Wisdom from Grandpa

小叶子

Wisdom from Grandpa...

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% b( I2 Z( m1 N% |! M* RWhether 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.
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Too many couples marry for better, or for worse, but not for good.

When a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.

' x0 v6 X- ]) O' LIf 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.

* ~/ {( |* {/ e2 LA foolish husband says to his wife, 'Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin' and scrubbin'. No wife of mine is gonna 'work'.

. ^/ M/ P, Y( T& ?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.

虎吼西风

織紗千影

同上
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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.
$ |+ K- w4 L0 U0 P9 e, ~男人的未来与成就往往是有他的女人决定的
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" a) R# Y) D0 F3 l- Q: t0 prouble 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.
. E' _; n# M  e1 m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 b9 W) Z: ^0 `0 V' R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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6 ?: F" O' @$ e6 a% EIf a man has enough horse sense to treat his wife like a thoroughbred, she will never turn into an old nag.
4 }. t. @" p; N* l! a+ X- o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
" Q4 W3 {0 R+ R  }' g2 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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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
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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严重同意，但只差最后两句

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
$ W3 Y/ g% r) N% _& `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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. G9 M1 f+ ?0 w* ~. Z2 ^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