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a sect that had wives in common.

共妻的教派。

wives from hell.

叫人扫兴的太太们。

it is their husbands' fault if wives do fall.

如果妻真的堕落，那是丈夫的错。

Some husbands and wives are always disputing.

有些夫妇总是争吵。

The king had four wives and twenty concubines.

这个国王有四个妻和二十个妃。

wives' allowances can henceforth be set against investment income.

今妻们的补贴可以用投资收益来抵消。

tush, these are trifles and mere old wives' tales.

呸，这些都是琐事和无稽之谈。

The belief that makeup ruins your skin is just an old wives’ tale.

化妆品会伤害皮肤只是一种无稽之谈。

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

苏丹的妻妾宫。

Husbands are discouraged from voting as proxy for their wives.

不主张丈夫代妻投票。

All are good lasses,but whence come the bad wives?

姑娘个个好,泼妇何处来?

other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands.

其他被抛弃的妻已公开向她们的丈夫报复。

husbands and wives who are ideal partners. Acolleague is an associate in an occupation, such as a profession:

是理想伴侣的丈夫或妻。 Colleague 与职业有关，如职业：

"That is to say, men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them."

"这就是说,男人统治世界,但男人们的母亲和妻统治着他们。"

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

夫妻间争吵是很不幸的事。

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

那两个男人去钓鱼时, 他们的妻做晚饭。

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

英国公民的配偶不能自动取得公民身分。

wives of MPs are looked on as surrogates for their husbands while the latter are at Westminster.

当议员们威斯敏斯特时，他们的夫人被看作其丈夫的代理人。

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。

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、孩，或者金钱而泪如泉涌，但谁会为神哭泣呢？