美国文化脱口秀 第381期:美国人的分手和离婚

 　　其实不是特别想说王宝强离婚。但有不少听众问美国人的离婚也会变成全民大戏吗？反过来想想，探讨中美文化和思想，也是我们节目的特色。不过，感情、婚姻只有当事人清楚。所以我们今天就把焦点放在相关的英语上吧！也能学到不少！

　　关键词：

　　明星离婚不该成为全民大戏

　　Lots of high-profile celebrities¹ are breaking up recently: 最近不少有名的明星闹分手、闹离婚

　　Millions of Chinese people are following Wang Baoqiang's divorce drama unfold: 中国好多人都在追王宝强的离婚大戏发展

　　It's unfortunate since so many Olympian athletes are currently pouring out their blood, sweat and tears in Rio: 其实挺悲哀的，运动员在里约奥运拼搏自己的血泪汗水，但媒体都是王宝强的事儿

　　分手、离婚，有人撕破脸、有人相对和平

　　两败俱伤、鸡飞狗跳：

　　nasty breakup: 两败俱伤的分手

　　ugly breakup: 闹得很不好看、丑陋的分手

　　维持和平、友好：

　　amicable² breakup: 和平分手

　　分手、离婚英语怎么说？

　　Breakup, split up: 分手、分开

　　You can use these 2 words for both married and unmarried couples: 这两个词无论恋爱分手、还是离婚，都可以用

　　Divorce: 离婚

　　When couples are separated, it means they're still legally married but living apart from each other: 结婚的人分居，虽然法律上还是夫妻，但是事实上已经分居

　　Some people work it out during this period of separation: 有些人分开的这段时间，可以解决、化解矛盾

　　They've worked it out/worked things out: 解决、化解矛盾

　　If they can't work it out, they'll file for divorce: 如果不行，就提出离婚

　　外遇、出轨

　　Wang Baoqiang is accusing his wife of cheating on him with his agent: 王宝强控诉太太和经纪人出轨、外遇

　　cheating on someone: 欺骗另一半，指出轨、有外遇

　　(cheating on a test): 考试作弊

　　Two-timing：脚踏两条船，但是这个说法比较过时

　　unfaithful: 不忠

　　someone is caught cheating: 被捉奸

　　gossipy: 很八卦

　　各执一词，He said/she said

　　It's a "he said she said" situation/it's all "he said she said" : 男女双方各执一词

　　No one knows what goes on in a marriage and no one will ever know: 婚姻的事，外人怎么搞得清？

　　美国人的分手和离婚

　　美国人最关心的明星离婚: Johnny Depp

　　美国近来也有一对明星离婚闹得沸沸扬扬。就是大明星，《加勒比海盗》系列男主Johnny Depp和小自己十几岁的明星嫩妻Amber³ Heard。女方控诉男方家暴，男方也控诉女方各种不是。

　　Johnny Depp and his young wife, Amber Heard, are going through a nasty divorce: Johnny Depp和嫩妻Amber Heard离婚也闹得很凶

　　She's accusing him of domestic abuse/domestic violence: 女方控诉男方家暴

　　One meaning of domestic is within the country: 说到航班，domestic有一个意思是国内，例如domestic flights, 国内航班

　　Domestic can also mean within a marriage or home: domestic还有个意思是家庭内部的

　　domestic abuse/domestic violence：家庭暴力

　　domestic abuser or abuser: 实施家暴那方

　　It's inexcusable: 这是不可饶恕的

　　wifebeater: 打老婆的男人 （口语）

　　不过wifebeater还有一个意思，就是男士背心

　　It comes from the stereotype⁴ that this is the kind of clothes that a wifebeater wears: 这来自于一种偏见，打老婆的人会穿这种背心

　　But it's not a very nice word in everyday use: 这个词不太适合日常形容背心时用

　　友好分手: On good terms

　　分手离婚后也有关系处得好的：

　　leave on good terms: 分开时，还挺友好，

　　break up on good terms: 同上

　　We're still on good terms: 我们现在关系还不错

　　mutual⁵ decision, mutual breakup: 分手是双方一致的决定

　　狗仔队

　　Gossip magazines: 八卦杂志

　　paparazzi: 狗仔

　　TMZ is a huge paparazzi machine in the US: TMZ是美国最有名（或臭名昭著)的八卦机器

　　Leak info: 爆料

　　A video was leaked to TMZ of Johnny Depp throwing a tantrum in front of his wife at home: 有人向TMZ泄露了德普在家对老婆大发雷霆的视频

　　摩登家庭: Uncouple, Coparent

　　不是所有分手、离婚都闹得鸡飞狗跳，奥斯卡影后Gwenyth Paltrow和Cold Play主唱Chris Martin的离婚就被视为典范。两人的声明还造就了英语金句。

　　Gwenyth Paltrow and Chris Martin issued a joint⁶ statement that stated, "We consciouslyuncouple, but we coparent": Gwenyth Paltrow和Chris Martin分开时发的联合声明其中说到”我们深思熟虑后选择分开，但还要一起做父母养育孩子”

　　Many people laughed at their choice of words, but it's a good attitude: 虽然很多人觉得他们的用词太矫情，但是态度却值得称赞

　　有couple, 还有uncouple

　　uncouple, decouple (动词): 分开，不再是一对

　　to parent （动词）: 抚养孩子、尽父母的责任

　　parent is both a noun and a verb: parent既是名词也是动词

　　To coparent is to work to raise your children together despite being divorced: coparent就是即使离婚了、分开了，还是要一起做父母

　　是啊，分手、离婚，冷暖自知。孩子始终是第一位的。

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

2 amicable   

adj.和平的，友好的；友善的

参考例句：

• The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
• The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。

3 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

4 stereotype   

n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框

参考例句：

• He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
• There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。

5 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

6 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。