恒星口语讲堂:"离婚"用英语怎么说?

快节奏的生活，膨胀的物欲让人心烦意乱，导致现代社会的离婚率居高不下。虽然说合则来，不合则分，但是离婚总归是一件伤心伤情、劳民伤财的事，所以一定要谨慎啊。

说到“离婚”，大家都知道英语是 divorce，这个词不仅是动词，还是名词，我们来看两个例子：

His cruelty has got beyond endurance; that's why his wife has decided to divorce him.

他的残暴已令人无法忍受，因此他妻子决定与他离婚。

This couple has come to this, that they can not solve their problem without a divorce.

这对夫妇已到了不离婚就解决不了他们之间的问题的地步。

除了divorce，“离婚”还有很多常用的其他表达，比如：

1. Break up

Break up 有“结束一段关系”的意思，比如“结束一段友情，结束一段恋情/婚姻”：

Their marriage broke up last year. 他们去年离婚了。

Bob and Mary broke up last month. 鲍勃和玛丽上个月分手了。

His gambling was bound to break up their marriage. 他赌博，结果他太太和他离婚了。

“离婚”也可以直接说成 break a marriage，比如：

I wouldn't go as far as to break the marriage. 我还不至于到离婚的地步。

Expectations can either make or break a marriage.

对婚姻的期望既可能保有一段婚姻也可能导致离婚。