灌水：童稚趣语-关于婚姻

山水安妮

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?   适婚的年龄

"Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then."
23岁是最好的年龄因为到那时你已经把那人认识了一辈子了
Camille, age 10

"No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married."
就没有合适的年龄。 只有傻瓜才会结婚
Freddie, age 6
 
HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED? 怎样知道两人是夫妻？

"Married people usually look happy to talk to other people." 
结了婚的人通常跟别人说话时开心
Eddie, age 6

"You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids."
你就得猜了，看他们是不是都骂同样的小孩
Derrick, age 8
 
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?  爸爸妈妈的共同点

"Both don't want no more kids."
他们都不再像要小孩了
Lori, age 8
 
WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE? 多数人约会的时候做什么？

"Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough." 
约会是为了玩乐的，人们应该利用这个时候互相了解。即使是男孩子如果你听的时间长了也会说些有用的。
Lynnette, age 8

"On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date."
第一次约会时，他们只是互相说谎话，通常说的有兴趣了他们就约会第二次
Martin, age 10
 
WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR? 如果第一次约会的砸锅了你怎么办？
 
"I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns."
我就跑回家去装死。 第二天我会给全部的报纸都打电话，保证他们在死讯里都写我的消息
Craig, age 9
 
WHEN IS IT OK TO KISS SOMEONE? 什么时候可以亲一个人？

"When they're rich."
当他们有钱时。
Pam, age 7

"The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that." 
法律说你必须18 岁， 所以我才不会犯法呢。
Curt, age 7

"The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do."
规矩是这样的：如果你亲一个人，那就应该跟她结婚并和她生小孩。 这样做才是对的
Howard, age 8
 
IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED? 是单身好还是结婚好？

"I don't know which is better, but I'll tell you one thing. I'm never going to have sex with my wife. I don't want to be all grossed out."
我不知道哪一样好， 不过我告诉你一件事。我永远也不会跟我太太有性事，我才不想那么恶心呢。
Theodore, age 8

"It's better for girls to be single, but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them."
女孩子单身比较好， 不过男孩子不好。男孩子需要有人替他们收拾干净
Anita, age 9

"Single is better, for the simple reason that I wouldn't want to change no diapers. Of course, if I did get married, I'd just phone my mother and have her come over for some coffee and diaper-changing."
单身比较好，简单的原因是我才不想换尿布。当然， 如果我结婚了，那我就给我妈打电话让她来喝咖啡和换尿布。
Kirsten, age 10
 
HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?  怎样婚姻才可以成功呢？

"If you want to last with your man, you should wear a lot of sexy clothes, especially underwear that is red and maybe has a few diamonds on it." 
如果你想跟你男人持久，你就应该穿好多性感的衣服， 特别是那种红颜色的或许上面有几个钻石的内裤。
Lori, age 8

"Tell your wife that she looks pretty even if she looks like a truck."
告诉你的太太看上去很漂亮即使她看上去像卡车。
Ricky, age 10