Wisdom from Grandpa

小叶子

Wisdom from Grandpa...
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Whether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a goose egg, depends a lot on the kind of chick he marries.

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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If a man has enough horse sense to treat his wife like a thoroughbred, she will never turn into an old nag.

On anniversaries, the wise husband always forgets the past - but never the present.

: K0 Y' `* e9 J6 @' B: L: cA 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

同上
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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.
男人的未来与成就往往是有他的女人决定的


* a4 `: l5 T1 o  j8 G4 W+ v: jrouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin' his salt that he forgets his sugar.
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？
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When a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
6 n0 Y6 I, C5 @# ^1 Q# D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


6 K. h: B) U) c# |" G8 O* eIf a man has enough horse sense to treat his wife like a thoroughbred, she will never turn into an old nag.
- x% D8 W+ f! Y1 B男人的无微不至的关怀会使女人心情开朗，青春永驻


4 @& }0 y/ F) ~9 Y$ p+ n) yOn anniversaries, the wise husband always forgets the past - but never the present.
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
) _8 J% _3 Y' c# ~: V3 G2 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
Wisdom from Grandpa...
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8 K4 H2 U2 x/ k8 yMany 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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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
) Q) T& K' d7 CMy God! That translation is soooooo...good!  You are a genius!

7 v5 h0 ?5 c1 {+ E严重同意，但只差最后两句

august99

原帖由 StarHelena 于 2008-8-13 20:21 发表
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1 z8 h6 A+ u3 u* E严重同意，但只差最后两句

还真，没看 见后面两句：
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# D7 E, v+ M) V2 Nfoolish husband says to his wife, 'Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna 'work
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？

; Z. }5 q! B6 }& oMany 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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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