wives

1.The king had four wives and twenty concubines.

这个王有四个妻子和二十个妃子。

2.Some husbands and wives are always disputing.

有些夫妇总争吵。

3.The sultan’s wives and concubines live in the harem.

苏丹的妻妾住在后宫。

4.Husbands are discouraged from voting as proxy for their wives.

主张丈夫代妻子投票。

5.The two men went fishing while their wives prepared the dinner.

那两个男人去钓鱼时, 他们的妻子做晚饭。

6.Husbands and wives of British nationals do not automatically gain citizenship.

英民的配偶能自动取民身分。

7.It was very sad when husbands and wives quarreled with each other.

夫妻间争吵幸的事。

8.When you’re expecting a baby, people tell you all sorts of old wives’ tales.

怀孕的时候，人们会告诉你各种各样没有根据的注意事项。

9.And the wives, to judge from our conversations at the school gate, were a lot jollier than I was.

从学校门口那些谈话看来，那些太太们比我开心多。

10.Men shed a jugful of tears for the sake of their children, for their wives, or for money.  But who weeps for God?

人会为了自己的妻子、孩子，或者金钱而泪如泉涌，但谁会为神哭泣呢？