Lower-income women， in particular， disproportionately expressed doubts about the “trap” of marriage， fearing that it could be hard to exit if things go wrong or it would lead to additional domestic responsibilities but few benefits.

　　担忧婚姻会成为“牢笼”的低收入女性比重尤为突出，她们害怕如果婚姻不如意将难以持续，或认为结婚会带来额外的家庭负担而却没多少好处。

　　The study also found working-class cohabitating couples were more apt to view marriage as “just a piece of paper，” nearly identical to their existing relationship.

　　研究还发现，工人阶层的同居情侣更倾向于认为婚姻“只是一张纸”，和他们现有的关系几乎没什么两样。

　　They were twice as likely to admit fears about being stuck in marriage with no way out once they were relying on their partners’ share of income to get by.

　　他们承认自己害怕一旦要依靠另一半的收入过日子便无法从婚姻牢笼中逃脱，有这种想法的工人阶层年轻人是中产阶层年轻人的两倍。

　　The authors hope that their findings could help premarital counselors to better tailor their lessons to assuage widespread fears of divorce and to target the specific needs of various socioeconomic classes.

　　作者希望他们的发现可以帮助婚前咨询师更好地调整课程，以舒缓人们对离婚的普遍恐惧，并能针对不同社会经济阶层的特定需要进行授课。

二

　　Love it or hate it， fiery orange is one of the hottest colors for the coming year.The renaissance of orange extends to many facets of design： The Canyons Resort in Park City， Utah， recently installed a luxury ski lift called the Bubble Express -- with heated chairs in eye-popping orange.

　　Love it or hate it， fiery orange is one of the hottest colors for the coming year. So shield your eyes and get ready for flaming orange dishware， furniture， overcoats， dresses， shoes， handbags and even eyeliner.

　　Sephora is about to bring out a limited-edition spring cosmetics line with orange eye makeup -- including orange false eyelashes made from feathers. The renaissance of orange extends to many facets of design： The Canyons Resort in Park City， Utah， recently installed a luxury ski lift called the Bubble Express -- with heated chairs in eye-popping orange.

　　Linda Warren， chief marketing officer for Talisker Mountain Inc.， which owns Canyons， says the color was chosen in part because it has ‘happy connotations.’

　　Pantone， the color-expert unit of X-Rite Inc.， has seen such an uptick in requests for orange color swatches that it is set to declare the hue as Pantone‘s Color of the Year 2012 on Thursday. （Last year’s Color of the Year was a shade of pink called Honeysuckle.）

　　The specific color Pantone has chosen is called ‘tangerine tango’ -- a brilliant shade of reddish orange that evokes a fireball as much as fruit.

　　It was added to Pantone‘s index of 2，100 colors after the company asked retailers and designers what colors they were seeking out. A plethora of orange requests came back. That led to the Sephora line， which is a partnership dubbed ’Sephora + Pantone Universe.‘

　　Orange offers ancillary advantages to manufacturers and retailers. It makes products stand out on cluttered store shelves. ’If you‘ve got a bunch of products on a shelf， it can’t hurt to have an orange one，‘ says Leatrice Eiseman， a color expert who works with Pantone.

　　Paint and chemical manufacturer Akzo Nobel NV chose a juicy red called ’terra cotta rose‘ as its ’Color of the Year‘ at a gathering in September. The company says it’s a ‘powerful mood modifier， reflecting passion， power and festivity.’ Akzo Nobel‘s color experts say the shade reflects that the world is ’progressing into something more confident and robust‘ as we head into 2012.

三

　　Daniel Schwartz could have attended an Ivy League school if he wanted to. He just doesn‘t see the value.

　　Mr. Schwartz， 18 years old， was accepted at Cornell University but enrolled instead at City University of New York’s Macaulay Honors College， which is free.

　　Mr. Schwartz says his family could have afforded Cornell‘s tuition， with help from scholarships and loans. But he wants to be a doctor and thinks medical school， which could easily cost upward of $45，000 a year for a private institution， is a more important investment. It wasn’t ‘worth it to spend $50，000-plus a year for a bachelor’s degree，‘ he says.

　　As student-loan default rates climb and college graduates fail to land jobs， an increasing number of students are betting they can get just as far with a degree from a less-expensive school as they can with a diploma from an elite school -- without having to take on debt.

　　More students are choosing lower-cost public colleges or commuting to schools from home to save on housing expenses. Nearly 25% of students from families with annual household incomes above $100，000 attended public， two-year schools in the 2010-2011 academic year， up from 12% the previous year， according to a report from student-loan company Sallie Mae.

　　Such choices meant families across all income brackets spent 9% less -- an average of $21，889 in cash， loans， scholarships and other methods -- on college in 2010-11 than in the previous year， according to the report. High-income families cut their college spending by 18%， to $25，760. The report， which is released annually， was based on a survey of about 1，600 students and parents.

　　The approach has risks. Top-tier colleges tend to attract recruiting visits from companies that have stopped visiting elsewhere. A diploma from an elite school can look better to many recruiters and graduate schools， as well. And overcrowding at state schools means students could be locked out of courses and have difficulty completing their degrees in four years.

　　Mr. Schwartz started at the Macaulay Honors program at Queens College this fall with ’nagging‘ disappointment but has come to terms with his decision.

　　I have to grow up. I have to incorporate what I want and what I can have，‘ he says. ’Even though people say money shouldn‘t be everything， in this situation， money was the most important thing.