相约星期二:重阳节,听老者讲感动世界的人生课
作者:沪江英语选编
2012-10-23 09:31
Talk About Marriage 谈论婚姻
“我们这一代人似乎想挣脱某种义务的束缚,把婚姻视作泥潭中的鳄鱼……”
"But the poor kids today, either they're too selfish to take part in a real loving relationship, or they rush into marriage and then six months later, they get divorced. They don't know what they want in a partner. They don't know who they are themselves-so how can they know who they're marrying?"
“可是现在这些可怜的年轻人,要么过于自私而无法和别人建立真诚的恋爱关系,要么轻率地走进婚姻殿堂,然后六个月后又匆匆地逃了出来。他们并不清楚要从伴侣那儿得到什么。他们连自己也无法认清——又如何去认识他们要嫁娶的人呢?
"There are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don't respect the other person, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you don't know how to compromise, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you can't talk openly about what goes on between you, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. And if you don't have a common set of values in life, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. Your values must be alike. And the biggest one of those values?"
"Your belief in the importance of your marriage."
"Your belief in the importance of your marriage."
“爱情和婚姻还是有章可循的:如果你不尊重对方,你们的关系就会有麻烦;如果你不懂怎样妥协,你们的关系就会有麻烦;如果你们彼此不能开诚布公地交流,你们的关系就会有麻烦;如果你们没有共同的价值观,你们同样会有麻烦。你们必须有相同的价值观。而这一价值观里最重要的是什么?”
“你们对婚姻重要性的信念。”
“你们对婚姻重要性的信念。”