美语情景对话 第786期:Divorce 离婚
Katia: So, Enam, we're talking about arranged marriages, but what about the rate of divorce of arranged marriages? Is it high?
卡蒂亚:伊纳姆,我们继续来谈包含婚姻,包办婚姻的离婚率是多少?离婚率高吗?Enam: Well, actually, the rate is incredibly low. Actually, it's below ten percent and it's changing but still it's really low and the reason I think because the culture in Bangladesh ... in that kind of culture, boys and girls are like grown up in different ways, and they don't really see each other that closely, and that's why when you are married with a person, you start to know that person after different ... opposite gender ... quite well and that helps develop and understanding and they both ... both of them try to understand each other — their values — and in the cultural background it's normally decided that they have to be together normally without an exception for the rest of their lives, so they just try to work in that way. Do you have a higher divorce rate in your country?
伊纳姆:实际上,包办婚姻的离婚率低得令人难以置信。离婚率不到10%,虽然现在情况有所改变,不过离婚率仍处于低水平,我认为原因是孟加拉国的文化,在孟加拉国,男孩和女孩的成长方式不同,而且男生和女生之间不会太亲密,所以在结婚后,异性之间开始互相了解,这有助于关系的发展和互相理解,双方努力去理解对方的价值观,基于这样的文化背景,双方通常会这样一起度过一生,基本上没有例外,双方会努力这样生活。你们国家的离婚率高吗?Katia: Actually, unfortunately it is increasing. I really don't know the percentage but when I was young, if somebody of my friends parents would get a divorce that would be very shocking to hear. It was uncommon. But now, a lot of my friends actually are going though divorce or their parents have divorced, which it wasn't common but now it seems a little bit more common, so unfortunately things are changing in Mexico.
卡蒂亚:不幸的是,我们国家的离婚率在持续上升。我不知道具体的数据,不过我小时候,如果我有的父母离婚了,那会是一件令人震惊的事。是不同寻常的事。可是现在,我许多朋友都在办离婚,他们的父母也离婚了,以前不同寻常的事情现在变得越来越普遍,不幸的是,墨西哥的情况正在逐渐改变。
Enam: Why do you think that the divorce rate is going up? What could be the reason behind this?
伊纳姆:你为什么认为离婚率在上升?离婚率上升的原因是什么?Katia: I think it's very hard to say but I think they're various reasons. For example, women didn't used to work. They used to stay home and take care of the house, the husband, the children, but now women have become more independent. They have been able to make different decisions that before they didn't have to, so I think the independence of the women has changed things and perhaps the culture itself, the culture of marriage and divorce, it has changed also so I think possibly those two reasons.
卡蒂亚:这很难说,我认为原因有很多。举例来说,以前墨西哥的女性不工作。女性一般在家里照顾家、丈夫和孩子,而现在的女性越来越独立。她们可以自行做决定,而以前她们不用做决定,所以我认为女性的独立使情况发生了变化,可能也使结婚和离婚的文化有所改变,我想这可能是两大主要原因。
译文属仅供学习交流使用,未经许可请勿转载
重点讲解:
1. each other 彼此;互相;
例句:They saluted each other by raising their hats.
他们举起帽子互相致意。
2. go through 经历,经受(尤指苦难或艰难时期);
例句:Men go through a change of life emotionally just like women.
男人和女人一样,也要在情绪上经历更年期。
3. go up (价格、数量或水平)上涨,上升;
例句:Passenger traffic has gone up by 20 per cent.
客流量已增长百分之二十。
4. take care of 照顾;照看;看护;
例句:We need to take care of her for a little while.
我们应该照顾她一段时间。
-
美国习惯用语 第68期:to kick up one's heels
美国习惯用语-第68讲:tokickupone'sheelstokickoff大家大概都看到过一匹年轻的俊马在宽阔的草原上兴高彩烈地奔跑的情景吧!这是一幅很美丽的图象,马的前腿往前伸展,后腿很有节奏地往上踢。美国有一个俗语就是建筑在这一形像之上的。这个俗语就是:tokickupone'she...
-
中华人民共和国未成年人保护法
第一条为了保护未成年人的身心健康,保障未成年人的合法权益,促进未成年人在品德、智力、体质等方面全面发展,培养有理想、有道德、有文化、有纪律的社会主义建设者和接班人,根据宪法,制定本法。第二条本法所称未成年人是指未满十八周岁的公民。第三条未成年人享有生...
-
美国习惯用语 第82讲:to give somebody a piece of one's&
美国习惯用语-第82讲:togivesomebodyapieceofone'smindtotellsomeoneoff今天我们要给大家介绍两个表示非常生气的习惯用语。你有没有因为十分生气而对别人大发雷霆?美国人有一个说法是形容这种情绪的,那就是:togivesomeoneapieceofone'smind。Togivesomeoneapie...
-
学英语环游世界 第484期:你有早起的习惯吗
现在你可以随时加入Lily的清晨五点俱乐部参与我们的免费晨间打卡或是付费的直播活动,一起运动、冥想、和读书,或透过我们的公众账号iflyclub,回复早起阅读5amClub或收听其他英语有声书,注册得60天免费试读:Day15Chapter6:AFlighttoPeakProductivity,virtuosityandu...
相关文章
- 美语情景对话 第781期:Mexican Food 墨西哥美食
- 美语情景对话 第702期:DVD or Cinema DVD还是电影院
- 美语情景对话 第607期:The Wedding Dress 婚纱
- 美语情景对话 第687期:Vegas Vacation 去拉斯维加斯度假
- 美语情景对话 第606期:Wedding Day 婚礼
- 美语情景对话 第1255期:Is divorce common in your country? 离婚在你们国家普遍吗?
- 美语情景对话 第71期:驾驶 drive
- 美语情景对话 第608期:Why do people get married 为什么结婚
- 美语情景对话 第678期:Remedies 治疗方法
- 美语情景对话 第618期:Wedding Prep 婚礼准备