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＊新聞標題
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to divorce
＊標題解說
‧ Tom Cruise（湯姆克魯斯）和 Katie Holmes（凱蒂荷姆斯）將離婚
‧ to divorce：在此為不定詞，to +原形動詞，表示將要離歡，
可以看成是 are 省略（標題可省略be 動詞）
‧ Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are to divorce
‧ divorce：離婚（動詞）
divorce (somebody) to end your marriage to somebody legally
They're getting divorced.
She's divorcing her husband. I'd heard they're divorcing.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/divorce_2
‧ Katie Holmes的姓氏：跟著名的福爾摩斯Sherlock Holmes 同姓。
＊內文解析
■ 好萊塢A 咖大明星，Tom Cruise（湯姆·克魯斯）和Katie Holmes（凱蒂·霍爾姆斯）將要離婚，結束五年來的婚姻。
Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are divorcing, bringing an end to a five-year marriage.
‧ bringing an end ...是現在分詞，分詞構句，說明這次離婚是五年婚姻的破局
‧ A-list：頂級的，第一流的（形容詞）
A-lister（名詞）專指電影界片酬超高的A級明星，
在這個 A-list等級的人就是 A-listers（複數型）可想成是A 咖
A-list is a term that alludes to major movie stars, or the most bankable in the Hollywood film industry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-list
A-list celebrities（A 咖級名人）
A bankable star is an actor famous or charismatic enough to be "capable of guaranteeing box-office success simply by showing up in a movie".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankable_star（有能力保證票房的大明星 ）
■ 名人離婚律師Jonathan Wolfe（喬納森‧沃爾夫）的辦公室證實了此離婚事件「這是個人隱私之事」，他在一份聲明中說。
The office of celebrity divorce lawyer Jonathan Wolfe confirmed the divorce. "This is a personal and private matter," he said in a statement.
‧ 簡化來看：The office of X confirmed the divorce.
X=The office of Jonathan Wolfe
The office of celebrity divorce lawyer Jonathan Wolfe
（把Jonathan Wolfe 的身份地位說明清楚）
‧ confirm：確認（動詞）
‧ celebrity divorce lawyer：名人離婚律師
■ 他們有一個六歲的女兒，Suri（蘇瑞），而49歲的Cruise（克魯斯）有兩個孩子是來自他和Nicole Kidman（妮可‧基嫚）的婚姻。
They have a six-year-old daughter, Suri, and Cruise, 49, has two children from his marriage to Nicole Kidman.
‧ 新聞的寫法用 last name –Cruise來指稱，不用 Tom
‧ 註：這兩個孩子是認養的，不是親生的
■ Cruise（克魯斯）的發言人告訴BBC：「Kate（凱特）已經提出離婚，湯姆深感悲痛，並把焦點集中在他的三個孩子，請尊重他們的隱私。」
A spokesman for Cruise told the BBC: "Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children. Please allow them their privacy."
‧ A spokesman for Cruise：也就是Cruise 的發言人
‧ allow somebody something：讓某人擁有某物（動詞片語）
let somebody have something
‧ Allow them their privacy：讓他們有隱私，請尊重他們的隱私，
（不要一直追問）
‧ privacy：隱私（名詞）
■ 湯姆‧克魯斯是好萊塢片酬最高的演員之一，他主演過捍衛戰士、征服情海和不可能任務系列等轟動一時的大片。
Tom Cruise is among Hollywood's highest-paid actors and has starred in blockbusters such as Top Gun, Jerry Maguire and the Mission Impossible series.
‧ 簡化來看：Tom Cruise is among X and has starred in blockbusters
such as A, B, and C.
among X：包括在X 之類being included or happening in groups of
things or people
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/among
‧ among Hollywood's highest-paid actors：在好萊塢最高片酬演員之列
‧ star in + movie name：在某電影中主演要角（動詞片語）：star 當動詞，
starred 過去分詞 has starred 現在完成式
have one of the main parts in a film/movie, play, etc http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/star_2
Tom Cruise has starred in Top Gun.
if a film/movie, play, etc. stars somebody, that person has one of the main parts.
The movie stars Tom Cruise. 該電影由Tom Cruise 主演
‧ blockbuster：轟動叫座的電影（名詞）blockbusters（複數型）
■ 凱蒂荷姆斯以主演美國電視劇情片「戀愛時代」成名。她還在「蝙蝠俠： 開戰時刻」和「別怕黑」等電影參與演出。
Katie Holmes rose to fame as a leading actress on US television drama Dawson's Creek. She has also appeared in Batman Begins and Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.
‧ rise to fame：成名（動詞片語）rose 是 rise 的過去式
‧ fame：the state of being known and talked about by many people
to rise/shoot to fame overnight
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/fame
‧ appear：不是只有「出現」的意思，在此為「參與演出（戲劇/電影）」動詞
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/appear
to take part in a film/movie, play, television programme, etc
He has appeared in over 60 movies.
She regularly appears on TV.
■ 阿湯哥的愛情與婚姻是眾多媒體爭相報導的焦點，這則新聞把他三次婚姻的對象好好介紹了一番：
Tom Cruise’s three marriages：the rundown
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/now/tom-cruise-three-marriages-rundown-233932949.html
‧ rundown：概要說明（名詞）不是跑下來，這個用法很常見，
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/rundown
rundown （on/of something） an explanation or a description of something
I can give you a brief rundown on each of the applicants.
＊字彙整理
這則新聞搶了六月最後一天娛樂新聞最顯眼的版面，我們趁此學點談論名人離婚的用語：
‧ 離婚：divorce（動詞）
They are divorcing.
‧ 名人離婚律師：celebrity divorce lawyer（名詞）
‧ 概要說明：rundown（名詞）
‧ 在好萊塢最高片酬演員之列：among Hollywood's highest-paid actors（片語）
‧ A 咖：A-lister（名詞）
A-list celebrities
‧ Cruise 的發言人：A spokesman for Cruise
‧ 讓他們有隱私，尊重他們的隱私：Allow them their privacy
‧ 隱私：privacy（名詞）
‧ 在某電影中主演要角：star in + movie name（動詞片語）
‧ 參與演出：appear + in + movie name（動詞片語）
‧ 轟動叫座的電影：blockbuster（名詞）blockbusters（複數型）
‧ 成名：rise to fame（動詞片語）
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