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.

' d4 b9 {7 w; W1 U* z. F& K! z; F& NTrouble 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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) i0 K' Q2 h% L. e$ JWhen a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
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& Q/ c* O7 F$ oIf 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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; P( h3 t; C: L% Q& POn 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'.

* U/ z# `. g& V. E/ k5 QMany 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.
( m( V" j: U) K. D9 E3 O- q男人的未来与成就往往是有他的女人决定的

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: b0 K! m: F4 \; i6 i+ brouble 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.
& X  n2 K4 K. n. U, i- w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.
4 G; |; w# t7 X8 U5 w* L  j. L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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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
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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.

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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
" M7 Y, a# t* A: l0 bMy 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

严重同意，但只差最后两句

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
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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) o) ^# o$ j8 `- 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