Wisdom from Grandpa

小叶子

Wisdom from Grandpa...

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& {4 |( R) o- C8 XWhether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a goose egg, depends a lot on the kind of chick he marries.

. H6 b5 K9 g2 S, I  R% STrouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin' his salt that he forgets his sugar.
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8 K6 O: v7 a5 a: ~Too many couples marry for better, or for worse, but not for good.
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- a' z6 R+ n+ m  jWhen a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
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/ A& x8 j  H2 [' Y$ I: X% tIf 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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On anniversaries, the wise husband always forgets the past - but never the present.
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3 `* V  V, [: n7 @5 l! _A foolish husband says to his wife, 'Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna 'work'.

! ~7 ?( \' L! D! J8 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.

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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
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rouble 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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! D% {5 ~% x, B4 {' |7 p  [7 SWhen a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
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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4 b8 g5 C$ v1 J" K! R( ]1 bOn 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
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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2 g% J% c* ~" ^$ D$ 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
& L- U6 s1 c; K$ b5 ]Wisdom from Grandpa...
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" X3 u) m6 O# D& MMany 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
$ [( u+ V7 u# E5 [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

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- i, z; _. @! C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
. K! d7 u' M3 o4 P  C! p. l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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# M8 {" K+ M$ p1 C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