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.

% W, Z1 G/ D: Y" b. t+ u- T( S: k2 v( UTrouble 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.
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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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0 n% W* E3 j# BIf 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'.
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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

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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.
. D& L3 N% [3 z9 n& J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.
6 g6 n" }. ?& e0 n: Y 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.
" m$ ?5 N' k  Y3 _+ b! K% }3 e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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7 k# U9 e+ L. F2 h( _When 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


$ X. o, X$ |& }, k! _9 Z0 K4 I% _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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On 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
9 z; y% U; M+ o# [$ u, j2 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
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& x9 J: O* ]& J6 M( o& ]严重同意，但只差最后两句

6 ?9 ~; T1 k2 e还真，没看 见后面两句：

# P, D4 q, K, ]) W; Xfoolish husband says to his wife, 'Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna 'work
8 Y: r& n$ H5 r# [, h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？

3 m. o3 @8 ~0 n8 n) b  wMany 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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. a" r/ b+ A. ?7 p/ `5 P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