But today, a disruption to family fortunes can no longer be made up with extra income from an otherwise-stay-at-home partner.

但现在，家庭财产的损失再也不可能通过呆在家里的其他侣的额外收入弥补了。

She can have men as her lovers or women as her lovers.

她的侣可以是男人，也可以是女人。

What is your job and relationship status?

你目前的工作如何，跟侣的关系如何？

You said that I was your soul mate.

你说我是你的灵魂侣。

Some hope to meet their soul mate. Others seek companionship.

有人希望遇见灵魂侣。有人寻求陪。

The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behave in an agreeable manner.

理想的侣机器将不仅看起、摸起和听起友善，还编程使其拥有一种令人愉快的行为方式。

The loss of a partner often has severe negative financial consequences, especially for women.

失去侣往往巨大的经济打击，女性更是如此。

You need to make sure you're available to be a support system for your partner, letting them lean on you when they need to.

你也要保证自己是侣的后盾，在他需要你的时候可以依靠。

But what about the education of your partner?

那你侣的教育水平带什么影响呢？

Turns out he 's checking her out at a molecular level.

它可是在分子层面上检查潜在侣。

They want to be able to balance work and family with their partners.

和他们的侣一起。

Messrs. Strunk and White don't speculate as to why so many writers are attracted to passive verbs, but I'm willing to; I think timid writers like them for the same reason timid lovers like passive partners.

斯特伦克和怀特两位先生不曾分析过何以许多作者喜欢用被动语态，但我愿意分析一下其中原委。我认为胆怯的作者喜欢被动语态，其原因类似于胆怯的人喜欢被动的侣。

With most news bleakly austere these days, changing the law to let gay couples marry must have seemed a sure way to spread crowd-pleasing sweetness and light.

可怜了首相卡梅隆，但修改法律允许同性侣结婚似乎让民众心里一暖。

Reading has always been my home, my sustenance, my great invincible companion.

阅读一直是我的家、我的食物、我那不可缺少的侣。

Studies have shown that the best predictor of divorce is if the couple assumes bad intentions in their partner's actions, or if you marry Kanye.

研究表明，离婚的最佳预测因素是夫妻双方在侣的行为中是否怀有恶意，或者你是否嫁给了侃爷（美国著名说唱歌手坎耶·韦斯特）。

In fact, evidence shows almost dogs stay with one partner their whole lives.

实际上，有证据表明，一只狗终生几乎只与一个侣在一起。

I could not have imagined a better companion.

我想像不出还有比他更好的侣。

The idea of a soulmate doesn't make sense.

我是说，灵魂侣这个词没什么意义。

Sexual liberation was intended to allow people to have a clearer head when choosing who they really wanted to be with, but this process remains only half finished.

性解放运动是为了让人们在选择侣时保持头脑清醒。然而该运动进行得并不彻底。

And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers.

不仅你的事业，还有你的侣。