Nội dung text DAY-29-COHABITATION-ielts-nguyenhuyen.pdf
COHABITATION Of the various ways in which one can forge a family (marriage, cohabitation, or having a child without being married), cohabitation has become the most common. One reason for this increased interest in cohabitation over marriage may not be the fear of the union itself, so much as a concern for the possibility of its collapse. In other words, it may be the looming prospect of divorce that's driving more people to choose the question "Will you move in with me?" over "Will you marry me?" Young people voice a number of concerns about getting married, and these concerns may drive them to cohabit rather than marry. Some people worry largely about the emotional turmoil that could result from divorce. They feel the potential pitfalls of divorce make them question whether marriage is worth it. To these people cohabitation offers similar benefits to marriage without the potential pain of divorce. "If you're just living together, and if one of you decides they want to leave..." said one participant, "you can leave and it will just be OK ...” o to forge a family: xây dựng gia đình o cohabitation /ˌkəʊˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/ (n) = the state of living with another person and having a sexual relationship with them without being married: sống thử trước hôn nhân o the fear of ... /fɪr/ (n) = the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger or when a particular thing frightens you: nỗi sợ ... o the possibility of ... /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪləti/ (n) = a thing that may happen or be true: khả năng ...có thể xảy ra o collapse /kəˈlæps/ (n) = a sudden failure of something: sự tan vỡ o to drive somebody to do something = to make somebody do something: khiến ai đó làm gì o to move in with somebody = to start living with somebody in the house or flat where they already live: dọn vào sống cùng với ai đó o pitfall /ˈpɪtfɔːl/ (n) = a danger or difficulty, especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first: cạm bẫy o divorce /dɪˈvɔːrs/ (n) = the legal ending of a marriage: ly hôn o to be worth something /wɜːrθ/ (adj) = important, good or pleasant enough to make somebody feel satisfied: đáng (để làm gì ...) Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/02/the-marriage-problem-why-many-are-choosing- cohabitation-instead/252505/ SYNONYMS o to cohabit » to live together