Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.

  • -- William Congreve 康格里夫

求偶之于婚姻,犹如一出枯燥乏味的戏剧的诙谐开场白。

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In a sacred ground like marriage, you find yourself out of it at certain times for reasons unknown that can be destructive. There could be a demon that kind of comes out and overtakes you.

在像婚姻这样神圣的地方,你会发现自己在某些时候会因为未知的原因而远离它,这可能是毁灭性的。可能会有一个恶魔出来,控制你。

The ceremony took six minutes. The marriage lasted about the same amount of time though we didn't get a divorce for almost a year.

典礼花了六分钟。虽然我们有将近一年没有离婚,但婚姻持续的时间大致相同。

Those Marriages generally abound most with Love and Constancy, that are preceded by a long Courtship.

这些婚姻通常充满了爱和坚贞,在此之前还有一段漫长的求爱期。

This is courtship all the world over - the man all tongue; the woman all ears.

这是全世界的求爱——男人都是舌头;女人洗耳恭听。