婚姻生活
  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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