CRI听力:China's Singles Look for Love in Many Different Ways

be located in坐落于..., 位于...
例句：The building is located in a business center.
该大楼位于商业中心。

2. Lu Shan, a professional matchmaker explains that in China parents put a lot of pressure on their kids to get married at a proper age, but high standards like having a house and a car make it difficult to meet the one, and so many worried parents have started to look on their own.

put on强使承担
例句：Why are you trying to put the blame on me?
你为什么总想把责任推到我身上呢?
look on把眼光投向〔以某种观点来看待或对待〕(某物或某人)
例句：They look on me as their own brother.
他们把我当作自己的兄弟。

3. They love their children and worry so much about them

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句：He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。

4. Nevertheless, the demand placed on young people to find love has caused young people to look for options besides having their parents speed date for them.

place on把…放在…上; 把…强加于…
例句：He placed the blame on his wife.
他归咎于他的妻子。
look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

5. She has come to see Lu Shan in the hope of meeting someone special.

in the hope of怀着…的希望
例句：We returned to the park in the hope of finding her wallet.
我们回到公园, 希望能找到她的钱包。

6. It also has something to do with my work.

do with与…有关
例句：I'm interested in anything to do with music.
凡与音乐有关的事我都感兴趣。

7. Because there is a lot of pressure from work, I seldom have any time to focus on finding a suitable boyfriend.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

8. A recent study by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences found that due to the gender imbalance in China, where boys are prioritized over girls, millions of men could find themselves without a spouse.

due to由于，因为
例句：Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。