离婚

1. I'm going to divorce my wife.

我要和我妻子离婚了。

还能这样说

My wife and I will get divorced.

My wife and I have decided to break our marriage.

小解析

be divorced from / divorce oneself from 与……离婚；脱离；与……分开

2. Marriage is compared to a cage for me.

对于我来说婚姻就是牢笼。

还能这样说

I am always controlled since marriage.

For me, once married, I am caught in a trap.

小解析

compared with 和……比较起来；

beyond compare 无与伦比的，不可及的；

not to be compared with 相差极远，远不如；

compare to 比拟，比作

3. After two years of marriage , they are divorcing .

他们结婚刚两年，现在正闹离婚。

还能这样说

They are calling it quits after two years of marriage.

They are getting divorced after two-year marriage.

谚语

There are no birds of this year in last year's nest.

年年岁岁花相似，岁岁年年人不同。

4. She got a divorce from him last week.

她上周和他离了婚。

还能这样说

Their marriage ended in divorce last week.

They ended their marriage last week.

谚语

Something you get as the product of making something else.

有心栽花花不开，无心插柳柳成荫。

5. My wife's a two-timer .

我妻子对我不忠。

还能这样说

My wife is unfaithful to me.

My wife is is disloyal to me.

谚语

Time and tide wait for no man.

岁月不待人。

6. We just can't get along .

我们感情不和。

还能这样说

We are on the outs these days.

My wife and I do not agree with each other.

小解析

affair of love 私通；

affair of the heart 恋爱事件；

current affairs 时事，新闻；

domestic affairs 内政，家事

7. I'm separated from my wife.

我和我妻子分居了。

还能这样说

We are living separately right now.

I am estranged from my wife now.

谚语

Never judge from appearances.

不可以貌取人。

8. It's not my fault in the breakdown of the marriage.

婚姻破裂不是我的错。

还能这样说

I am not the person who is to be blamed for the falling apart of the marriage.

It is not me who caused the break-up of the marriage.

谚语

A fault confessed is half redressed.

肯认错就改正了一半。

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 registration offic 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.

小解析

see sth. in sb. / sth. 觉得……有吸引力；

see sb. off 给……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 lottery 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.

小解析

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？

小解析

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 custody 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.

小解析

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.

小解析

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 RvWv/zdGITYanOT8CpN+HF+J67dJysm1xgWsufJ6XFE6RGOsMvloybHS2n5MAKtC