【正文】 ． First,anylanguagemistakesinaprenup,evenamisplacedpreposition,canbedisastrous.Second,aprenuptialagreementsignedunderpressurecancauseproblems.Third,therecanbeadisputeoverpremaritalaccordsifacoupledecidestodivorcewhilelivingabroad,orwhentheyhavedifferentpassports.6． PrenuptialagreementsarealmostignoredbyBritishcourtsbecauseEnglishlawsaysthatcircumstancesofamarriagearen’tstatic,andthereforeajudgeshoulddecidehowfinancialassetswillbedivided.7． Foronething,divorcerateintheUSisveryhigh,whichisoftenacpaniedbymoneyproblems.Foranother,layingbareallone’sfinancescansometimessaveacouplefromaterriblemarriage.8． Becausemanypeoplejustputtheprenupinadrawerandneverlookatitagainaftersigningit.PartⅢ,p.2491． verified2． justification3． sting4． enforced5． cite6． awkward7． headline8． dispute.PartⅣ,p.2501. Shehascertainlygainedinconfidenceoverthelastcoupleofyears.2. Theactormadetheheadlineswhenhewasaccusedofeatingapetdog.3. Greg’sparentsareworriedabouthisexposuretothekindofpeopletheydon’tapproveofwhilehe’satcollege.4. Theoppositionpartiesarecallingfortheminister’sresignationoverthescandal.5. I’vedrawnupalistofcandidatesthatI’dliketointerview.6. She’llenduppennilessifshecarriesonspendingasmuchasthat.7. Shelaysbareherthreeunhappymarriagesinherautobiography.8. Hopingthathemightbeabletoshedlightontheproblem,IaskedMariotolookattheengine..PartⅤ,p.2501. present2. anniversary3. service4. band5. album6. dress7. photos8. celebrationPartVI,p.2511. atraditionperfectedbytheElizabethans2. anexhibitionoffineVictorianfurniture3. dancemusicwithAfricanroots4. lotsofshopsrunbyAsians5. maketheBritishfeelmoreEuropean6. watchItalianfootballveryoften7. producesomeHollywoodianfilms8. writesomenovelsofJamesianstylePartVII,p.2511. Premarital2. premature3. pregame4. preplanned5. preschool6. preexist7. presuppose8. prehistoricPartVIII,p.2521. Healwayslistenstotheradiowhiledrivingtowork.2. HeworksinanAmericanpanywhilegivinglecturesoneconomicsinacollegeintheevening.3. Insomesocietieswomenaretreatedasprofessionalequalsonthejobwhilebeingtreatedasservantsathome.4. Weshouldbepupilswhileservingasteachers.5. ThetwoprofessorswillexchangetheirviewswhileinParisattendingameeting..PartIX,p.2521. Notevenoncedidthisthoughtetohermind.2. Nosoonerweretheyreleasedbyorderofthecourtthantheywererearrestedbythepolice.3. Leastofalldidheunderstandtheweaknessofhisown.4. SeldomdidthecouplegotothetheatretogetherduringtheirstayintheUSA.5. Notunlessweunderstandthepersonwhohasthediseasecanweunderstandadisease.PartⅩ,p.2531. Ithasmadetheheadlinesthatthepresident’swifethreatenedherhusbandwithpublicexposure.2. Thewealthylady’srepeateddemandonapremaritalagreementgreatlystungherfuturehusband’sprideandendedupinhisrefusaltogetmarried.3. Hegotthemoneydishonestly,byforginghisbrother’ssignatureonacheck,whichwasexposedbythemedia.4. Hecitedaclassicexampletoshowthatthepoliceofficershotthemanwithjustificationbecausethemanhadshotathimfirst.5. Makenomistakeaboutit,somewomenwouldinsistontherighttogetadivorceiftheirhusbandsdidnotworkandsavemoneyasmuchastheydid.6. Thecasualdiscoveryofthefingerprintshedsomelightonthemurderhehadbeensenttolookinto.7. Unwillingtolaybareherprivatethoughtstoastranger,Maryonlygavehimanawkwardsmile.8. Whatmattersisnotwhethertheengagedcouplehavefaithineachother,buttoviewthemarriageasitis,whichhasnobearingonromanticlove.PartXI,p.2531. 自20世紀(jì)80年代初以來，婚前協(xié)議在美國被越來越多的人接受，因為當(dāng)時越來越多的州開始通過關(guān)于離婚財產(chǎn)分配的法律。2. 名人的婚前協(xié)議總是頭條新聞：杰奎琳肯尼迪奧納西斯的律師在亞里士多德奧納西斯死后拿出兩人的婚前協(xié)議對簿公堂，據(jù)說后來在庭外和解中贏得了2,600萬美元。3. 典型的欲簽訂婚前協(xié)議的人是那些積存了大量財富的男性，他們曾吃過苦頭，因而想減少自己日后的麻煩。4. 保護自己的資產(chǎn)，使之能傳到兒子和孫子手中，這種努力使婚前契約在已退休并喪偶、又準(zhǔn)備再婚的六七十歲的老人當(dāng)中更為常見。5. 另一種要求簽立婚前協(xié)議的情形是，未來的丈夫或妻子已經(jīng)或即將繼承巨額遺產(chǎn)或家庭產(chǎn)業(yè)，尤其是在未來伴侶家資不多或一貧如洗的情況下。6. 律師們援引的一個經(jīng)典例子是：“婚禮那天，某人——通常是‘她’——面前突然出現(xiàn)了一份協(xié)議，于是，她看都沒看一眼就簽了字?！?. 有一位律師回想起一件尷尬事：男女雙方還在修改協(xié)議，爭論哪些該保留，哪些該刪除，此刻卻有150名賓客陸陸續(xù)續(xù)來參加婚禮。8. 倫敦一家法律公司的一名律師經(jīng)常為分處英美兩國的夫婦處理離婚事宜。他注意到，在英國，法院“幾乎忽視”婚前協(xié)議。SectionB.IstheTraditionalFamilyStructureatRisk?XV.Pleasereadthefollowingmultiplechoicequestionstodecidewhattypesofquestionstheybelongto.Takecarethatyouarenotrequiredtomakeyourchoicenow.1. specificdetailquestion2. inferencequestion3. logicstr