Courteney Cox defends estranged hubby

    BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. actress Courteney Cox has insisted that her husband David Arquette is "not a malicious¹(恶意的) person," following Arquette's remarks on U.S. national radio about their intimate bedroom secrets, according to media reports.
    Arquette, who entered rehab for treatment for “alcohol and other issues” earlier this year, called into Howard Stern²'s radio show and told the world that he and the former "Friends" star hadn't had sex for four months before their split³ last October.
    In response, Cox told Harper's Bazaar⁴ during a recent interview: "If you didn't hear the Howard Stern interviews and you just read quotes, I'm sure it seemed out of context⁵, crazy.""I'm not saying there wasn't some crazy behavior, but if you know who David is, you know what his intentions are, how honest he is, and how big his heart is," the actress continued to defend him.
    "You can't really get mad at David because he's not a malicious person. He was dealing⁶ with things the best way he could," she added. "He's not out to harm. But I'm his biggest protector（保护器保护者）. I can't help it."In addition, Cox said that she is not ready for divorce since they were married for eleven years.
    "I feel like my marriage has been very successful.I do not know what the future holds and I think it's because I have strong feelings for him (referring to David Arquette)," she said.
    "I have no desire right now," she said. "I'm not saying never. It just seems weird⁷. I don't even know how that would happen or how you meet people. I really don't like to go out. I'm not great at small talk. I like to go to dinner with people. I don't like to go to parties. "The couple got married in 1999 and has a 6-year-old daughter Coco.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 malicious   

adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的

参考例句：

• You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
• Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

2 stern   

adj.严厉的，严格的，严峻的；n.船尾

参考例句：

• The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern.整艘船从头到尾都着火了。
• The headmaster ruled the school with a stern discipline.校长治校严谨。

3 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。

4 bazaar   

n.集市，商店集中区

参考例句：

• Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.在集市上，鸡、山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用。
• We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar.我们在集市通过讨价还价买到了一条很漂亮的地毯。

5 context   

n.背景，环境，上下文，语境

参考例句：

• You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
• This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。

6 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

7 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。