Wisdom from Grandpa

小叶子

Wisdom from Grandpa...

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- X7 x9 w0 F! }- E; O9 AWhether 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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0 P# G) j2 Z" LToo many couples marry for better, or for worse, but not for good.
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: H. g* G) y6 Y% D' LWhen a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.

If 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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& e) _  v! @% qOn 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'.
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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.
男人的未来与成就往往是有他的女人决定的


rouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin' his salt that he forgets his sugar.
: ]9 f1 H; U. t' p% r! O 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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( B" U6 V  P/ X6 O0 t' k' D4 mWhen a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
6 }; o1 o2 \. P% o9 _# O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.
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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: n3 i' Z# W. F: AOn 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
' h8 O4 d% m* y) f# [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
5 I* d! i0 [7 a# M( d* Y7 z+ ~Wisdom from Grandpa...

7 W0 x$ P3 i, V% u2 H& J! 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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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!

7 j" @1 h2 z. s2 R. p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

6 l" Z7 ?& R8 }4 T  d还真，没看 见后面两句：

foolish husband says to his wife, 'Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna 'work
- ~% X% M  l! n) E: p* z: T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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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

; ^; g2 ?3 E- V. L* X- k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