Today we’re going to be talking about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s bitter custody battle that seems to have reached a tentative conclusion.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s acrimonious, yearslong custody case reached a tentative conclusion this week when a judge granted joint custody to Pitt over the objections of his ex-wife.

生词短语:

acrimonious [ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs]

（言辞）激烈的；刻薄的

yearslong ['jə:zlɔŋ]

持续数年的

monthslong ['mʌnθs'lɔŋ]

持续数月的

weekslong [ˈwiːkslɔːŋ]

持续数周的

custody [ˈkʌstədi]

监护权；抚养权

tentative [ˈtentətɪv]

初步的；暂时的

conclusion [kənˈkluːʒn]

结论；结局

judge [dʒʌdʒ]

法官

grant [ɡrænt]

授予

joint [dʒɔɪnt]

联合的；共同的

objection [əbˈdʒekʃn]

<名词> 反对

ex-wife [eks waɪf]

前妻