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婚姻
Marriage
Not all marriages are made in heaven. Some, probably most, are constructed here on earth for any number of reason.
不是所有的婚姻都是天作之合。其中一些，可能大部分，是由于各种原因在地球上建造的。
It's not easy to walk out on a marriage and two young kids, and it's the most difficult thing I've ever had to do.
要抛弃一段婚姻和两个年幼的孩子并不容易，这是我做过的最困难的事情。
Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier.
男人比女人过得好得多。首先，他们结婚晚;另一方面，他们死得早。
We're tolerant, ready for gay marriage, and we're unhappy that these people are trying to force their bigotry on us.
我们宽容，准备好了同性婚姻，但我们不高兴这些人试图把他们的偏见强加给我们。
Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset.
肉欲之乐具有彗星般稍纵即逝的光辉;幸福的婚姻就像美丽的日落一样宁静。
A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.
一个好的婚姻是允许个人的改变和成长，以及他们表达爱的方式。
There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is a thing no married man knows anything about.
世界上没有什么比已婚妇女的奉献精神更可贵的了。这是一件已婚男人一无所知的事情。
People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for love is to invite inevitable tragedy.
人们结婚的原因和结果各不相同。但为爱而结婚就会招致不可避免的悲剧。
For society, marriage is undoubtedly beneficial. But the burdens of civilized morality are too heavy for many to bear.
对于社会来说，婚姻无疑是有益的。但是，文明道德的负担对许多人来说太沉重了。
I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment.
我支持同性婚姻。我支持同性婚姻，因为我相信保守派支持承诺制度。
Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake.
不要在大学里结婚;如果你的未来雇主发现你已经犯了一个错误，你就很难迈出第一步。
For two people in a marriage to live together day after day is unquestionably the one miracle the Vatican has overlooked.
婚姻中的两个人日复一日地生活在一起，这无疑是梵蒂冈忽视的一个奇迹。
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I was glad to hear of that determination as I detest the practice of cousins marrying or any marriage between persons in which there can be traced the most distant relationship. I go for the improvement instead of the deterioration of our race.
我很高兴听到这个决定，因为我讨厌堂兄弟姐妹结婚，讨厌任何可以追溯到最遥远关系的人结婚。我追求进步而不是我们种族的堕落。
Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.
婚姻之所以受欢迎，是因为它结合了最大的诱惑和最大的机会。
The priesthood is a marriage. People often start by falling in love, and they go on for years without realizing that love must change into some other love which is so unlike it that it can hardly be recognized as love at all.
祭司是婚姻。人们常常从坠入爱河开始，然后持续多年，却没有意识到爱必须转变成另一种爱，而这种爱与爱情如此不同，以至于根本无法被视为爱。
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.
如果有两个是一体的，那么我们就是。 如果有哪个男人被妻子爱过，那就是你。
We were happily married for eight months. Unfortunately, we were married for four and a half years.
我们幸福地结婚八个月。不幸的是，我们结婚四年半了。