A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
情妇
Mistress
A troubadour to a distant mistress.
一个游吟诗人写给远方的情妇。
I have this mistress: show business.
我有个情妇:演艺圈。
Be a mistress to none, but all good to some.
不要做任何人的情妇，但要对某些人很好。
One is bound to one's wife, but has a bond to one's mistress.
一个人对妻子是有约束力的，但对情妇却是有约束力的。
The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.
一个人越爱一个情妇，就越容易憎恨她。
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
认为他爱他的情妇是为了她自己的缘故的人是大错特错了。
Next to the pleasure of finding a new mistress is that of being rid of an old one.
找到新情人的乐趣仅次于摆脱旧情人。
Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not.
金钱是侍女，如果你知道如何使用它;一个情妇，如果你不知道的话。
Next to coming to a good understanding with a new mistress, I love a quarrel with an old one.
我喜欢和一个老情人吵架，而不喜欢和一个新情人和好如初。
After my mistress was dead, I lived most comfortably, my master having a great affection for me.
我的女主人死后，我过着非常舒适的生活，我的主人对我有很深的感情。
A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.
情人总是先想到情人，后想到自己;而丈夫的情况则相反。
A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away.
一个情妇应该像一个小镇附近的乡村小休养所，不应该经常住在里面，而应该只住一个晚上或更远的地方。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em.
情妇就像书;如果你过于关注他们，他们会让你打瞌睡，让你不适合与人交往;但如果使用得当，你更适合和他们交谈。
We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence in themselves, but merely from some circumstance that flatters our self-love.
我们选择朋友就像选择情人一样——并不是因为他们本身有什么特别的优点，而仅仅是出于某种满足我们自爱的环境。
I've come to the conclusion that a long, personal relationship is next to impossible for me. Ultimately, music is a possessive mistress.
我的结论是，对我来说，一段长久的私人关系几乎是不可能的。最终，音乐是一个占有欲很强的情妇。
Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life.
你当听灵明的言语，留心听他的劝戒，存记在心里。她的格言是普遍的，所有的美德都依赖于她;她是人类生活的向导和女主人。