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When to Get MarriedA study has found that marrying later in life is financially beneficial for women, but not for men.The University of Virginia has published a report that college-educated women who wed（结婚） in their thirties earn an average of 56 percent more than those who get married a decade earlier. Conversely ,men who settle down in their twenties have higher incomes than those who wait until after 30, no matter their education.The National Marriage Project's study, entitled Knot Yet: The Benefits and Costs of Delayed Marriage in America, examines the consequences of marrying later, a growing trend in the US. It notes that the average age of marriage is at an all-time high of 27 for women and 29 for men, compared to 1990 when the averages were 23 for women and 26 for men.But while women have actually benefited financially from delayed marriages, men who wed earlier in life tend to be more successful later on. The study says that childbirth plays a role in these results. Around two-thirds of lifetime income growth takes place during the first ten years of a career, according to clinical psychologist Meg Jay. Since college-educated women who marry in their twenties also lend to have their first baby earlier, forcing them to take a break from their careers, they can take longer to climb the corporate ladder.But getting hitched at a younger age tends to be a good career move for men, perhaps because married men “are more sure of themselves compared to single men”, leading to more productivity, suggests Business Insider.The study also found that while college-educated women profit from delayed marriage, those without a degree do not. In fact, among women who drop out of high school, 83 percent of first births are to unmarried mothers, according to The Atlantic. A woman without a college education therefore has less time to advance her career during its vital first decade.The graphs from the study also show that men who never marry earn significantly less than those who do, while the opposite is true for women.9.Those women without college-educated background may not profit from delayed marriage.

When to Get MarriedA study has found that marrying later in life is financially beneficial for women, but not for men.The University of Virginia has published a report that college-educated women who wed（结婚） in their thirties earn an average of 56 percent more than those who get married a decade earlier. Conversely ,men who settle down in their twenties have higher incomes than those who wait until after 30, no matter their education.The National Marriage Project's study, entitled Knot Yet: The Benefits and Costs of Delayed Marriage in America, examines the consequences of marrying later, a growing trend in the US. It notes that the average age of marriage is at an all-time high of 27 for women and 29 for men, compared to 1990 when the averages were 23 for women and 26 for men.But while women have actually benefited financially from delayed marriages, men who wed earlier in life tend to be more successful later on. The study says that childbirth plays a role in these results. Around two-thirds of lifetime income growth takes place during the first ten years of a career, according to clinical psychologist Meg Jay. Since college-educated women who marry in their twenties also lend to have their first baby earlier, forcing them to take a break from their careers, they can take longer to climb the corporate ladder.But getting hitched at a younger age tends to be a good career move for men, perhaps because married men “are more sure of themselves compared to single men”, leading to more productivity, suggests Business Insider.The study also found that while college-educated women profit from delayed marriage, those without a degree do not. In fact, among women who drop out of high school, 83 percent of first births are to unmarried mothers, according to The Atlantic. A woman without a college education therefore has less time to advance her career during its vital first decade.The graphs from the study also show that men who never marry earn significantly less than those who do, while the opposite is true for women.10.For those women who drop out of high school, most of their first births happen after they get married.

Real Policemen and Policemen on TVReal policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV—if they ever get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the policemen don't think much of them.The first difference lies in that a policeman's real life centers around the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in chatting to pretty girls or in dramatic confrontations（对峙）with desperate criminals.He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty—or not—of stupid, minor crimes.Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as he' s arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks—where failure to produce results reflects on the standing of the police—little effort is spent on searching.Having made an arrest, a detective（侦探）really starts to work. He has to prove his case in court and, to do that, he often has to gather a lot of different evidence. So, as well as being overworked ,a detective has to be out at all hours of the day and night interviewing his witnesses and persuading them, usually against their own interests, to help him.11.What does the first paragraph tell us about policemen?

Real Policemen and Policemen on TVReal policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV—if they ever get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the policemen don't think much of them.The first difference lies in that a policeman's real life centers around the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in chatting to pretty girls or in dramatic confrontations（对峙）with desperate criminals.He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty—or not—of stupid, minor crimes.Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as he' s arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks—where failure to produce results reflects on the standing of the police—little effort is spent on searching.Having made an arrest, a detective（侦探）really starts to work. He has to prove his case in court and, to do that, he often has to gather a lot of different evidence. So, as well as being overworked ,a detective has to be out at all hours of the day and night interviewing his witnesses and persuading them, usually against their own interests, to help him.12.It is essential for a policeman to be trained in criminal law ______.

Real Policemen and Policemen on TVReal policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV—if they ever get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the policemen don't think much of them.The first difference lies in that a policeman's real life centers around the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in chatting to pretty girls or in dramatic confrontations（对峙）with desperate criminals.He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty—or not—of stupid, minor crimes.Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as he' s arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks—where failure to produce results reflects on the standing of the police—little effort is spent on searching.Having made an arrest, a detective（侦探）really starts to work. He has to prove his case in court and, to do that, he often has to gather a lot of different evidence. So, as well as being overworked ,a detective has to be out at all hours of the day and night interviewing his witnesses and persuading them, usually against their own interests, to help him.13.What do real policemen do at work?

Real Policemen and Policemen on TVReal policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV—if they ever get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the policemen don't think much of them.The first difference lies in that a policeman's real life centers around the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in chatting to pretty girls or in dramatic confrontations（对峙）with desperate criminals.He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty—or not—of stupid, minor crimes.Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as he' s arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks—where failure to produce results reflects on the standing of the police—little effort is spent on searching.Having made an arrest, a detective（侦探）really starts to work. He has to prove his case in court and, to do that, he often has to gather a lot of different evidence. So, as well as being overworked ,a detective has to be out at all hours of the day and night interviewing his witnesses and persuading them, usually against their own interests, to help him.14.When murders and terrorist attacks occur the police ______.