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It can feel very weird, and a bit threatening, to talk about taking the pressure off a relationship.
谈论如何减轻一段关系中的压力，这有点奇怪也有点恐怖。
Our collective, inherited Romantic culture likes to imagine functioning couples doing more or less everything together
我们一直以来共同继承的浪漫文化，认为伴侣无论大事小事都应该一起完成，
and being the center of each other’s lives.
成为彼此生活的中心。
The good couple is, we are told,
我们被告知，一对好的伴侣
one in which two people mean more or less everything to one another.
就是无论什么事都要一起做。
In a sound relationship, we are supposed to meet each other’s needs in every area of existence
在一段稳定的关系中，双方应当在各个方面都满足彼此的需要，
from sex to intellectual stimulation, cooking styles to bedroom habits.
从性爱到智力激发，从烹饪风格到床笫之欢
We’re supposed to lead our social life in tandem, be the primary sounding board for one another’s problems
伴侣应当在生活中共同进退，为对方遇到的难题做主要参谋，
and complete each other in spirit and in matter.
在精神和物质上彼此成就。
If they’re involved in a sport, we should at once join in or at least come and support them every weekend.
如果对方要去运动，我们得马上加入，或者至少要在周末陪着他们一起，并为他们加油。
If we want to visit a particular country, they are supposed to trot along enthusiastically with us.
如果我们要去旅行，他们就要很热情地和我们一起出发。
Our friends are meant to be their friends…
我们的朋友注定也是他们的朋友
It all sounds sweet but it is – over the long term – a recipe for disaster.
这都听起来很甜，但是长期看来，后患无穷。
No two people can ever match each other across all areas of existence.
没有哪两个人能在方方面面都合拍。
and the attempt to do so inevitably ushers in bitterness and rage.
而强取之则会不可避免地导致苦果与怒火。
解析在这里哦！
1. in tandem，副词词组，表示“联合地、协同地”，比如：She runs the business in tandem with her husband.（她同丈夫一起管理企业。）
2. sounding board，名词词组，表示“参谋”，比如：He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone. （他需要一个参谋，而不是独自思考。）
3. recipe，名词，表示“食谱、烹饪法”，比如：a recipe for cookies（曲奇饼的制作法）。
原文中的a recipe for disaster的表面意思是灾难的食谱，也就是会导致灾难。
4. bitterness，名词，表示“痛苦”，比如：His heart was overflowing with bitterness. （他的心中充满了苦涩。）
