情景交际-中国式离婚

 　　D: everything's great. And you?

　　M: same here. Have you seen any new films recently?

　　D: no, I haven't had a chance to. But I've been watching a Chinese TV series called "Chinese-Style Divorce¹."

　　M: oh, really? I saw it two years ago. It's worth seeing and it's thought-provoking.

　　D: yeah. I found it is so close to our life.

　　M: it reflects some of our difficulties in this ever-changing world.

　　D: you said it. You know, the divorce rate has been on the rise in recent years.

　　M: well, it's said that a lot of young people favor getting married quickly which tend end quickly too.

　　D: I know a couple who divorced² a week after getting married.

　　M: oh, that's too short-lived.

　　D: that's true. It's said the short-lived marriage is typical of the "post-80s" generation.

　　M: I can't agree more. The "only-child" generation in China tends to know little about marriage.

　　D: definitely³. They don't take relationships and marriages very seriously.

　　M: in their mind, love is nothing but passion and marriage is over once the passion is gone.

　　D: I think, as the saying goes "haste⁴ makes waste", it is the same thing with marriage.

1 divorce   

n.离婚；分离；vi.离婚；vt.离婚；脱离

参考例句：

• Did he divorce his wife or did she divorce him?是他要和妻子离婚，还是妻子要和他离婚？
• None of us like the divorce of word and deed.我们都不喜欢言行不一。

2 divorced   

adj.离婚的；分开的；不相干的；脱离的v.与…离婚(divorce的过去式和过去分词)；分离；与某人离婚，判某人离婚

参考例句：

• Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看样子，他们很快就要离婚。
• Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。

3 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

4 haste   

n.匆忙，急速；草率；v.赶快；匆忙

参考例句：

• In his blind haste he almost ran into the river.他匆匆忙忙地几乎跑到河里去了。
• The contract says the work must be completed with all possible haste.合同上写明这项工作必须尽快完成。