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Discussing Divorce

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ID: 1578 Upper Intermediate
Today's lesson features a very serious topic that affects many families. Learn not only how to talk about divorce in Chinese, but also learn about the divorce process in China.
Tue Jan 04 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
彼此 bǐcǐ each other, one another
玷污 diànwū to stain, to tarnish
字眼 zìyǎn word, wording
看在......的份上 kànzài ...... de fènshàng for the sake of...
我们离婚吧。
wǒmen líhūn ba 。
Let's get a divorce.
老婆求你了，不要说离婚，再给我一次机会吧！
lǎopó qiú nǐ le ，bù yào shuō líhūn ，zài gěi wǒ yī cì jīhuì ba ！
Honey, I'm begging you. Don't talk about divorce. Give me one more chance!
我们在一起这么多年了，我的性格你应该很清楚。我们再也回不去了。
wǒmen zài yīqǐ zhème duō nián le ，wǒ de xìnggé nǐ yīnggāi hěn qīngchu 。wǒmen zài yě huí bu qù le 。
We've been together for so many years now, you should know my personality quite well by now. We can't go back to the way things were.
我知道你不会轻易做决定，也不会轻易反悔。但是我爱你，你也爱我，再给彼此一次机会，好吗？
wǒ zhīdào nǐ bùhuì qīngyì zuò juédìng ，yě bùhuì qīngyì fǎnhuǐ 。dànshì wǒ ài nǐ ，nǐ yě ài wǒ ，zài gěi bǐcǐ yī cì jīhuì ，hǎo ma ？
I know you don't make rash decisions and I know you don't go back on your word easily, but I love you, and you love me. Give us another chance, OK?
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