Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.

  • -- Honoré de Balzac 尊敬的巴尔扎克

婚姻必须不断地与一个吞噬一切的怪物斗争:熟悉。

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We think we have to work because the advertising industry has elevated wants into needs. The newspapers and the television batter us incessantly with the latest 'must-haves', whether that's shoes, videogames or patio heaters. As a result, mums think they 'have' to work at Tesco in order to buy expensive trainers.

我们认为我们必须工作,因为广告业已经把需求提升为需求。报纸和电视不断地向我们提供最新的“必需品”,无论是鞋子、电子游戏还是户外取暖器。因此,妈妈们认为她们“必须”在乐购工作,才能买到昂贵的运动鞋。

On rare occasions one does hear of a miraculous case of a married couple falling in love after marriage, but on close examination it will be found that it is a mere adjustment to the inevitable.

在极少数情况下,人们确实听说过一对已婚夫妇婚后坠入爱河的奇迹般的例子,但仔细观察就会发现,这仅仅是对不可避免的事情的一种适应。

Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness.

巴黎是一个很难离开的地方,即使雨下个不停,人因为潮湿而不停地咳嗽。

Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.

婚姻是一件好事,但我认为把它作为一种习惯是错误的。

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

赞赏和熟悉是陌生人。