在第三课的第一讲中，我们学到了一个词汇：break up。今天，我们就来学习和Break Up同义的表述法。

1. 原味表述：break it off

解析：to end (a relationship, association, etc) （结束关系）

例句：He said at length, rather wearily, "We'd better break it off. "

最后他消沉地说：“我们还是吹了吧。

Mary broke it off with Bob for years.

Mary 和Boh断绝关系多年了。

2. 原味表述：split up

解析：To cause a romantic couple to end their relationship, or to end up their relationship. （使......分手，分手，使......离婚，离婚）

例句：Who told you that Mary and I had split up?

谁告诉你玛丽和我已经断绝关系了？

My mom's gambling issues very nearly split up her marriage, but she got counseling and they're still together to this day.

我母亲赌博的事情差点毁掉了她的婚姻，但是，她接受劝告，他们直到现在还在一起。

Tommy's been conniving to split Jenny and Phil up because he's still madly in love with her.

汤米一直在密谋拆散珍妮和菲尔，因为他仍然疯狂地爱着她。

3. 原味表述：come to a parting of the ways（到了分手或离婚的地步）

例句：Mary and Tom has been living a cat and dog life for years. And Mary caught John being in bed with a tramp yesterday evening. It seems that they come to a parting of the ways.

Mary 和Tom多年来都过着争争吵吵的生活。Tom和一个荡妇昨晚在床上给逮住了，看来他们到了分手的地步了。

今天，我们学习了3个和break up同义的词汇：split up，come to a parting of the ways，break it off。hope that you can bear them in your mind. 此外，跟大家说说，这些都是雅思考试的必备词汇哦！