Applying for a Divorce
Family Law Solicitor (speaking English) and Client (speaking Mandarin) talk through “Applying for a Divorce”. You interpret both ways — English into Mandarin, and Mandarin into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
English → 普通话
Your turn: interpret it aloud in the other language.
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Full transcript with model answers
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Good morning. Before we start, can you confirm that you and your husband have been separated for at least twelve months now, with no attempt at reconciliation?
Model answer and marking points
早上好。在我们开始之前，请您先确认一下：您和您丈夫到现在已经分居至少十二个月了，而且这期间没有尝试过复合，对吗？
What an examiner checks here:
- greeting: good morning
- question: confirm separated from husband
- at least twelve months
- no attempt at reconciliation
- before we start
Easy to miss: Keep 'at least twelve months' as a minimum, not exactly twelve, and keep it as a question seeking confirmation.
是的，我们已经分居十四个月了，这期间没有再复合过，一直都是分开生活的。
Model answer and marking points
Yes, we've been separated for fourteen months now. We haven't got back together at any point during that time; we've been living apart the whole time.
What an examiner checks here:
- yes, confirmed
- separated fourteen months
- no reconciliation during this period
- living apart the whole time
Easy to miss: The number is fourteen months, not the twelve mentioned in the question.
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Interpret it aloud now →That's fine, as long as you can show the court that you were living separately, even while still under one roof.
Model answer and marking points
那就没问题，只要您能向法庭证明你们是分开生活的就行，即使当时还住在同一个屋檐下也可以。
What an examiner checks here:
- that's fine / acceptable
- condition: show the court living separately
- even if still under one roof
- court is the audience
Easy to miss: 'Even while still under one roof' is a concession, not a condition; don't turn it into 'you must have lived in separate homes'.
我们有一个孩子，九岁，我很担心离婚后监护权要怎么安排。
Model answer and marking points
We have one child, who is nine years old. I'm really worried about how custody will be arranged after the divorce.
What an examiner checks here:
- one child
- nine years old
- worried about custody arrangements
- after the divorce
Easy to miss: One child aged nine; don't drop the age or the fact that the concern is specifically post-divorce custody.
If you have a child under eighteen, you'll need a parenting plan first, or the court won't finalise the divorce order.
Model answer and marking points
如果您有未满十八岁的孩子，就需要先有一份育儿计划，否则法庭不会最终签发离婚令。
What an examiner checks here:
- condition: child under eighteen
- parenting plan needed first
- otherwise court won't finalise
- divorce order
Easy to miss: 'Under eighteen' is the age threshold here, not the child's age of nine; keep the negative consequence 'won't finalise'.
目前孩子跟我一起住，她爸爸每个周末会来看她，我们私下已经谈好了监护安排。
Model answer and marking points
At the moment the child lives with me, and her father comes to see her every weekend. We've already privately agreed on the custody arrangements between ourselves.
What an examiner checks here:
- child currently lives with me
- father visits every weekend
- custody arrangement already agreed
- agreed privately / between ourselves
Easy to miss: Keep 'privately agreed' and 'every weekend'; the child is female, so use 'her'.
Good. You'll apply online through the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, uploading the signed parenting agreement together with your application form.
Model answer and marking points
好的。您要通过澳大利亚联邦巡回及家事法院在网上申请，把签好字的育儿协议和申请表一起上传。
What an examiner checks here:
- apply online
- Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- upload signed parenting agreement
- together with application form
Easy to miss: The court name is the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia; don't shorten it to just 'Family Court', and the agreement must be signed.
申请的费用大概要多少？如果我们经济上有困难，是不是可以申请减免？
Model answer and marking points
Roughly how much is the application fee? And if we're having financial difficulties, can we apply for a fee reduction?
What an examiner checks here:
- question: how much is the application fee
- question: can we apply for a reduction
- condition: if financial hardship
- approximate amount asked
Easy to miss: Two separate questions; don't merge them or turn the second into a statement.
There is a filing fee, but if you're experiencing financial hardship, you can apply directly to the court itself for a fee reduction.
Model answer and marking points
申请是有一笔立案费的，但如果您有经济困难，可以直接向法庭本身申请减免费用。
What an examiner checks here:
- there is a filing fee
- condition: experiencing financial hardship
- apply for fee reduction
- directly to the court itself
Easy to miss: 'Directly to the court itself' is a deliberate emphasis; don't drop it or imply applying through a third party.
那大概需要多久才能拿到离婚判决书？我们需不需要出庭？
Model answer and marking points
Then roughly how long will it take to get the divorce order? And do we need to appear in court?
What an examiner checks here:
- question: how long to receive divorce order
- question: do we need to attend court
- approximate timeframe asked
Easy to miss: Two questions again; 'divorce order' not 'divorce certificate', and keep the attendance question.
If the application is uncontested, you usually won't need to attend court at all, and a decision typically follows about four weeks later.
Model answer and marking points
如果申请没有争议，通常您根本不需要出庭，判决一般会在大约四个星期之后下来。
What an examiner checks here:
- condition: application uncontested
- usually no need to attend court at all
- decision typically follows
- about four weeks later
Easy to miss: 'About four weeks' is approximate and conditional on being uncontested; don't state it as a guarantee.
太好了，那我最担心的出庭问题总算解决了，谢谢你。
Model answer and marking points
That's great. So the court appearance I was most worried about is finally sorted out. Thank you.
What an examiner checks here:
- relief / that's great
- most worried about attending court
- issue now resolved
- thanks
Easy to miss: Keep the superlative 'most worried about'; it's the court appearance, not the fee or the timeline.
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- Federal Circuit说“联邦巡回法院”，如上下文允许可加“（现与家庭法院合并）”。
- Family Court说“家庭法院”即可。
- Financial hardship译为“经济困难”或“财务困难”。
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