to marry them and end up in a relationship which is, frankly, not most satisfying.
Okay, so this method doesn't give you a 100 percent success rate, but there's no other possible strategy that can do any better.
And actually, I also think that subconsciously, humans, we do sort of do this anyway. We give ourselves a little bit of time to play the field, get a feel for the marketplace or whatever when we're young. And then we only start looking seriously at potential marriage candidates once we hit our mid-to-late 20s. I think this is convincing proof, if ever it were needed, that everybody's brains are prewired(天生的) to be just a little bit mathematical. Therefore, it can be mathematically proven that this is the best way to find the perfect partner.
The Mathematics of Love Main Points The reason mathematics ●Love is full of unpredictable patterns. can help with ●Mathematics (1)________ patterns that are not neatly ordered. human love The best (2)________ way to pick a perfect partner ●Cause: Your perfect partner is rejected when he/she appears during the first 37 percent. (4)________ Result: You will die alone as you will reject anyone coming Pick (3)________ of the first 37 percent, and then choose the next better person that comes along. Supporting Details coming with (5)________． the Optimal Stopping Theory ●Cause: The next person is slightly (6)________ than any of the first 37 percent, who you have rejected and who are just incredibly terrible. Result: Following the maths, you have to choose him/her, (7)________ in a partner not most satisfying. (8)________ ●Subconsciously, humans play the field before seriously starting the Optimal looking for a potential person for (9)________． - 5 -
Stopping Theory ●Human brains are naturally mathematical because we often (10)______ some time getting a feel for the marketplace before is the best making serious decisions. strategy 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了如何利用数学概率理论寻找最佳伴侣。 1．studies 根据第一段中的“Mathematics is, basically, all about the study of patterns”可知，数学是研究规律的。study“研究”。
2．mathematical 根据第三段最后一句“If you do this, it can be mathematically proven, in fact, that this is the best possible way of maximizing your chances of finding the perfect partner.”可知，可以从数学上证明，这是最大化你找到完美伴侣的机会的最好方法。所以用mathematical“数学的”。
3．none 根据第三段中的“...you should just reject everybody as serious marriage potential”可知，你应该拒绝所有人，故用pick none of替换reject。
4．Risks 根据第四段中的“I have to tell you that this method does come with some risks”可知，这个方法是有风险的。
5．after 根据第五段最后一句“Now, if you're following the maths, I'm afraid no one else will appear that's better than anyone you've seen before, so you have to go on rejecting everyone and die alone.”可知，以后有可能再也不会出现比之前看到的更好的人，所以你只能孤独地死去。anyone coming after“之后出现的任何人”。 6．better 根据第六段中的“the next person to come along is just slightly less boring, dull and terrible than everybody that you've seen before”可知，后面遇到的人只比之前的人好一点点，用slightly better。
7．resulting 根据第六段最后一句“Now, if you are following the maths, I'm afraid you have to marry them and end up in a relationship which is, frankly, not most satisfying.”可知，根据数学，你必须选择他/她，结果却是一个不太令人满意的伴侣。result in“导致”。
8．Why 根据最后一段最后一句“Therefore, it can be mathematically proven that this is the best way to find the perfect partner.”可知，这一段主要是解释为什么“Optimal Stopping Theory”是选择伴侣的最佳策略。
9．marriage 最后一段中的“And then we only start looking seriously at potential marriage candidates”中“potential marriage candidates”对应题设中的looking for a potential person for marriage。
10．spend 根据最后一段中的“We give ourselves a little bit of time to play the field”
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可知，此处表示花费时间做某事。spend some time (in) doing sth.“花费时间做某事”。
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