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.

- F  |$ ^, [' k$ @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.
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When 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.

On anniversaries, the wise husband always forgets the past - but never the present.

  r3 B9 V4 ?/ oA 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: v8 U" Y$ C; |( DMany 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

同上
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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.
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.
- F7 c$ f1 D' B3 {3 q8 g! m 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.
  z$ A9 L8 z% ^# b  `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.
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.
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6 y2 X* U  q5 a: kOn anniversaries, the wise husband always forgets the past - but never the present.
; N! P2 J* k% K# l( ~- X2 @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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3 G0 f. u% v8 t7 m- l$ v$ 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...

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!

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august99

原帖由 StarHelena 于 2008-8-13 20:21 发表
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7 O& X, a/ X+ l/ V  H严重同意，但只差最后两句

. d# V5 r, a8 N. m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
9 ~/ P: O" {) l' C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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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