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.
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Trouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin' his salt that he forgets his sugar.

3 f7 z$ p% q, ~# y; r: @0 }Too many couples marry for better, or for worse, but not for good.
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When a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
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+ a8 p1 a( c% n  p, vIf 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.
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A foolish husband says to his wife, 'Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna 'work'.

. P; j/ P+ y4 s( Z- j. CMany 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.

虎吼西风

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.
( }) F$ Z& S' N. l6 M- i7 z男人的未来与成就往往是有他的女人决定的
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- e" ?+ s6 \$ p/ I) Y2 n% R* d$ Orouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin' his salt that he forgets his sugar.
9 I0 T5 u6 A* U  p3 B; x 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.
( ?) h" x! L( C9 n. _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.
0 X( v7 k# ^2 v5 ], y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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If a man has enough horse sense to treat his wife like a thoroughbred, she will never turn into an old nag.
8 }1 y7 g! A' e9 N6 _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.
, O6 D  y& |/ q0 x& r0 B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
Wisdom from Grandpa...
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7 R7 o3 F' d3 X/ d% DMany 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
8 P1 x$ F( l+ j; aMy God! That translation is soooooo...good!  You are a genius!

8 L5 W' G$ s! v4 m: Q严重同意，但只差最后两句

august99

原帖由 StarHelena 于 2008-8-13 20:21 发表

严重同意，但只差最后两句

) r$ P  b) Q: u还真，没看 见后面两句：
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foolish husband says to his wife, 'Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna 'work
0 f% v3 O% F9 s+ q6 Z/ q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？

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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