lesson 17 婚姻生活

    marriage

    01 we two are of a kind.

    我们夫妻俩性格相似。

    类似表达 like husband, like wife. / we're very similar.

    02 how's your married life?

    你的婚后生活怎么样？

    词组释义 married life 婚后生活

    03 we're a well-matched couple.

    我们是很般配的一对。

    单词释义

    well-matched ['wel'm?t?t] adj. 匹配的，和谐的 couple [?k?pl] n. 夫妻，配偶 vt. vi. 结合，成婚

    04 she is a newlywed.

    她刚刚结婚。

    类似表达 she just got married. / she is newly married.

    05 trust and respect are conditions of a happy marriage.

    信任和尊重是婚姻幸福的条件。

    单词释义 condition [k?n?d??n] n. 条件，状况

    06 doris wants to start a family.

    多丽丝想生个孩子。

    词组释义 start a family 生第一个孩子

    07 david is a family-centered man.

    大卫是个顾家的男人。

    语法提要

    family-centered为名词family和分词centered组合构成的合成形容词，表示“以家庭为中心的，顾家的”。

    08 laura became a housewife after she got married.

    结婚以后，劳拉成为了一名家庭主妇。

    单词释义 housewife [?ha?swa?f] n. 家庭主妇

    09 compromise, they say, got them through the good and bad times together.

    他们说，互相妥协让他们共度了有喜有忧的时光。

    语法提要

    they say在这里为简短句子做插入语，置于句中。常见的还有that is to say，you see,what's worse等。

    10 marriage is not always a bed of roses.

    婚姻并不总是称心如意的。

    词组释义 a bed of roses 称心如意的境遇，安乐窝

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