外国人最想和你聊的文化话题：关于离婚

     According to a new study, divorce is catching.
     一项最新研究显示，离婚会传染。
     The researchers have called it "divorce clustering" and say that a split up between immediate friends increases your own chances of getting divorced by 75%.
     研究人员把这种传染性称为"离婚群聚效应"，他们指出，亲近的朋友离婚会使你的离婚几率增加75%。
     The effect drops to 33% if the divorce is between friends of a friend, what the researchers call two degrees of separation, and then disappears almost completely at three degrees of separation.
     如果有朋友的朋友（也就是研究人员所说的二级维度关系人群）离婚，那么你离婚的几率就会降到33%，而三级维度关系人群离婚对你的婚姻基本不会产生影响。
     It is not only the marital status of friends but also siblings and colleagues which has a significant effect on how long your own marriage might last.
     除了朋友外，家中手足以及单位同事的婚姻状况也会对我们的婚姻关系产生重大影响。
     Breaking up will catch on among your friends, and the more divorces you know, the higher your own chances of becoming one.
     分手的情绪会在朋友之间传播，你认识的离婚人士越多，你自己离婚的几率也就越高。
     Divorce, inheritance and business nous has helped a growing number of women to become millionaires, who have increased at five times the rate of wealthy men.
     离婚、遗产继承和商业头脑使得越来越多的女性成为百万富翁，其增长速度为有钱男性的五倍。
     Wealth used to be a man's world, but the gap between the sexes is narrowing when it comes to money, a new report shows.
     财富曾被认为是男性的"专利"，但据一项最新报告显示，如今男女财富的差距越来越小。
     Female millionaires has been rising on the back of social trends-such as inheritance and the rapidly climbing divorce rate-and they now make up nearly half of all millionaires in the UK.
     随着遗产继承、不断攀升的离婚率等各种社会潮流的出现，英国女百万富翁的数量持续上升，占英国百万富翁总数近一半。
     According to the Time of September 19, WedLock, as it's coyly named, is a new type of casualty insurance that gives the unhappily married policyholder a payout after he or she is unhitched.
     据《时代杂志》9月19日报道，婚姻离婚保险"婚姻保护锁"是一种给婚姻不幸福的投保人离婚后赔偿的新型意外保险。
     The global trend toward higher divorce rates has created more households with fewer people, scientists at Michigan State University reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
     密歇根州立大学的科学家们在《国家科学院院刊》上发表研究报告称，全球离婚率日益上升导致家庭数量增多，家庭成员减少。
     Italy is holding its first divorce fair, offering services such as life coaching and beauty advice to a booming number of separating couples in the Catholic country.
     意大利即将举办该国的首届离婚博览会，旨在为这个天主教国家不断增长的离婚人群提供生活指导和美容建议等服务。
     Even in regions with declining population, we see substantial increase in the number of households. Divorce is the main reason for reducing the number of people in a household.
     即使在人口负增长地区，家庭数量的增长也相当可观。离婚是造成家庭成员减少的主要原因。
     Researchers found that marriage breakdown can take a significant toll on appearance.
     研究人员发现，婚姻破裂会对人的外貌造成很大影响。
     They looked at identical twins, who would be genetically predisposed to age at a similar pace, to determine whether certain experiences affected ageing.
     为确定某些经历是否会影响衰老，研究人员对同卵双生的双胞胎进行了研究，发现这些双胞胎在基因的设定下衰老速度完全一样。
     The results showed that the twin who had gone through a divorce appeared two years older than the one who was married, single or had been widowed.
     结果显示，一对双胞胎中的离婚者比已婚、单身或守寡者看起来要老两岁。
     India's minority Muslim population is governed by Islamic personal laws on issues such as marriage, divorce and property inheritance.
     穆斯林占印度人口的比例较小，他们的结婚、离婚及财产继承等私人事宜都由伊斯兰的《属人法》管辖。
     In a British study of married men and women, the majority of wives-59 per cent-said they would divorce immediately if their future economic security was assured.
     英国一项对已婚男女的调查表明，多数女性（59%）表示如果以后在经济上能得到保障，她们会马上离婚。
     It's so easy for married couples to get stuck in a rut once the realities of paying the bills and getting the children's breakfast sets in.
     对于已婚夫妇而言，一旦支付账单和给孩子做早餐等家庭琐事成为每天的现实，两个人便很容易陷入"陈规"。
     Relationships inevitably change over time. Divorce impacts on every single area of a person's life. Dividing up the family home, pets and everything they own is just part of the process.
     久而久之，两人的感情必然发生变化。离婚会对个人生活的方方面面产生影响，分家、分宠物、分财产仅是其中的一部分。

     Cathy: How about your son after your divorce?
     凯西：你离婚后，那你儿子怎么办？
     Daisy: Last month, when he knew that we were going to divorce, he said that it was the best decision.
     黛西：上个月，当他知道我们要离婚，他说这是最好的决定。
     Cathy: Oh, your son is really different.
     凯西：噢，你儿子真不一样。
     Daisy: I think so. He is old enough to accept the change of our family.
     黛西：是的，他已经大到能够接受我们家庭的改变了。
     Cathy: Isn't that cute? Where did you buy that cake?
     凯西：好可爱啊。你在哪里买的那个蛋糕？
     Daisy: Trust me! You will if you dumped a terrible man. It's a divorce cake for God's sake.
     黛西：相信我。如果你甩了一个很差劲的男人，你会的。这可是离婚蛋糕啊。
     Cathy: Really? I only heard about wedding cakes.
     凯西：真的？ 我只听说过结婚蛋糕。
     Daisy: So there should be divorce cakes. People tend to celebrate weddings. I think it's time for giving best wishes for divorcing.
     黛西：所以就应该有离婚蛋糕啊。人们倾向于庆祝婚礼。我觉得是时候祝福离婚了。
     Cathy: You just stole my words. People can mark it in a big and tasty way.
     凯西：你说得太对了。人们可以以一种盛大的可口的方式来纪念离婚。
     Daisy: Why not? Being single again means I am available for another better relationship.
     黛西：为什么不呢？ 恢复单身意味着我又可以来一段更好的恋情了。
     Cathy: Are you still disturbing yourself about Jake?
     凯西：你是不是还在为杰克的事情耿耿于怀啊？
     Daisy: No. I am over him. He doesn't even deserve a divorce cake. I would make a dumping husband cake by myself. I can't kill him in life. But I can make him the ugliest on the cake.
     黛西：不。我们已经结束了。他根本不配离婚蛋糕。我会自己做一个 "甩夫" 蛋糕。我不能在现实生活中杀了他，但是我可以把蛋糕上的他做得很丑。
     Cathy: You are evil! You know what? You do have a talent. We should start a special bakery for heartbroken people.
     凯西：你真的很坏！ 知道吗？你真的很有天赋啊。我们应该为那些心碎的人开一个特别的烘焙店。
     Daisy: Good idea. I prefer greenback to men now.
     黛西：好主意。相对男人我现在更喜欢绿色的东西（美金）。