美国文化口语秀(文本+MP3) 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 celebrities 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：
amicable 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Amber 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 stereotype 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
mutual 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 joint 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。