The first is the postponement of, if not retreat from, marriage.

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

However,while talking is largely subconscious and rapid, writing is deliberate and slow, Over time,writers took advantage of this and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one:The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours, till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and……" No one talks like that casually — or should

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

What distinguishes a depression from a harsh recession is paralyzing fear - fear of the unknown so great that it causes consumers, businesses, and investors to retreat and panic.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Why do consumers, businesses and investors retreat and panic in times of depression

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Thirst grows for living unplugged More people are taking breaks from the connected life amid the stillness and quiet of retreats like the Jesuit Center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

fish have a refuge in the streams and can expand into the lagoons when the lake is low and the lagoons are separate, Harper said All the lagoons join when the lake is high and fish must retreat to their stream refuges or die.

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Moreover,the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

Moreover, the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation: two days, not two seconds.

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ