Wisdom from Grandpa

小叶子

Wisdom from Grandpa...
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$ }$ o* Y! Z8 S1 h% YWhether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a goose egg, depends a lot on the kind of chick he marries.
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Trouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin' his salt that he forgets his sugar.
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Too many couples marry for better, or for worse, but not for good.

When a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
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( Y$ y. `/ C  V3 nIf a man has enough horse sense to treat his wife like a thoroughbred, she will never turn into an old nag.
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8 {6 I3 c' L' P+ |% KOn anniversaries, the wise husband always forgets the past - but never the present.

A foolish husband says to his wife, 'Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna 'work'.
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Many girls like to marry a military man - he can cook, sew, and make beds and is in good health, and he's already used to taking orders.

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織紗千影

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billzhao

nice

chmwl

chmwl

織紗千影

Could someone explain this?

august99

Whether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a goose egg, depends a lot on the kind of chick he marries.
' _& O# r0 o$ B; _8 u  v男人的未来与成就往往是有他的女人决定的
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rouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin' his salt that he forgets his sugar.
' L2 F: r5 A7 [; f0 V1 f 对男人来说，婚姻的问题往往处在太专注工作和应酬，而冷落了他的女人和家庭

august99

Too many couples marry for better, or for worse, but not for good.
很多夫妻希望婚姻使他们变得更完美，或者往往是恰相反，但有谁会有一个平常心呢？


When a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
* {. w2 R8 X& M0 [* }" C% C' Q毫无疑问，婚姻使二者合二为一，但究竟你们要成为那一个？你或是你的那一位。这往往是问题的关键
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; _* s5 f- d' ~3 F1 gIf a man has enough horse sense to treat his wife like a thoroughbred, she will never turn into an old nag.
) F9 j7 Z8 V$ {# m4 r5 G% t. K6 s男人的无微不至的关怀会使女人心情开朗，青春永驻
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On anniversaries, the wise husband always forgets the past - but never the present.
3 T/ l( a! C1 I6 `9 [在婚姻纪念日，聪明的丈夫总是忘记了过去，但千万不要忘记现在哦
2 I# c; Q3 o  w7 M2 dA foolish husband says to his wife, 'Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna 'work'.
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$ E: v M: X: L0 e1 HMany girls like to marry a military man - he can cook, sew, and make beds and is in good health, and he's already used to taking orders

august99

这个也太难解了？是作者的经验还是转贴？

織紗千影

Thank you so much for explaning ^^~

Dumber

原帖由 小叶子 于 2008-7-16 13:23 发表
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Many girls like to marry a military man - he can cook, sew, and make beds and is in good health, and he's already used to taking orders.

waft1

My God! That translation is soooooo...good!  You are a genius!

StarHelena

原帖由 waft1 于 2008-8-8 02:45 发表
My God! That translation is soooooo...good!  You are a genius!

严重同意，但只差最后两句

august99

原帖由 StarHelena 于 2008-8-13 20:21 发表

9 _' u. k* R9 d! o; T3 ?) }! c: M! [严重同意，但只差最后两句

$ U$ Y6 [0 h. l* g还真，没看 见后面两句：

, \% z' D5 H! H1 J- F0 J" @foolish husband says to his wife, 'Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna 'work
' z. F9 z2 x# H3 W什么样的丈夫堪称愚蠢：当他看见他的妻子在做饭洗衣做家务的时候抱怨说：女人，你能帮我做点有意义的事吗？

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1 ^0 M1 g0 \4 ?  q3 J& Y很多女人喜欢嫁个军人：因为他会做饭，缝衣，整理被褥；更重要的是，他习惯于随时随地接受命令