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Unit 9

Unit 9. Premarital Agreements. 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. OBJECTIVES. Warming-up. Text Understanding. Notes to the Text. Words and Expressions.

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Unit 9

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  1. Unit 9 Premarital Agreements

  2. 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. OBJECTIVES Warming-up Text Understanding Notes to the Text Words and Expressions B1-Unit 1

  4. New Words

  5. Words and Expressions—Word Using contestvt. Translation (take part in and)try to win sth. The leadership election will be contested byfour candidates. 有四名候选人角逐该领导职位。

  6. Words and Expressions—Word Using sting n. Translation a sharp pain • 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。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. Text Study—Understanding 1. What are prenups ? (Para. 1-4) ① Prenups are designed to address the problems of the division of ______________ if a couple divorces. financial assets

  10. Text Study—Understanding ② Prenups are negotiated by _______ and signed by ________________________ _______ a marriage ceremony. lawyers the prospective spouses before

  11. ① Don’t sign prenups ______________. Text Study—Understanding Advice from the lawyers under pressure ② Watch out if your spouse is living abroad with ________________. different passports

  12. Text Study—Understanding 4. Evaluation of prenups. (Para.14-16)

  13. Words and Expressions—Word Using make no mistake about it Translation used to emphasize what one is saying is true Make no mistake about it, he will pass the test. 可以肯定，他能通过考试。

  14. Words and Expressions—Word Using gain in Translation get more of a particular quality gain in confidence These poets have gained in fame as a result of their television appearance.

  15. 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’sgame. 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。

  16. Text Study—Understanding ⅡWho needs to have prenups? (Para.5-8)

  17. ② For those who want to _____________ to be _____________ their children and grand children. Text Study—Understanding ① For those who may have _________________________ in a divorce and who want to _______. great economic consequences remarry shield assets passed on to

  18. Text Study—Understanding great ③ For those who have/are in line for _____ _____________ or ______________, while the future partner has little or nothing at all. inherited wealth a family business

  19. Text Study—Structure Analysis How to deal with problems regarding prenups? Part III (Para.9-14)

  20. ① _______________ are necessary. ② ________ is required to write the document. ③ Don’t use ______________ as your future spouse does. Text Study—Understanding Proper guidelines A lawyer the same lawyer

  21. draw up write out; (of a vehicle) arrive at… and stop Words and Expressions—Word Using 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。

  22. send out send sth. to a number of people Words and Expressions—Word Using Translation • ~ wedding invitation • The Head Office sends out a report of the accounts every year.

  23. under one’s nose: just in front of sb. Words and Expressions—Word Using Translation • The thief walked out of the museum with the painting right under the guards’ nose.

  24. “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。 have no bearing on

  25. 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)

  26. Words and Expressions—Word Using lay bare Translation expose or make known sth. hidden 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。

  27. Words and Expressions—C to E 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 Chinese to English

  28. THANKS!

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