1. "My husband won't even notice the shoes," a woman told me. "我的丈夫根本就不注意我的鞋子"。一个女人告诉我。
2. "He wrote down things like being a better father, being a better husband, being financially independent, being stimulated intellectually and remaining even tempered — "他写下了诸如要做一个更好的爸爸、更好的丈夫、经济上独立、智力上活跃,而且还要保持性情平和--
3. "I have to run or I'll be late for my first appointment ." She kissed her husband quickly, picked up her briefcase , and started for the door. "我得跑着去,不然头次预约就要迟到了。" 她匆匆吻了一下丈夫,拿起公文包,朝门口走去。
4. "I experience again the deep-felt wish to be part of a married couple, to sit by the fire in winter with the man who is my husband. “我又感觉到了那为人之妻的强烈愿望,渴望着冬天里和是自己丈夫的男人一道坐在炉火边。
5. "Isn't she your aunt?" the husband responded. "I never saw her before." “她不是你的姑姑么?”丈夫反问妻子。“我从未见过她。”
6. Arriving from work, he might announce, "Wife, I am home!" And she, restraining the desire to complain about housework, would respond, "Husband, I am glad!" 丈夫下班回家会说,“老婆,我回来了。”而妻子呢,也会克制自己,从不因家务辛苦而向丈夫发牢骚,只说“我真高兴,老公!”
7. A husband and wife both said, “Frankly, we were afraid.” 有对夫妇说,"坦白讲,我们很害怕。"
8. As I recall, an office manager said her psychic (通灵大师) told her that the first man she talked to at a Christmas (圣诞) party would become her husband — now they're married and expecting a child. 我至今记得,有一个办公室主任说,她的通灵大师告诉她,圣诞晚会上与她交谈的第一位男士将会成为她的丈夫。现在他们已经结婚了,孩子也即将出世。
9. A future husband wanted to be sure that if his marriage didn't work out, he could keep his treasured ice-cream collection safely stored away in a freezer. 一位即将成为丈夫的男人想要确信,如果他的婚姻失败,他是否仍可以把他珍爱的冰淇淋藏品好好储存在冰柜里。
10. "Your husband told me to bring this to you, Mrs.Baroda," he said, handing her a length of sheer white fabric with which she sometimes covered her head and shoulders. "您丈夫要我把这个带给您,巴罗达太太,"说着,他递上一块白色纱巾,这是她有时用来做披肩的。