We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.

  • -- Ellen Goodman 埃伦·古德曼

我们被告知,人们保持爱情是因为化学反应,或者是因为他们对彼此保持好奇,因为许多善意,因为运气。但其中一部分必须是宽恕和感恩。

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I cannot stand that whole game of confession, that is: Here I have sinned, now I'm confessing my sins, and describing my path of sin and then in the act of confession I beg for your forgiveness and redemption.

我无法忍受整个忏悔的游戏,那就是:我在这里犯了罪,现在我承认我的罪,描述我的罪恶之路,然后在忏悔的过程中,我请求你的宽恕和救赎。

I doubt if there is one married person on earth who can be objective about divorce. It is always a threat, admittedly or not, and such a dire threat that it is almost a dirty word.

我怀疑世界上是否有一个结了婚的人能对离婚持客观态度。无论承认与否,它总是一种威胁,而且这种可怕的威胁几乎成了一个肮脏的字眼。

Gratitude is a burden upon our imperfect nature, and we are but too willing to ease ourselves of it, or at least to lighten it as much as we can.

感激之情是我们不完美天性的负担,我们非常愿意去减轻它,或者至少尽我们所能去减轻它。

If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey.

如果一个女人既不能爱也不能尊重,她答应服从就是不礼貌的。

Gratitude turns what we have into enough.

感恩使我们拥有的变得足够。