Tiger Woods, Ex-Wife Both Speak Out About Divorce

Divorce came nine months after Tiger Woods' early morning car crash late last November led to revelations(暴露，泄露) that he had been cheating on his wife of six years with multiple partners.

Before Wednesday, Elin Nordegren had remained silent about the massive sex scandal(丑闻) that embroiled(使卷入纠纷) their lives and led to Woods dropping off the golf circuit(巡回赛) for several months.

But at Elin's ____1____ (要求), she agreed to an interview with People magazine for no payment. In excerpts(选录，摘要) from a cover article(封面文章) to be published Friday, the 30-year-old Nordegren told the magazine she has "been through hell."

She said she felt "absolute shock and disbelief" when she learned about her husband's multiple extramarital(私通的) affairs. She said she felt stupid as more details came out, asking herself, "How could I not have known anything?"

Nordegren went on to say that the word "____2____ (背叛)' was not strong enough to describe what she felt, and that the ____3____ (压力) of the scandal caused her to have insomnia(失眠症), lose weight, and even start to lose her hair before the divorce was ____4____ (定下来).

The magazine said its interview took place over four days, and took 19 hours. Nordegren added that she had loved Tiger and that they had "so much fun" together. She also labeled(给……贴上标签) reports that she hit her ex-husband with a golf club, "truly ____5____ (荒谬的)."

Later Wednesday, Woods held a ____6____ (记者招待会), the day before he was to play in The Barclays tournament(锦标赛，联赛) in Paramus, New Jersey, near New York.

He took full responsibility for the breakup of his marriage.

"My actions certainly led us to this decision. And you know I've certainly made a lot of errors in my life and that's something I'm going to have to live with."

Tiger added it's a sad situation.

"You don't ever go into a marriage looking to get divorced," he said. "You know, that's the thing. That's why it is sad."

Woods said he hoped Elin can ____7____ (恢复) from the heartbreak.

"I wish her the best in everything. You know it's a sad time in our lives. And you know we're looking forward to [things] in our lives and how we can help our kids the best we possibly can, and that's the most important thing."

Tiger Woods married Elin Nordegren in October 2004 in Barbados and the couple have a three-year-old daughter, Sam, and a 19-month-old son, Charlie. Details of their divorce settlement were not released, but they will share the ____8____ (抚养)of the children.

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