China’s social media buzzing over the celebrity divorce
extramarital /ˌekstrə’mærɪt(ə)l/ a. 私通的,婚外的
sack /sæk/ v. 开除,洗劫;n. 麻袋
agent /‘eɪdʒ(ə)nt/ n. 经纪人,代理商,特工
transfer /træns’fɜː/ v. 转移
predicament /prɪ'dɪkəm(ə)nt/ n. 困难的处境,窘境
chord /kɔːd/ n. 和弦
Move over Olympics, this celebrity split is now what everyone in China's talking about.
A Chinese actor's divorce from his wife, over her alleged extramarital affair, has social media buzzing, with posts about the subject gaining over five billion views.
Wang Baoqiang announced online on Sunday that he was divorcing his wife, Ma Rong, and sacking his agent, Song Zhe.
He alleged that his marriage broke down after his wife had an affair with his agent, and that she had also transferred the couple's joint assets.
Ma has hit back at Wang, accusing him of abandoning their family.
The topic has sparked a debate about relationships and divorce, and it seems Wang's predicament has struck a chord with many - which could explain the number of views, which are high even by Chinese standards.