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经济学人161:离婚保险

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   Divorce insurance

  离婚保险
  I do conditions apply
  我愿意申请条件
  Ending a marriage is horrid1. Insurance might ease the pain
  离婚是可怕的,保险可能缓和痛苦
  DIVORCE, like any other risk, can be priced and packaged.
  离婚,像其他任何冒险投资一样,可以标价与打包。
  With half of all marriages doomed2 to fail, even the moderately hardheaded may be interested in ways of mitigating3 the danger.
  由于所有的婚姻中,一半都注定失败,甚至温和的不感情用事者也可能对减少危险的方法感兴趣。
  So hopes ARAG, a German-based insurance firm.
  所以,像德国保险公司ARAG所希望的那样。
  From September it will offer a kind of divorce insurance that will pay out if English prenuptial agreements are subject to a legal challenge.
  从九月开始,它将提供一种离婚保险,它将为那些受法律挑战支配的英国婚前协定付费。
  Such policies are already common in some continental4 European countries such as Germany and Spain, and are offered by some American employers as a perk5.
  像这样的策略在欧洲大陆国家,例如德国和西班牙,已是正常,同样一些美国雇主也会将此作为额外津贴发给员工。
  But they are so far unknown in Britain, chiefly because prenuptial agreements have had little legal force in English law Scotland's legal system is separate.
  然而,到目前为止,这些策略在英国还是不被人知的,主要是因为这些婚前协议在英国法律苏格兰法律除外面前是几乎没有法律效力的。
  Judges have traditionally given much greater weight to circumstances at the end of the marriage than to any agreements made at the start.
  传统上,比起婚前的任何协议,法官们对婚姻结束时的事项给予了更多的重视。
  That changed in October last year, when a Supreme6 Court ruling upheld a German heiress's prenup against a challenge from her ex-husband, who claimed he hadn't realised that it was unfairly one-sided when he signed it.
  去年十月这种情况改变了,当最高法院规定支持德国的一名女继承人的婚前协议而反对她前夫的质疑。
  The Law Commission, which helps Parliament tidy up legislation, is currently looking into a statutory framework for prenuptial agreements.
  她前夫声称他在签署婚前协议时他没有意识到这是不公正的片面的。帮助国会修整法规的法律委员会,当前正在为婚前协议寻找法律框架。
  The new insurance is hedged with conditions.
  新的保险受到各种条件的束缚。
  It starts paying out if the prenup is challenged in court—so the company's profit will come from making that unlikely.
  如果婚前协议在法庭中受到质疑,公司则开始为顾客赔偿,因此公司只有使这种情况不要发生才能盈利。
  Only solicitors7 vetted8 by the insurers can draft the deals;the prenups must be updated regularly and when circumstances alter through childbirth, inheritance or changes in earning power, for example.
  只有通过审查的初级律师才能起草协议;当客观环境发生变化的时候比如孩子出生,继承或赚钱能力的改变,婚前协议必须定期地升级。
  So far two legal firms have signed up: the upmarket Mishcon de Reya, and Prolegal, a commercially minded new entrant。
  到目前为止,只有两家法律公司签署了合同:高级的Mishcon de Reya和一个商业上有思想的新参与者Prolegal。
  The cover will range from £50,000 to £500,000, says ARAG, with annual premiums9 from £500, depending on the scope of the policy and the priciness of the lawyers.
  ARAG说费用将会从5万欧元到50万欧元,年度保险费从500欧元起。这取决于保险单的范围和律师的费用。
  The bare-bones version is simply an indemnity10 for the cost of a challenge to the prenup; elaborate policies will include other expenses such as mediation11 and, if that fails, the cost of a contested divorce.
  大体的描述就是对婚前协议受质疑的花费而提供的一个简单赔偿;详细的策略将包含其他费用,比如调停,以及如果调停失败后纷争离婚的花费。
  Unlike those for car insurance, the premiums are flat rates: the libidinous12 will pay the same as the uxorious13.
  与那些车险不同的是,保险费是统一费用:好色者与溺爱妻子者将会付出同样的代价。
  But an American divorce-insurance company, SafeGuard, is planning a more ambitious product that will pay a big bonus to those who stay married for 25 years.
  但是,名叫安全保卫的一家美国离婚保险公司,正计划一项更有野心的产品,会为那些结婚25年的人支付一大笔红利。
  Sounds like a nice wedding present.
  听起来像一件不错的结婚礼物。
  1.insurance n.保险;保险费
  I am an insurance broker14.
  我是一名保险经纪人。
  2.moderate a.适度的;温和的
  Moderate exercise will be of benefit to you.
  适度运动对你有益。
  3.prenuptial n.结婚前的;婚礼前的
  I think they got some sort of prenuptial agreement in place.
  我想他们之间应该有某种婚前协议。
  4.continental a.大陆的;欧洲大陆的
  There is a continental climate in that place.
  在那个地方是大陆性气候。
  5.agreement n.同意;一致
  We are in agreement with their decision.
  我们同意他们的决定。

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1 horrid arozZj     
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
参考例句:
  • I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
  • The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃,她咽不下去。
2 doomed EuuzC1     
命定的
参考例句:
  • The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
  • A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。
3 mitigating 465c18cfa2b0e25daca50035121a4217     
v.减轻,缓和( mitigate的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Are there any mitigating circumstances in this case ? 本案中是否有任何情况可以减轻被告的罪行? 来自辞典例句
  • A sentencing judge is required to consider any mitigating circumstances befor imposing the death penalty. 在处死刑之前,要求量刑法官必须考虑是否有任何减轻罪行之情节。 来自口语例句
4 continental Zazyk     
adj.大陆的,大陆性的,欧洲大陆的
参考例句:
  • A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
  • The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
5 perk zuSyi     
n.额外津贴;赏钱;小费;
参考例句:
  • His perks include a car provided by the firm.他的额外津贴包括公司提供的一辆汽车。
  • And the money is,of course,a perk.当然钱是额外津贴。
6 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
7 solicitors 53ed50f93b0d64a6b74a2e21c5841f88     
初级律师( solicitor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Most solicitors in England and Wales are in private practice . 英格兰和威尔士的大多数律师都是私人执业者。
  • The family has instructed solicitors to sue Thomson for compensation. 那家人已经指示律师起诉汤姆森,要求赔偿。
8 vetted c6c2d39ddfb9a855b4c87b24b49b3d60     
v.审查(某人过去的记录、资格等)( vet的过去式和过去分词 );调查;检查;诊疗
参考例句:
  • The recruits were thoroughly vetted before they were allowed into the secret service. 情报机关招募的新成员要经过严格的审查。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All staff are vetted for links with extremist groups before being employed. 所有职员录用前均须审查是否与极端分子团体有关。 来自辞典例句
9 premiums efa999cd01994787d84b066d2957eaa7     
n.费用( premium的名词复数 );保险费;额外费用;(商品定价、贷款利息等以外的)加价
参考例句:
  • He paid premiums on his life insurance last year. 他去年付了人寿保险费。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 indemnity O8RxF     
n.赔偿,赔款,补偿金
参考例句:
  • They paid an indemnity to the victim after the accident.他们在事故后向受害者付了赔偿金。
  • Under this treaty,they were to pay an indemnity for five million dollars.根据这项条约,他们应赔款500万美元。
11 mediation 5Cxxl     
n.调解
参考例句:
  • The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
  • The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。
12 libidinous QRJze     
adj.淫荡的
参考例句:
  • Powell let his libidinous imagination run away with him.鲍威尔淫心顿起,浮想联翩。
  • Now it was believed that men were much more naturally libidinous and liable to seduce women.现在人们相信,男人天生要好色得多,要对勾引女人承担责任。
13 uxorious NiKwy     
adj.宠爱妻子的
参考例句:
  • There are those who regard him as the uxorious spouse of a beautiful wife.有些人认为他是一个宠爱美貌妻子的丈夫。
  • His friends laughed at him because he was so uxorious and submissive to his wife's desires.他的朋友们嘲笑他,因为他溺爱妻子到了百依百顺的程度。
14 broker ESjyi     
n.中间人,经纪人;v.作为中间人来安排
参考例句:
  • He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
  • I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。
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