Take Away English-McCartney Divorce 麦卡特尼离婚案
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：Take Away English
The McCartney divorce has been big news in the UK
Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have been hitting the headlines on a daily basis recently because of their high profile divorce battle.
The titles of Beatles songs have been used in newspapers to report the case. "We Can't Work It Out", "Hard Day's Fight" and "With Legal Help from my Friends" are just a few examples.
The couple were married in 2002 but things turned sour and they announced their separation in 2006. They have one daughter, Beatrice, who is now four years old.
The divorce case is high profile firstly because Sir Paul McCartney has amassed 1 a very large fortune, a proportion of which Heather Mills will be entitled to.
Secondly 2, ever since the couple separated, there have been countless 3 stories in the newspapers, stating why the relationship didn't work out. A lot of the things that have been said about, and by, Heather Mills have made her rather unpopular in the UK.
Heather Mills famously did an interview on a British breakfast news programme last year, saying that she had been "close to suicide" because of the way she has been treated by the press in Britain. She compared herself to Princess Diana for the way she has been vilified 4 in the press.
The court case however has been taking place behind closed doors so very few people know the exact details of what is going on.
There has been some speculation 5 that Heather Mills could receive up to £60 million (900 million RMB) of Sir Paul's multi-million fortune. If she does, that would make it the biggest divorce settlement in a British court.
Ms. Mills has also famously parted company with the lawyers representing her in the divorce. She has been representing herself throughout the case.
However, after more than a week in court battling out a settlement, the couple have failed to reach any agreement. It is now up to a judge to decide on the settlement at a later date.
GLOSSARY 词汇表
Sir
爵士
turned sour
变坏，变的不愉快
case
案子
fortune
财富
be entitled to
有权利，有资格 （做某事）
work out
成功
vilified
被中伤
behind closed doors
不准公众旁听的
multi-million
几百万
parted company
（由于意见观点不同）分道扬镳
hitting the headlines on a daily basis
天天上头条
separation
分居
amassed
积累
a proportion
一部分
countless
无数的
suicide
自杀
court
法庭
speculation
推测
divorce settlement
离婚财产协议
battling out
争夺
- He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
- They have amassed a fortune in just a few years. 他们在几年的时间里就聚集了一笔财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
- Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。
- In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
- I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
- He was vilified in newspapers. 他在报纸上受到了诽谤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She was vilified by the press for her controversial views. 因她持有异议，新闻界对她横加挞伐。 来自互联网
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。