Transcript B3U9
3 9 Unit 9 Premarital Agreements 3 9 What is the premarital agreement? Premarital agreements or prenuptial agreements are binding legal contracts between two people who intend to marry each other. B3-Unit 9 3 9 OBJECTIVES Warming-up Text Understanding Notes to the Text Words and Expressions B1-Unit 1 3 9 New Words 3 Words and Expressions—Word Using 9 contest vt. (take part in and) try to win sth. Translation The leadership election will be contested by four candidates. 有四名候选人角逐该领导职位。 3 Words and Expressions—Word Using 9 sting n. a sharp pain Translation • Her words have a sting in them. •The football team felt the sting of defeat. •她话中带刺。 •足球队尝到了失败的痛楚。 3 9 Words and Expressions—Word Using enforce vt. cause…to be obeyed / carried out effectively； make sth. happen, esp. by threats or force Translation • enforce traffic rules strictly. • Don't enforce your will on the child, please. 请别把你的意愿强加给这孩子。 3 9 Words and Expressions—Word Using forge vt. ① make or produce, esp. with some difficulty ③ make an illegal copy of sth. in order to cheat Translation • Their friendship was forged by adversity. • He forged a signature and cashed the check. • 他们是患难之交。 • 他伪造签名兑了支票。 3 9 Text Study—Understanding 1. What are prenups ? (Para. 1-4) ① Prenups are designed to address the problems of the division of financial assets if a ______________ couple divorces. 3 9 Text Study—Understanding ② Prenups are negotiated by _______ lawyers and the prospective spouses signed by ________________________ _______ before a marriage ceremony. 3 9 Text Study—Understanding Advice from the lawyers under pressure ① Don’t sign prenups ______________. ② Watch out if your spouse is living abroad with ________________. different passports 3 9 Text Study—Understanding 4. Evaluation of prenups. (Para.14-16) 3 9 Words and Expressions—Word Using make no mistake about it used to emphasize what one is saying is true Translation Make no mistake about it, he will pass the test. 可以肯定，他能通过考试。 3 9 Words and Expressions—Word Using gain in get more of a particular quality Translation gain in confidence These poets have gained in fame as a result of their television appearance. 3 9 Words and Expressions—Word Using make/hit the headlines Translation Liu Xiang again made the headlines, after winning a gold medal for China in last night’s game. 刘翔在昨晚的比赛中为中国队赢得一枚 金牌，再次成为头条新闻。 3 9 Text Study—Understanding Ⅱ Who needs to have prenups? (Para.5-8) 3 9 Text Study—Understanding ① For those who may have _________________________ great economic consequences in a divorce and who want to remarry _______. ② For those who want to shield assets _____________ to be _____________ their passed on to children and grand children. 3 9 Text Study—Understanding great ③ For those who have/are in line for _____ inherited wealth or ______________, _____________ a family business while the future partner has little or nothing at all. 3 Text Study—Structure Analysis 9 Part III (Para.9-14) How to deal with problems regarding prenups? 3 9 Text Study—Understanding Proper guidelines are necessary. ① _______________ ② ________ A lawyer is required to write the document. the same lawyer as your future ③ Don’t use ______________ spouse does. 3 9 Words and Expressions—Word Using draw up write out; (of a vehicle) arrive at… and stop Translation •The lawyer draw up a contract for the sale of the property. •律师起草了一份房产出售合同。 3 9 Words and Expressions—Word Using send out send sth. to a number of people Translation • ~ wedding invitation •The Head Office sends out a report of the accounts every year. 3 Words and Expressions—Word Using 9 under one’s nose: just in front of sb. Translation • The thief walked out of the museum with the painting right under the guards’ nose. 3 9 have no bearing on “have no relation to; have nothing to do with” e.g. Her comments had no bearing on our decision. 她的意见与我们的决定无关。 3 9 Text Study—Structure Analysis Part IV Evaluations A positive one: prenups sometimes may help save a couple from a terrible marriage. (para.15) A negative one: prenups sometimes prove to be of no use to some happy marriages. (para.16) 3 Words and Expressions—Word Using 9 lay bare expose or make known sth. hidden Translation All the facts are laid bare in this special report. 在这份特别的报告里，所有的事实都披露出来。 3 Words and Expressions—C to E 9 Chinese to English 婚前协议 财产 经济后果 派发喜贴 采纳意见 经典例子 婚礼 • • • • prenuptial agreement financial assets economic consequences send out wedding invitations • take advice • a classic example • marriage ceremony 3 9 THANKS!