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1、Unit 9Section A. Premarital AgreementsPart II, p. 2491 First, a future husband wanted to be sure that he could keep his treasured ice-cream collection if his marriage failed. Second, a woman wanted to make clear who would walk the dog. Third, one man wanted to be entitled to a divorce if his future
2、wife gained more than 15 pounds once she married him.2 A prenuptial agreement, or prenup, negotiated by lawyers and signed before a marriage, is mainly designed to deal with financial problems when divorce is insisted on by one party.3 Because more and more states began passing laws based either on
3、“splitting evenly” or on “whatever a judge thinks is fair”.4 First, a wealthy man who has been stung once may want to avoid such future problems. Second, protecting children from a previous marriage is a strong reason.Third, when one future partner is extremely rich while the other is poor.5 First,
4、any language mistakes in a prenup, even a misplaced preposition, can be disastrous. Second, a prenuptial agreement signed under pressure can cause problems. Third, there can be a dispute over premarital accords if a couple decides to divorce while living abroad, or when they have different passports
5、.6 Prenuptial agreements are almost ignored by British courts because English law says that circumstances of a marriage arent static, and therefore a judge should decide how financial assets will be divided.7 For one thing, divorce rate in the US is very high, which is often accompanied by money pro
6、blems. For another, laying bare all ones finances can sometimes save a couple from a terrible marriage.8 Because many people just put the prenup in a drawer and never look at it again after signing it.Part , p. 2491 verified2 justification3 sting4 enforced5 cite6 awkward7 headline8 dispute.Part , p.
7、 2501. She has certainly gained in confidence over the last couple of years. 2. The actor made the headlines when he was accused of eating a pet dog. 3. Gregs parents are worried about his exposure to the kind of people they dont approve of while hes at college. 4. The opposition parties are calling
8、 for the ministers resignation over the scandal. 5. Ive drawn up a list of candidates that Id like to interview. 6. Shell end up penniless if she carries on spending as much as that. 7. She lays bare her three unhappy marriages in her autobiography. 8. Hoping that he might be able to shed light on t
9、he problem, I asked Mario to look at the engine. .Part , p. 2501. present2. anniversary3. service4. band5. album6. dress7. photos8. celebrationPart VI, p. 2511. a tradition perfected by the Elizabethans2. an exhibition of fine Victorian furniture3. dance music with African roots4. lots of shops run
10、by Asians5. make the British feel more European6. watch Italian football very often7. produce some Hollywoodian films8. write some novels of Jamesian stylePart VII, p. 2511. Premarital 2. premature3. pre-game4. preplanned 5. pre-school6. preexist7. presuppose8. prehistoricPart VIII, p. 2521. He alwa
11、ys listens to the radio while driving to work.2. He works in an American company while giving lectures on economics in a college in the evening.3. In some societies women are treated as professional equals on the job while being treated as servants at home.4. We should be pupils while serving as tea
12、chers.5. The two professors will exchange their views while in Paris attending a meeting.Part IX, p. 2521. Not even once did this thought come to her mind.2. No sooner were they released by order of the court than they were rearrested by the police.3. Least of all did he understand the weakness of h
13、is own.4. Seldom did the couple go to the theatre together during their stay in the USA.5. Not unless we understand the person who has the disease can we understand a disease. Part , p. 2531. It has made the headlines that the presidents wife threatened her husband with public exposure.2. The wealth
14、y ladys repeated demand on a premarital agreement greatly stung her future husbands pride and ended up in his refusal to get married.3. He got the money dishonestly, by forging his brothers signature on a check, which was exposed by the media.4. He cited a classic example to show that the police off
15、icer shot the man with justification because the man had shot at him first.5. Make no mistake about it, some women would insist on the right to get a divorce if their husbands did not work and save money as much as they did.6. The casual discovery of the fingerprint shed some light on the murder he
16、had been sent to look into.7. Unwilling to lay bare her private thoughts to a stranger, Mary only gave him an awkward smile.8. What matters is not whether the engaged couple have faith in each other, but to view the marriage as it is, which has no bearing on romantic love.Part XI, p. 2531. 自 20 世纪 80 年代初以来，婚前协议在美国被越来越多的人接受，因为当时越来越多的州开始通过关于离婚财产分配的法律。 2. 名人的婚前协议总是头条新闻： 杰奎琳肯尼迪奥纳西斯的律师在亚里士多德奥纳西斯死后拿出两人的婚前协议对簿公堂，据说后来在庭外和解中赢得了 2,600 万美元。 3. 典型的欲签订婚前
