婚姻Marriage (Negative)[英语名人名言]

时间：2007-05-14 07:08:57

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All marriages are happy. It's living together afterwards that is difficult.
-- Anonymous1

 

He believes that marriage and a career don't mix. So after the wedding he plans to quit his job.
-- Anonymous

 

It's not as great a day for the bride as she thinks. She's not marrying the best man.
-- Anonymous

 

Marriage is a romance in which the hero dies in the first chapter.
-- Anonymous

 

Marriage is a three ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering.
-- Anonymous

 

Marriage is bliss2. Ignorance is bliss. Ergo...
-- Anonymous

 

Marriage is like a box of chocolates. You have to squeeze a few bottoms to make sure you like what you are getting.
-- Anonymous

 

Marriage is like a hot bath. Once you get used to it, it's not so hot.
-- Anonymous

 

Marriage is like a violin. After the music is over, you still have the strings3.
-- Anonymous

 

Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.
-- Anonymous

 

It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage.
-- Jane Austen

 

Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.
-- Baskins

 

The world has suffered more from the ravages4 of ill-advised marriages than from virginity.
-- Ambrose Bierce

 

MARRIAGE, n. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two.
-- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911

 

In the blithe5 days of honeymoon,
With Kate's allurements6 smitten,
I lov'd her late, I lov'd her soon,
And call'd her dearest kitten.
But now my kitten's grown a cat,
And cross like other wives.
O! By my soul my honest Mat,
I fear she has nine lives.
-- James Boswell, Life of Johnson

 

Insurance is like marriage. You pay, pay, pay, and you never get anything back.
-- Al Bundy, character on "Married with Children," U.S. television show

 

Nothing says lovin' like marrying your cousin!
-- Al Bundy, character on "Married with Children," U.S. television show

 

I hate work. That's why I got married.
-- Peg7 Bundy, character on "Married with Children," U.S. television show

 

In matrimony, to hesitate is sometimes to be saved.
-- Samuel Butler

 

If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover8 Spam.
-- Johnny Carson

 

If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.
-- Chekhov

 

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.
-- G. K. Chesterton

 

The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman.
-- S. T. Coleridge

 

Marriage is like a bank account. You put it in, you take it out, you lose interest.
-- Irwin Corey

 

I've sometimes thought of marrying, and then I've thought again.
-- Noel Coward

 

Marriage is a matter of give and take, but so far I haven't been able to find anybody who'll take what I have to give.
-- Cass Daley

 

I'd marry again if I found a man who had 15 million and would sign over half of it to me before the marriage and guarantee he'd be dead within a year.
-- Bette Davis

 

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards.
-- Benjamin Franklin

 

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.
-- Benjamin Franklin

 

Love is the dawn of marriage, and marriage is the sunset of love.
-- French saying

 

A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished.
-- Zsa Zsa Gabor

 

I'm an excellent housekeeper9. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house.
-- Zsa Zsa Gabor

 

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

Thank heaven. A bachelor's life is no life for a single man.
-- Samuel Goldwyn, immigrant-turned-famous-movie-producer, when told his son was getting married

 

Love is blind and marriage is the institution for the blind.
-- James Graham

 

I don't think I'll get married again. I'll just find a woman I don't like and give her a house.
-- Lewis Grizzard

 

Marriage is a great institution, but who wants to live in an institution?
-- Marx Groucho, the film "Animal Crackers10"

 

If you want to sacrifice the admiration11 of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
-- Katharine Hepburn

 

Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity12 of divorce and the expense of alimony.
-- Oliver Herford

 

Wedding is destiny, and hanging likewise.
-- John Heywood

 

It is amazing at how small a price may the wedding ring be placed upon a worthless hand; but, by the beauty of our law, what heaps of gold are indispensable to take it off!
-- Douglas Jerold, 1858

 

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy13 has no pleasures.
-- Samuel Johnson

 

I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years.
-- Sam Kinison

 

Marriage is a lottery14, but you can't tear up your ticket if you lose.
-- F. M. Knowles

 

Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl.
-- Stephen Leacock

 

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me.
-- Abraham Lincoln, in a letter to Mrs. O.H. Browning, April 1, 1838

 

I belong to Bridegrooms Anonymous. Whenever I feel like getting married, they send over a lady in a housecoat and hair curlers to burn my toast for me.
-- Dick Martin

 

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
-- Groucho Marx

 

Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows, marriage does.
-- Groucho Marx

 

Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe.
-- Jackie Mason

 

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking15. It's called marriage.
-- James Holt McGavran

 

Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke16, it becomes us to be grateful.
-- Phyllis McGinley

 

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside desperate to get out.
-- Michel de Montaigne

 

To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the wedding cup, whenever you're wrong, admit it; whenever you're right, shut up.
-- Ogden Nash

 

No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.
-- Cesare Pavese

 

It doesn't much signify whom one marries, for one is sure to find out next morning it was someone else.
-- Rogers

 

I guess the only way to stop divorce is to stop marriage.
-- Will Rogers

 

Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you said; after marriage, he'll fall asleep before you finish saying it.
-- Helen Roland

 

In olden times, sacrifices were made at the altar, a practice which is still very much practiced.
-- Helen Rowland

 

When a girl marries, she exchanges the attentions of many men for the inattention of one.
-- Helen Rowland

 

When you see what some girls marry, you realize how they must hate to work for a living.
-- Helen Rowland

 

I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry17.
-- Rita Rudner

 

To marry is to halve18 your rights and double your duties.
-- Arthur Schopenhauer

 

Never marry for money. Ye'll borrow it cheaper.
-- Scottish Proverb

 

It is most unwise for people in love to marry.
-- George Bernard Shaw

 

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.
-- George Bernard Shaw

 

Morality consists in suspecting other people of not being legally married.
-- George Bernard Shaw

 

One cardinal19 rule of marriage should never be forgotten: "Give little, give seldom, and above all, give grudgingly20." Otherwise, what could have been a proper marriage could become an orgy of sexual lust21.
-- Ruth Smythers, Marriage advice for women, 1894

 

Marriage: A ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
-- Herbert Spencer

 

Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.
-- Gloria Steinem

 

Love is blind -- marriage is the eye-opener.
-- Pauline Thomason

 

Marriage isn't a word... it's a sentence.
-- King Vidor, in the 1928 film, The Crawl

 

Here's a toast to your new bride who has everything a girl could want in her life, except for good taste in men!
-- Wedding Toast

 

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
-- Mae West

 

Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable.
-- Oscar Wilde

 

Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree.
-- Oscar Wilde

 

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.
-- Oscar Wilde

 

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness.
-- Madame de Rieux

 


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1 anonymous lM2yp     
adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的
参考例句：
  • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
  • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
2 bliss JtXz4     
n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福
参考例句：
  • It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
  • He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。
3 strings nh0zBe     
n.弦
参考例句：
  • He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
  • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
4 ravages 5d742bcf18f0fd7c4bc295e4f8d458d8     
劫掠后的残迹，破坏的结果，毁坏后的残迹
参考例句：
  • the ravages of war 战争造成的灾难
  • It is hard for anyone to escape from the ravages of time. 任何人都很难逃避时间的摧残。
5 blithe 8Wfzd     
adj.快乐的，无忧无虑的
参考例句：
  • Tonight,however,she was even in a blithe mood than usual.但是，今天晚上她比往常还要高兴。
  • He showed a blithe indifference to her feelings.他显得毫不顾及她的感情。
6 allurements d3c56c28b0c14f592862db1ac119a555     
n.诱惑( allurement的名词复数 )；吸引；诱惑物；有诱惑力的事物
参考例句：
  • The big cities are full of allurements on which to spend money. 大城市充满形形色色诱人花钱的事物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 peg p3Fzi     
n.木栓，木钉；vt.用木钉钉，用短桩固定
参考例句：
  • Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。
  • He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
8 leftover V97zC     
n.剩货，残留物，剩饭；adj.残余的
参考例句：
  • These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
  • Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。
9 housekeeper 6q2zxl     
n.管理家务的主妇，女管家
参考例句：
  • A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
  • She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。
10 crackers nvvz5e     
adj.精神错乱的，癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 )；薄脆饼干；（认为）十分愉快的事；迷人的姑娘
参考例句：
  • That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
  • We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 admiration afpyA     
n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕
参考例句：
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
12 publicity ASmxx     
n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告
参考例句：
  • The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
13 celibacy ScpyR     
n.独身(主义)
参考例句：
  • People in some religious orders take a vow of celibacy. 有些宗教修会的人发誓不结婚。
  • The concept of celibacy carries connotations of asceticism and religious fervor. 修道者的独身观念含有禁欲与宗教热情之意。
14 lottery 43MyV     
n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事
参考例句：
  • He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
  • They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
15 banking aySz20     
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
  • John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
  • He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
16 yoke oeTzRa     
n.轭；支配；v.给...上轭，连接，使成配偶
参考例句：
  • An ass and an ox,fastened to the same yoke,were drawing a wagon.驴子和公牛一起套在轭上拉车。
  • The defeated army passed under the yoke.败军在轭门下通过。
17 jewelry 0auz1     
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
参考例句：
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
18 halve Re4zV     
vt.分成两半，平分；减少到一半
参考例句：
  • Let's halve the project between our two teams.让我们两个队平均分担这项工程吧。
  • I'll halve expenses with you.我要跟你平均分摊费用。
19 cardinal Xcgy5     
n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的
参考例句：
  • This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
  • The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。
20 grudgingly grudgingly     
参考例句：
  • He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake. 他勉强承认他做错了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Their parents unwillingly [grudgingly] consented to the marriage. 他们的父母无可奈何地应允了这门亲事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
21 lust N8rz1     
n.性(淫)欲；渴(欲)望；vi.对…有强烈的欲望
参考例句：
  • He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。
  • Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念，就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。

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