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Brad Pitt speaks about his divorce from Angelina Jolie and his heavy drinking

The 53-year-old actor told GQ Style in an extensive interview released on Wednesday that he had quit drinking and was undergoing therapy .

Brad Pitt has opened up for the first time about his divorce from Angelina Jolie, admitting to heavy drinking and pot smoking and a lifetime of cutting himself off emotionally from others.

Pitt said the split with Jolie, 41, had been a “huge generator for change”.

“I can’t remember a day since I got out of college when I wasn’t boozing or had a spliff, or something ...

“I’m really, really happy to be done with all of that. I mean, I stopped everything except boozing when I started my family. But even this last year, you know – things I wasn’t dealing with. I was boozing too much,” he said.

Pitt said he loved wine, adding: “Truthfully, I could drink a Russian under the table with his own vodka. I was a professional . I was good.”

He said he had quit drinking, replacing alcohol with cranberry juice and fizzy water.

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词汇

speak about 谈及

① divorce [dɪ'vɔːs] v. 离婚
A divorces B
A and B divorce
【e.g.】 Not long since the scandal came out, Mr. Wang divorced Ms. Ma.／ Mr. Wang and Ms. Ma. divorced.
丑闻爆出不久，王先生和马小姐就离婚了。
②divorce[dɪ'vɔːs] n. 离婚
divorce from sb.
【e.g.】 Brad Pitt’s divorce from Angelina Jolie

heavy drinking酗酒

GQ=gentlemen’s Quarterly

interview['ɪntəvjuː] n. 采访

extensive[ɪk'stɛnsɪv] adj.宽泛的

release[rɪ'liːs] v. 发布； 释放
release a criminal /prisoner 释放罪犯

quit[kwɪt] v.戒掉
quit smoking / drinking / drug 戒烟／戒酒／戒毒
【e.g.】 I wish I knew how to quit you.
我多么想知道有什么方法可以戒掉你
【e.g.】 I can’t quit you. 我戒不掉你
【变形】quit-quit(quitted)-quit(quitted)

undergo[ʌndə'gəʊ] v. take 承受；接受
undergo medical 接受化疗
undergo radiation/ radio therapy 接受放疗

open up开金口；畅谈

pot[pɒt] n.（俚语）大麻
“大麻”的其他表述：
marijuana [,mærɪ'hwɑːnə] n.大麻（西班牙语，正式说法）
cannabis ['kænəbɪs] n.大麻（英式说法）
在某些特定语境中，weed,herb,grass 也可以用来指大麻

a lifetime of sth.一段……的生涯

cut sb. off from others使某人与外界隔绝
cut oneself off: isolate oneself off someone else
使某人自己与外界隔绝

emotionally[ɪˈməʊʃənəli] adv. 情感上；情绪上

split[splɪt] n./v. break-up, divorce分开；分手

generator['dʒenəreɪtə] n. 促使……发生的人或者物
generate ['dʒenəreɪt] v. 创造；带来（改变）

I can’t remember a day…when I wasn’t…
双重否定句，无时无刻不……
【e.g.】I can’t remember a day since I went to America when I wasn’t missing her. 自从去了美国，我就无时不刻不在想她。

booze[buːz] v./n. 酗酒 （作为名词很常见）
on the booze 酗酒；烂醉
【e.g.】 He’s been on the booze for 5 days.
off the booze 戒酒

spliff[splɪf] n. 大麻烟卷

except[ɪk'sɛpt] prep. 除了

professional[prə'fɛʃənl] adj. 专业的

cranberry['kræn'bɛri] n. 小红莓

fizzy['fɪzɪ] adj. sparkling 起泡沫的