。来自房间对面的陌生人立即知道他们注定要在一起。不难想象两个陌生人走到一起并坠入爱河尽管存在分歧，但这表明爱情具有挑战性，不确定性和难以理解。

But with more people using online dating services, a very different kind of love has emerged, one that is scientific convenient and self directed. It minimizes risk and provides a choice on the menu anonymity and the avoidance of immediate rejection meeting terms are negotiated on line

但随着越来越多的人使用在线约会服务，出现了一种非常不同的爱情，一种科学方便且自我导向的爱情。它最大限度地降低了风险，并提供菜单匿名选择，避免立即拒绝会议条款在线协商

Online Dating also allows the setting of preconditions. Computer algorithms exclude undesirable traits such as the wrong hair color.race, or age . but they also exclude randomness.They reduce the chances of meeting someone different or someone who can Challenge one's romantic ideals instead they find a partner we think we want and exclude everyone else. As a result we could be missing the opportunity of a lifetime to meet someone we would never have expected to fall in love with.

在线约会还允许设置前提条件。计算机算法排除了不良特征，例如错误的头发颜色或年龄。但是他们也排除了随机性。他们减少了遇到不同的人或者能够挑战一个人的浪漫理想的机会，而不是找到我们认为我们想要的伙伴并排除其他人。结果，我们可能错过了一辈子遇到一个我们从未想过会爱上的人的机会。

Perhaps this new way represents a more efficient form of romance. Traditional ideas of love may be enchanting, but are they useful? Loneliness and boredom are less exciting than chance encounters, but they represent the more realistic side of love. All too often people have suffered through bad days and humiliations. If they could just choose what they wanted, wouldn't it save time and reduce suffering?

也许这种新方式代表了一种更有效的浪漫形式。传统的爱情观念可能很迷人，但它们有用吗？寂寞和无聊不如偶然遇到令人兴奋，但它们代表了爱的更现实的一面。人们经常遭遇糟糕的日子和羞辱。如果他们可以选择他们想要的东西，它会不会节省时间并减少痛苦？

However, by choosing partners based on our preconceived ideas, we may be indulging in our illusions instead of letting ourselves grow with someone you love becomes more about looking for ourselves in the other. What if we don't know ourselves as well as we think perhaps love isn't about knowing what we want. Perhaps it's about being open to unimagined possibilities.

然而，通过根据我们的先入为主的观点选择合作伙伴，我们可能会沉迷于我们的幻想，而不是让自己与你爱的人一起成长，更多的是在另一个人中寻找自己。如果我们不了解自己，或许我们认为爱也不是知道我们想要什么。也许这是对无法想象的可能性持开放态度。