生活美語《It’s not the first instance..》
It’s not the first instance of marital infidelity round here
這不是區內第一宗不忠於配偶的事件
Regina：Gee I feel so sorry for Donna. How could Bill do that to her?
麗吉娜：唉，我真替唐娜難過。比爾怎麼可以這樣對她？
Opal：Yes, she's been so good to him and that's how he repays her.
奧珀爾：是啊，她對比爾一直那麼好，比爾卻這樣回報他。
Regina：Cheating on her with that young girl at the gas station.
麗吉娜：背著她和加油站那個年輕女郎鬼混。
Opal：Well it's not the first instance of marital infidelity round here and I bet it won't be the last.
奧珀爾：這不是區內第一宗不忠於配偶的事件，我敢打賭也不會是最後一宗。
Regina：But isn't she a saint? She's decided to forgive him. Would you have done that?
麗吉娜：唐娜不是仁慈得很嗎？ 她決定原諒丈夫，換了是你，會不會這樣？
Opal：Well, I'm not sure. I guess she was thinking of the children.
奧珀爾：嗯，我不能肯定。我猜唐娜是為孩子著想。
Regina：Yes, they mean everything to her.
麗吉娜：是啊，在她眼中，孩子比什麼都重要。
Opal：I sure hope Bill stays faithful from now on. He doesn't deserve her.
奧珀爾：我真希望比爾以後老老實實。我配不上唐娜。
多學一點點 對配偶不忠
麗吉娜批評比爾對妻子不忠：Cheating on her with that young girl at the gas station。汽車加油站英文叫gas station 或 filling station，例如：He stopped at the filling station and asked the way to the airport（他在加油站停下來，問去機場該走哪條路）。
拙攔說過，「背著情人或配偶偷情」叫做to two-time one's partner。一個同義說法是to cheat(on one's partner)，例如：Seeing how devoted she was to her husband, I did not have the heart to tell her that he had been cheating( on her)/ two-timing her （我見她那麼深愛丈夫，不忍心把她丈夫有外遇的事告訴她）。Not to have the heart to do something 即「不忍心做某事」。
對妻子或丈夫不忠，英文有一個名詞：marital infidelity。留意marital是「婚姻的」，出自拉丁文maritus（丈夫）一字；martial是「戰爭的」，出自羅馬戰神Mars的名字。火星英文叫Mars，即戰神之星，所以Martial也指「火星的」。Marital和martial二字切勿混淆，例如：(1) The country was placed under martial law after the coup d'etat（政變之後，國家實行軍法統治）。(2)They appeared to be a perfect example of marital bliss（他們似乎是幸福婚姻的典範）。
Fidelity是「忠實」。今天所謂hi-fi sound system（高度傳真音響系統）就是high-fidelity sound system的縮寫。Infidelity當然是「不忠」，例如：Most divorces are said to be caused by marital infidelity on the part of the husband（據說，離婚多數是因為丈夫不忠於妻子）。On the part of somebody指「由某人所為」或「責任在於某人」。
