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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