He who marries might be sorry; he who does not will be sorry.结婚的人可能懊恼;不结婚的人将会遗憾。
婚姻是个很复杂的问题,可以是好事也可能成为坏事,关于结婚问题,还有如下一些幽默的谚语:
A man without a wife is but half a man.
一个人没有妻子,只能算是半个男人。
这是说结婚尽管会带来很多麻烦,但又不得不结婚。
Marriage makes or mars a man.
婚姻决定一个人的成败。
He that has a wife has strife.
有妻子就有纠纷。
Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses.
结婚可以使忧愁减半,使快乐加倍,又会令家庭开支倍增。(这是说结婚既有利也有弊。)
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards.
结婚前眼睛要张大点;结了婚只好眼开眼闭。
这是说婚前应看看清楚,考虑清楚点;婚后如发生问题,只好容忍一点,得过且过。