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Unit 1 Human ReflectionsText Why Marriages FailAbout the authorAnne Roiphe 1 Information related to the textMarriage and divorce 2 Language Points1. “Happily ever after” and ‘Till death us do part” are expressions that seem on the way to becoming obsolete. (Para. 1): Expressions like “happily ever after” and “Till death do us apart” are usually used for weddings. However, nowadays they seem to gradually become outdated because the divorce rate tends to be on the rise. Till death do us part: We will not be separated till we die. Till Death Do Us or Till Death Us Do Part is a phrase from the wedding ceremony in the Book of Common Prayer. 3 It is often used in wedding ceremonies in the church, where under the guidance of the Minister, the bride and the groom take marriage vows as this, “I take thee to be my wedded wife/husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honor, and cherish, till death do us part, according to God’s holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth.”4 2. If statistics could only measure loneliness, regret, pain, loss of self-confidence, and fear of the future, the numbers would be beyond quantifying. (Para. 1): If only statistical numbers could measure loneliness, regret, pain, loss of self-confidence, and fear of the future, then the number would be too large to be measured. The author means they could not be measured by number.5 3. Even though each broken marriage is unique, we can still find common perils, common causes of marital despair. (Para. 2): Although one failed marriage is different from the other, there are still some common dangers and causes for all broken marriages.6 4. Marriages fail, however, nor simply because of the outside weather but because the inner climate becomes too hot or too cold, too turbulent or too stupefying. (Para. 2): Failed marriage is not simply the result of the external causes (outside pressures). It could happen when