姚晨官宣离婚

今天，姚晨和曹郁发布联合声明宣布离婚：“山水一程，三生有幸。缘来缘去，皆是欢喜。”

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🤔️小作业：

1. Which of the following best summarizes the central argument of the passage?

A. Divorce among older couples is mainly driven by increased financial independence among women.

B. Celebrity divorces have reshaped public attitudes toward marriage in later life.

C. Women tend to regret divorce less than men do in long-term marriages.

D. Midlife divorce for women is increasingly common and can lead to improved personal wellbeing.

无注释原文：

Women who divorce in midlife 'happier than ever', study finds

From: The Times

Bill Gates admitted earlier this year that the break-up of his 27-year marriage was the “mistake I most regret”.

His ex-wife Melinda French Gates, on the other hand, has spoken of how “very happy” she is embracing the next chapter of her life post-divorce.

A study by Survation on women and midlife divorce has revealed that the 61-year-old philanthropist is not alone in her new-found happiness. Almost a third of female divorcees report that they feel the same.

It coincides with a trend for “silver splitters” or “grey divorces”, referring to people who divorce later in life. 

According to the Office of National Statistics, between 2005 and 2015 the number of men divorcing aged 65 and over went up by 23 per cent and the number of women of the same age divorcing increased by 38 per cent.

Along with French Gates who divorced the billionaire Microsoft founder in 2021, other high-profile silver splitters have included Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott who divorced after 25 years of marriage in 2019 at the ages of 54 and 48 respectively.

Ronnie Wood was aged 62 when he divorced his wife Jo Wood, 54, in 2009 following 24 years of marriage, after he had an affair with a 20-year-old Russian waitress.

In the report, Beyond the Break: the truth about divorce for midlife women, more than 2,000 women aged 45-65, including 220 divorcees, were surveyed. Nearly a third — 31 per cent of the women — who were divorced reported that they were happier than they had ever been.

Also similar to French Gates, almost half — 46 per cent — of the divorcees said they instigated the divorce. In addition, 56 per cent of the total number of women who were surveyed said they would end their marriage if they were unhappy.

The authors of the report interviewed a further 60 women in the same age group as part of a qualitative study.

One of the women interviewed, identified only as Pat, 55, from London, who divorced when she had an extra-marital affair, said she hit “rock bottom” after her husband made her friends “choose sides” when they split. She notes how much her life later improved.

She said: “I want other women to know that my rebirth, my return to my true self post-divorce, has been an amazing experience. I am now so much happier.”

The study observed that higher life expectancy among women and improvements in health plays a significant factor in older women's zest for life after they divorce.

It says: “Statistically a woman who is healthy in her fifties is likely to live until she is 97; lifespans have doubled in the last 100 years.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Women who divorce in midlife 'happier than ever', study finds

From: The Times

Bill Gates admitted earlier this year that the break-up of his 27-year marriage was the “mistake I most regret”.

今年早些时候，比尔·盖茨（Bill Gates）承认，结束自己长达27年的婚姻是“我最后悔的错误”。

His ex-wife Melinda French Gates, on the other hand, has spoken of how “very happy” she is embracing the next chapter of her life post-divorce.

而他的前妻梅琳达·弗伦奇·盖茨（Melinda French Gates）则表示，离婚后开启人生新篇章让她感到“非常幸福”。

embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ 1）表示“欣然接受；乐意采纳”，英文解释为“to accept something enthusiastically”举个🌰：This was an opportunity that he would embrace. 这样的机会他是求之不得的。

2）表示“抱，拥抱”，英文解释为“to hold someone tightly with both arms to express love, liking, or sympathy, or when greeting or leaving someone”举个🌰：She saw them embrace on the station platform. 她看到他们在站台上拥抱。

A study by Survation on women and midlife divorce has revealed that the 61-year-old philanthropist is not alone in her new-found happiness. Almost a third of female divorcees report that they feel the same.

Survation一项关于女性与中年离婚的研究显示，这位61岁的慈善家并不是唯一在离婚后重新获得幸福的人。近三分之一的女性离婚者表示，她们也有同样的感受。

reveal /rɪˈviːl/ 1）表示“揭露；泄露；透露”，英文解释为“to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret”举个🌰：He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians. 他因为向俄国人泄密而被监禁。

2）表示“使显露；展现；显示”，英文解释为“to allow something to be seen that, until then, had been hidden”举个🌰：A gap in the clouds revealed the Atlantic far below. 从云缝中可以看到远在下方的大西洋。

philanthropist /fɪˈlænθrəpɪst/ 表示“慈善家”，英文解释为“A philanthropist is someone who freely gives money and help to people who need it.”

It coincides with a trend for “silver splitters” or “grey divorces”, referring to people who divorce later in life.

这一现象也与近年来所谓的“银发离婚”或“灰色离婚”趋势相一致，指的是人们在人生较晚阶段选择离婚。

1）表示“（两件或更多的事情）同时发生”，英文解释为“(of two or more events) to take place at the same time”举个🌰：It's a pity our trips to Hangzhou don't coincide. 真遗憾我们不能同一时间去杭州旅行。I timed my holiday to coincide with the children's. 我把我的假期安排在孩子们学校放假的时候。

2）表示“（想法、意见等）相同；相符；极为类似”，英文解释为“(of ideas, opinions, etc.) to be the same or very similar”举个🌰：The interests of employers and employees do not always coincide. 雇主和雇员的利益并不总是一致的。

Silver splitters和grey divorces指的是同一个现象：指50岁及以上的老年人离婚。这是一个在发达国家日益显著的社会趋势，尽管整体离婚率在下降，但这一群体的离婚率却在持续上升。这两个词生动地描绘了当事人的形象：他们通常头发已经花白（grey/silver）。有时，这类离婚也被称为diamond divorcees或salt-and-pepper divorces。

According to the Office of National Statistics, between 2005 and 2015 the number of men divorcing aged 65 and over went up by 23 per cent and the number of women of the same age divorcing increased by 38 per cent.

英国国家统计局数据显示，2005年至2015年间，65岁及以上男性离婚人数增加了23%，而同年龄段女性离婚人数则上升了38%。

Along with French Gates who divorced the billionaire Microsoft founder in 2021, other high-profile silver splitters have included Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott who divorced after 25 years of marriage in 2019 at the ages of 54 and 48 respectively.

除了在2021年与亿万富翁、微软创始人离婚的梅琳达·弗伦奇·盖茨之外，其他知名的“银发离婚者”还包括杰夫·贝索斯（Jeff Bezos）和麦肯齐·斯科特（MacKenzie Scott），两人在2019年结束了25年的婚姻，当时分别为54岁和48岁。

profile /ˈprəʊ.faɪl/ 一词经常出现，1）表示“（有关某人的）简介，概况”，英文解释为“A profile of someone is a short article or programme in which their life and character are described.”举个🌰：A newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates' wives. 一份报纸刊登了候选人妻子们的对比简介。

2）表示“关注度”，英文解释为“If someone has a high profile, people notice them and what they do. If you keep a low profile, you avoid doing things that will make people notice you.”

常用：a high profile 惹人注目/关注；高姿态，a low profile 不惹人注目，低姿态；如：a move that would give Egypt a much higher profile in the upcoming peace talks 会给埃及在即将到来的和平谈判中高关注度的一个行动。

📍如果你把微信语言设置成英文，你就会发现微信官方把头像处理成：Profile Photo，上面的“My Profile”对应的中文则是“个人信息”。

作动词，1）表示“扼要介绍；概述；写简介”，英文解释为“to give or write a description of sb/sth that gives the most important information”举个🌰：His career is profiled in this month's journal.这期月刊概述了他的工作生涯。

2）表示“给……画侧画像；显出……侧面轮廓”，英文解释为“represent in outline from one side”

Ronnie Wood was aged 62 when he divorced his wife Jo Wood, 54, in 2009 following 24 years of marriage, after he had an affair with a 20-year-old Russian waitress.

2009年，62岁的罗尼·伍德（Ronnie Wood）与54岁的妻子乔·伍德（Jo Wood）离婚，结束了24年的婚姻；此前他曾与一名20岁的俄罗斯女服务员发生婚外情。

表示“出轨，婚外情”，英文解释为“to have a sexual relationship, and especially a secret one with someone you are not married to, or with someone who is married to someone else”

waitress /ˈweɪ.trəs/ 表示“（餐馆里的）女侍者，女服务员”，英文解释为“a woman whose job is to bring the food to customers at their tables in a restaurant”

In the report, Beyond the Break: the truth about divorce for midlife women, more than 2,000 women aged 45-65, including 220 divorcees, were surveyed. Nearly a third — 31 per cent of the women — who were divorced reported that they were happier than they had ever been.

在题为《超越破裂：中年女性离婚的真相》的研究中，研究人员调查了2000多名45至65岁的女性，其中包括220名离婚者。近三分之一（31%）的离婚女性表示，她们如今比以往任何时候都更快乐。

Also similar to French Gates, almost half — 46 per cent — of the divorcees said they instigated the divorce. In addition, 56 per cent of the total number of women who were surveyed said they would end their marriage if they were unhappy.

与梅琳达·弗伦奇·盖茨的情况类似，约46%的离婚女性表示离婚是由自己主动提出的。此外，在所有受访女性中，有56%表示如果婚姻让她们不幸福，她们会选择结束这段关系。

instigate /ˈɪn.stɪ.ɡeɪt/ 1）表示“促使发生；发起”，英文解释为“to cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal process begin”举个🌰：The government will instigate new measures to combat terrorism. 政府将采取新措施打击恐怖主义。

2）表示“唆使，煽动”，英文解释为“to persuade someone to do something bad or violent”举个🌰：They were accused of instigating racial violence. 他们被指控煽动种族暴力。

The authors of the report interviewed a further 60 women in the same age group as part of a qualitative study.

作为定性研究的一部分，该研究作者还对同一年龄段的另外60名女性进行了访谈。

qualitative /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/ 1）表示“质量的；性质的”，英文解释为“relating to how good or bad something is”举个🌰：Is there any qualitative difference between these two DVD players? 这两台DVD播放机在质量上有差别吗？

2）表示“质的，性质上的”，英文解释为“relating to what something or someone is like”如：a qualitative change 质的改变。

One of the women interviewed, identified only as Pat, 55, from London, who divorced when she had an extra-marital affair, said she hit “rock bottom” after her husband made her friends “choose sides” when they split. She notes how much her life later improved.

其中一名受访女性来自伦敦，55岁，名叫帕特。她因婚外情而离婚，并表示两人分开时丈夫要求朋友们“选边站”，让她一度跌入“人生谷底”。不过她也提到，后来自己的生活有了很大改善。

rock bottom /ˌrɒk ˈbɒt.əm/ 1）表示“最低点；最低水平”，英文解释为“the lowest possible level”举个🌰：Prices have reached rock bottom. 物价跌到了最低点。

2）表示“（生活中的）最低点，最不愉快的时刻”，英文解释为“the most unhappy that someone has ever been in their life”举个🌰：She had just left me and I was at rock bottom. 她刚刚离我而去，我心情糟到了极点。

She said: “I want other women to know that my rebirth, my return to my true self post-divorce, has been an amazing experience. I am now so much happier.”

她说：“我希望其他女性知道，离婚后重新找回真正的自己，对我来说就像一次重生。这是一段令人惊叹的经历，现在的我比过去快乐得多。”

The study observed that higher life expectancy among women and improvements in health plays a significant factor in older women's zest for life after they divorce.

研究指出，女性寿命延长以及健康状况的改善，是许多年长女性在离婚后重新燃起生活热情的重要原因。

life expectancy表示“（尤指人的）预期寿命”，英文解释为“the length of time that a living thing, especially a human being, is likely to live”举个🌰：Life expectancy in Europe increased greatly in the 20th century. 欧洲人的预期寿命在20世纪大幅增长。

zest /zest/ 表示“狂热；热情；兴致”，英文解释为“enthusiasm, eagerness, energy, and interest”举个🌰：It's wonderful to see the children's zest for life. 很高兴看到孩子们对生活充满热情。

It says: “Statistically a woman who is healthy in her fifties is likely to live until she is 97; lifespans have doubled in the last 100 years.

研究中写道：“从统计上看，一位在五十多岁仍然健康的女性，很可能活到97岁；而在过去一个世纪里，人类的平均寿命已经翻了一番。”

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