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Happy divorce！另類(lèi)的“快樂(lè)離婚”！
Is it time to get rid of the wedding ring?
Vocabulary: relationships 詞匯: 感情關(guān)系
Nobody really likes divorce. When you decide to commit to someone, sign papers, swear eternal love, the last thing on your mind is that it will go pear shaped. But we're all human and it happens. Maybe it's a blessing1 that clever entrepreneurs have decided2 to take the sting out of the tail of divorce with creative ways to cheer us up.
Glynda Rhodes is one of them. This Las Vegas businesswoman used to organise3 stag parties and hen parties. But in 2012, she opened a divorce party planning company and says that business is booming. What does she offer the new divorcee? Her packages start with a night club evening, but if you pay a bit more you can have a round of 'got out of the hole' golf thrown in for the men or a 'I'm still gorgeous' hair and make-up pre-night-out for the ladies.
Those who feel bitter because their relationship went sour can try to bounce back with a celebratory cake. A bakery in Florida says they're getting three to four requests for divorce cakes every month. And what's a divorce cake? One on which you can have a picture of a bride dragging a groom4 by the leg saying 'take him to the trash' or one in which the groom is eaten by an alligator5.
Some might look with suspicion at divorce parties, but psychologist Robin6 Deutsch believes that they might be a good thing. As the director of the Centre of Excellence7 for Children, Families and the Law at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology8, she must know a thing or two about relationships.
Deutsch says: "Many people find release through it. I had one couple in my office who said their vows9 backwards10. I think it gives them a sense of hope and closure."
Everyone has their ritual. Some might even invent a new expression to deal with separation. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has described hers from musician Chris Martin as a 'conscious uncoupling'.
The couple said they had come to the conclusion that while they love each other very much, they'll remain separate. In this case, it might be safe to assume that no alligator will be involved.
Glossary 詞匯表
to commit to
承諾，忠于（某人）
to swear (= to promise)
發(fā)誓，承諾
to go pear shaped
搞砸了，出問(wèn)題了
to take the sting out of the tail
減少由…引起的不快
stag party
單身漢聚會(huì)（尤指結(jié)婚前的最后一次狂歡）
hen party
女性派對(duì)（尤指結(jié)婚前慶?；顒?dòng)）
booming
生意蓬勃繁榮的
divorcee
離了婚的人
to throw in
附帶奉送
bitter
懷恨的，憤憤不平的
to go sour
變得另人不愉快，另人失望
to bounce back
重整其鼓，經(jīng)歷挫折后重新振作起來(lái)
release (noun)
解脫，發(fā)泄
vows
誓言，結(jié)婚誓言
closure
解脫
ritual
規(guī)矩，習(xí)慣
conscious
有意的
Happy divorce！另類(lèi)的“快樂(lè)離婚”！
Is it time to get rid of the wedding ring?
Vocabulary: relationships 詞匯: 感情關(guān)系
Nobody really likes divorce. When you decide to commit to someone, sign papers, swear eternal love, the last thing on your mind is that it will go pear shaped. But we're all human and it happens. Maybe it's a blessing1 that clever entrepreneurs have decided2 to take the sting out of the tail of divorce with creative ways to cheer us up.
Glynda Rhodes is one of them. This Las Vegas businesswoman used to organise3 stag parties and hen parties. But in 2012, she opened a divorce party planning company and says that business is booming. What does she offer the new divorcee? Her packages start with a night club evening, but if you pay a bit more you can have a round of 'got out of the hole' golf thrown in for the men or a 'I'm still gorgeous' hair and make-up pre-night-out for the ladies.
Those who feel bitter because their relationship went sour can try to bounce back with a celebratory cake. A bakery in Florida says they're getting three to four requests for divorce cakes every month. And what's a divorce cake? One on which you can have a picture of a bride dragging a groom4 by the leg saying 'take him to the trash' or one in which the groom is eaten by an alligator5.
Some might look with suspicion at divorce parties, but psychologist Robin6 Deutsch believes that they might be a good thing. As the director of the Centre of Excellence7 for Children, Families and the Law at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology8, she must know a thing or two about relationships.
Deutsch says: "Many people find release through it. I had one couple in my office who said their vows9 backwards10. I think it gives them a sense of hope and closure."
Everyone has their ritual. Some might even invent a new expression to deal with separation. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has described hers from musician Chris Martin as a 'conscious uncoupling'.
The couple said they had come to the conclusion that while they love each other very much, they'll remain separate. In this case, it might be safe to assume that no alligator will be involved.
Glossary 詞匯表
to commit to
承諾，忠于（某人）
to swear (= to promise)
發(fā)誓，承諾
to go pear shaped
搞砸了，出問(wèn)題了
to take the sting out of the tail
減少由…引起的不快
stag party
單身漢聚會(huì)（尤指結(jié)婚前的最后一次狂歡）
hen party
女性派對(duì)（尤指結(jié)婚前慶?；顒?dòng)）
booming
生意蓬勃繁榮的
divorcee
離了婚的人
to throw in
附帶奉送
bitter
懷恨的，憤憤不平的
to go sour
變得另人不愉快，另人失望
to bounce back
重整其鼓，經(jīng)歷挫折后重新振作起來(lái)
release (noun)
解脫，發(fā)泄
vows
誓言，結(jié)婚誓言
closure
解脫
ritual
規(guī)矩，習(xí)慣
conscious
有意的