Traditional, 美國前副總統戈爾與妻子宣布分居美国 (U.S.) 美 (beautiful) 国 (nation)
前副总统 (former Vice-President) 前 (former) 副 (vice-) 总 (chief) 统 (command)
戈尔 (Gore) 戈 ("ge") 尔 ("er")
与 (and)
妻子 (wife) 妻 (wife) 子 (child)
宣布 (announce) 宣 (declare) 布 (announce)
分居 (separation) 分 (split) 居 (reside)
For a couple in politics, they were unusually affectionate, and comfortable showing it -- yes, that ferocious embrace and open-mouthed kiss before the cameras at the 2000 Democratic convention, but also in little moments of tenderness witnessed by reporters or aides who walked unexpectedly into rooms. They were unusually open about their marital struggles -- her battles with depression and frustrations with the life of a Senate spouse, the therapy they sought after their young son's near-death -- in a way that seemed bracing, yet healthy. She made an otherwise stiff candidate seem fun. And the rumors that fly around so many other political couples never hovered near them.
Which is why so many people -- strangers and friends -- were stunned by the news that just days after their 40th wedding anniversary, the Gores are separating. The former vice president, 62, and his wife, 61 -- who in recent years had been occupied with his globe-trotting environmental activism, recognized with both a Nobel Prize and an Academy Award, and her photography work closer to home -- announced the news Tuesday in an e-mail to friends that quickly made its way to reporters.
- 40 more years? Not for Al and Tipper Gore, who've announced their separation, The Washington Post
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