The Secret To A Happy Marriage
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A man and woman had been married for more than 65 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned1 her husband never to open or ask her about.
 
For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.
 
In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside.
 
She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted3 dolls and a stack4 of money totaling $95,000.
 
He asked her about the contents. "When we were to be married," she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet2 a doll."
 
The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.
 
"Honey," he said, "that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?"
 
"Oh," she said, "that's the money I made from selling the dolls."


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1 cautioned 7f22a74438d91b038e4a784c88ad5d98     
v.警告,提醒,劝…小心( caution的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He cautioned us for playing in that busy street. 他告诫我们不要在那条交通繁忙的路上玩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He cautioned that the Russia-American discussions were still in an exploratory stage. 他警告说俄美会谈尚处于探索阶段。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 crochet qzExU     
n.钩针织物;v.用钩针编制
参考例句:
  • That's a black crochet waistcoat.那是一件用钩针编织的黑色马甲。
  • She offered to teach me to crochet rugs.她提出要教我钩织小地毯。
3 crocheted 62b18a9473c261d6b815602f16b0fb14     
v.用钩针编织( crochet的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Mom and I crocheted new quilts. 我和妈妈钩织了新床罩。 来自辞典例句
  • Aunt Paula crocheted a beautiful blanket for the baby. 宝拉婶婶为婴孩编织了一条美丽的毯子。 来自互联网
4 stack 7uAwy     
n.堆叠,堆;vt.堆积,成叠放在;vi.堆成一堆
参考例句:
  • There's a whole stack of bills waiting to be paid.有一大堆账要付呢。
  • They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
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