纯正地道美语(外教讲解)212：离婚

　　Jeff: Joanne, let’s not make this divorce any more acrimonious¹ than it already is, okay? Let’s just get down to business and start dividing this stuff up fairly, so we can go our separate ways, alright?
Joanne:Fine with me. I just want to get this over with. It’s important we make a clean break. I should have signed a pre-nup.
Jeff:What was that?
Joanne:Nothing!  Anyway, you’re right, there’s no reason this has to be nasty.  My lawyer tells me you’ve accepted our alimony proposal and the division of property, as well as the custody² agreement- I keep the cat and you get the dog. So that’s done... finally.
Jeff: Let’s not go there, Joanne!  Ok, so let’s start with the record collection, I’ll take the albums I contributed and you can have your cheesy disco albums back.
Joanne:Fine, but I’m keeping the antique gramophone as my grandfather gave it to me.
Jeff:I believe that was a wedding present to both of us, Joanne. And you hardly ever use it!
Joanne:He’s my grandfather, and he never really liked you anyway!
Jeff: Whatever! Alright, I’ll concede the silly gramophone, if you’ll agree that I get the silver tea set.
Joanne:How typical, when are you ever going to use a silver tea set?  Fine!  I don’t want to drag this out any longer than necessary.  What’s next? What about these old photographs?
Jeff: Which ones?  Let me have a look.  Wow, look at that! That brings back memories...That?
Joanne: Our trip to Italy! I remember that day. We were going to visit the Trevi fountain, and we got caught in the rain...
Jeff: ... and you looked so adorable with your hair all wet. I had to take a picture of you standing³ there in that little alley⁴, smiling and laughing in the rain...
Joanne:Oh, we really did have fun back then， didn’t we?
Jeff: Oh, Joanne, are we making a big mistake?  I know our relationship has been on the rocks for sometime but are you sure we can’t reconcile and try again? I still love you.
Joanne:Oh Jeff!  I love you too!  I’m so glad we didn’t have to decide who keeps the motorcycle.
Jeff:The motorcycle? But that’s mine!
clean break 一刀两断
pre-nup n.婚前财产协议
nasty adj.下流的, 严重的, 令人不快的
custody n.监护
concede v.承认; 让步
drag this out 拖延时间
go our separate ways 分道扬镳
Jeff: Joanne, 让我们的离婚别再雪上加霜了，好吗？我们来谈正经事吧，把财产公平地分了啊，然后我们分道扬镳，好吗？
Joanne: 我没问题，我只是想讲清楚。我们一刀两断是件大事。我真应该签一份婚庆财产协议。
Jeff: 那是什么？
Joanne: 没什么。无论如何你说的是对的，没理由这样让人不快。我的律师已经告诉过我你已经接受支付赡养费并均分财产，和接受赡养协议。猫归我，狗归你。就这样定了……终于定了。
Jeff: Joanne先别谈那些。我们先分下唱片吧，我会拿走我买的碟片，你可以将劣质的迪斯科音乐碟片拿回。
Joanne: 好吧，我会留着那个古董留声机，那是我祖父给我的。
Jeff:: 我认为那是曾送给我们的结婚礼物，你几乎没用过留声机。
Joanne: 他是我的祖父，你从来没有真正喜欢过你。
Jeff:: 随便吧，如果你同意那套银茶具归我，我就把那个傻瓜式的留声机给你。
Joanne: 你什么时候用过那套茶具？好吧，我不想再拖延时间了。下一步要干什么？那些老照片怎么处理？
Jeff: 哪些？让我看下，看那个照片，那让我想起过去，看见了吗？
Joanne: 去意大利的旅行，我记得那天，我们去参观Trevi喷泉，而且被大雨困住。
Jeff: 你的头发都湿了，看起来很迷人，你站在小道上，在雨中小，我给你拍了张照片。
Joanne: 我们过去过得确实很开心，不是吗？
Jeff: Joanne，我们犯了什么错误？我知道我们的关系有时候不好，但是你确定我们不能重归于好了吗？再试试吧？我依然爱着你。
Joanne: 我也爱着你，我很高我们不必决定谁要摩托车。
Jeff:摩托车？那是我的！
 

1 acrimonious   

adj.严厉的，辛辣的，刻毒的

参考例句：

• He had an acrimonious quarrel with his girlfriend yesterday.昨天他跟他的女朋友激烈争吵了一番。
• His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.他的父母在激烈吵吵闹闹中离了婚。

2 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。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。