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Newly Engaged Couple Mariah Carey And James Packer Await Divorces

玛丽亚.凯利与亿万富翁男友的"一步之遥"

Sources say Mariah Carey and James Packer are both still married to their former spouses.

据悉，玛丽亚·凯利与詹姆斯·帕克两人都并未与现任配偶离婚sF0=eXGMr*Oll~A。

It seems the divorce proceedings between Mariah and her soon-to-be ex-husband, Nick Cannon,

即将成为玛丽亚前夫的尼克·卡农因对财产分割不满，

were stalled over the summer as a result of Nick trying to get a better financial deal.

导致离婚的议程一再被搁置p-yp&tdrzSWW。

However, now that the estranged couple are on better terms, the divorce appears to be on its way to being finalized.

但是，既然这对日渐疏远的夫妻已经有了更好的归宿，离婚也是板上钉钉的事了tNxIAyt#IczUZkJgm。

Meanwhile, Carey's billionaire fiance, James, is technically still married to wife Erica Packer.

同样，从法律名义上讲，凯利的未婚夫——亿万富翁詹姆斯与现任妻子也仍然未解除婚姻关系ma3kdmBPJ5K3|~。

词语解释

1.soon-to-be 即将成为...的

例句：See, the soon-to-be ex is an inveterate clutterer, and I am emphatically not.

看见了吧，即将成为我前夫的这个人是个地道的混乱无章的人，而我明显不是TG[HO8Cl@7ke|Vw。

2.ex-husband 前夫

例句：The woman tried to fight down a feeling of repugnance to speak to her ex-husband.

那女人努力抑制反感来跟她前夫说话#_Ed-HYU6~+-f*o41。

3.stall over 停滞不前；终止

例句：Those discussions stalled over the weekend, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

据知情人披露，上周末谈判曾终止NnwvTWit@4kv.~u6,)0。

4.as a result of 由于；因此

例句：A nation can become wiser and stronger as a result of change.

一个民族可能因变革而到更精明更强大naEgSgdZDT6gNlo!5j。