▍原文 A small but growing number of young people are "marrying their best friends", said the South China Morning Post. The so-called "friendship marriage" trend involves two people becoming legal spouses, often living together in a relationship based on "shared values and interests" – but without ties of romantic love or sex. "Women my age are all getting married and having kids," 33-year-old, Chloe, told the publication. "A friendship marriage helps avoid gossip." ▍語言點 growing /ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/ adj. 增長的，越來越多的 trend /trend/ n. 趨勢 legal spouse 法定配偶 legal adj. 法律允許的，合法的 spouse n. 配偶 shared /ʃeəd/ adj. 共同的 value /ˈvæljuː/ n. 價值觀 tie /taɪ/（本文）n. 羈絆 publication /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃn/（本文）n. 媒體機構 gossip /ˈɡɒsɪp/ n. 八卦，閒話 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取： 《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 · 關注公眾號【夏說英文日讀】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮： 《英語學習小傳》 共100篇文章，英語學習經驗獨家分享 ...