情景会话口袋书人际篇55:离婚(2)

 　　9. How did you divorce from your wife? You loved her so much.

　　你怎么会离婚呢？你是那么爱她。

　　还能这样说：

　　I can't believe you had split up with your wife whom you loved so much.

　　Since you loved your wife so much, why did you get divorced with her?

　　谚语：

　　To teach a fish how to swim.

　　不要班门弄斧。

　　10. See you at the marriage registration¹ office tomorrow.

　　明天婚姻登记机关见。

　　还能这样说：

　　We will divorce tomorrow.

　　I will apply for divorcement tomorrow.

　　应用解析：

　　see sth. in sb./sth. 觉得……有吸引力；

　　see sb. off 送别；

　　see to it that... 一定注意到，务必……

　　11. They have a loveless marriage.

　　他们的婚姻没有爱情。

　　还能这样说：

　　Their marriage exists only in name but not in reality.

　　Even though they are couple, they don't love each other.

　　谚语：

　　Marriage is a lottery² with more blanks than prizes.

　　结婚如同摸彩票，空票多而中票少。

　　12. She and her husband have parted for three years.

　　她已经和丈夫分居3年了。

　　还能这样说：

　　She has parted from her husband for three years.

　　They have been living separately for three years.

　　应用解析：

　　for one's part 就某人来说；

　　know one's parts well 台词背得熟；

　　for the most part 大部分，一般地；

　　live the part 演得非常逼真

　　13. Let's get divorced.

　　我们离婚吧。

　　还能这样说：

　　We had better get a divorce.

　　I want to divorce.

　　14. Did he consent to the divorce?

　　他同意离婚吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Did he agree to break the marriage?

　　Did he grant the divorce?

　　应用解析：

　　get/obtain a divorce 获准离婚；

　　grounds for divorce 离婚的理由；

　　be divorced from 与……离婚；与……脱离

　　15. I am a divorcee.

　　我离婚了。

　　还能这样说：

　　I am a bachelor man again.

　　I've got my divorce.

　　16. After the divorce the father was given custody³ of the children.

　　离婚后，孩子们归父亲照顾。

　　还能这样说：

　　The father had the right to take care of the children after getting divorced.

　　The father got the custody of the children after the divorce.

　　应用解析：

　　in the custody of 在……监护下；

　　keep in custody 拘留；

　　have the custody 保管；保护

　　17. The divorce rate is rising.

　　离婚率在上升。

　　还能这样说：

　　The rate of divorce has been making large.

　　More couples are getting divorced.

　　应用解析：

　　give rise to 引起；使发生；

　　have a rise in life 飞黄腾达；

　　on the rise 在上涨；

　　rise again 死而复生；

1 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

2 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

3 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。