Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.

  • -- William Congreve 康格里夫

求偶之于婚姻,犹如一出枯燥乏味的戏剧的诙谐开场白。

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Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to take from you what you really have.

求爱时的奉承是最无礼的,因为它假装给你的东西比你应得的多,其实是在伺机夺走你真正拥有的东西。

We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want a family so we'll have to start thinking about that.

我们先从婚姻中走出来,然后再看看孩子。但显然我们想要一个家庭,所以我们必须开始考虑这个问题。

Those Marriages generally abound most with Love and Constancy, that are preceded by a long Courtship.

这些婚姻通常充满了爱和坚贞,在此之前还有一段漫长的求爱期。

Being married gives one one's position like nothing else can.

结婚给人的地位是其他任何事情都无法给予的。