Today's methods of birth control make it possible for a couple to choose whether or not to have a child.

如今的节育措施使一对夫妇可以选择是否要生育孩子。

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She says she already told the neighbours not to come over for a couple of days.

她说她已经告诉了邻居们这两天不要过来。

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When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation: two days, not two seconds.

如果戈特曼博士真的想要评估一对夫妇是否会在一起，他会邀请他们到他的岛上静修处进行一个更长的评估：持续两天，而不是两秒钟。

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Now, this is not essentially a bad thing for a couple of reasons.

这些刻板印象并不都是坏事,这当中有几个原因。

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It's not obvious to me for a couple of reasons.

有几个原因

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He has to modify his plans for the first couple, by barring access to the tree of life. That was not something presumably he planned to do This is in response to, perhaps, their unforeseen disobedience certainly the way the story unfolds that's how it seems to us.

他更改了他的原计划，除了不能接近生命树,这些并不是他本打算做的事情,这也许是对意外挑衅的回应,故事是对后人的警告。

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The jury heard the couple did not speak for a couple of days during the New Year following a disagreement, but on the evening of Mr Bick's death Mr Hunnisett contacted her sounding "quite distraught" and said he had killed someone.

BBC: Christopher Hunnisett 'admitted killing in letter'

In cases where there is a conflict of goals and desires, the On-Off relationship can be the perfect arrangement for a couple not looking for marriage or even cohabitation (yes, these couples exist).

FORBES: In Praise Of The On-Off Relationship

Not bad for a couple in their early 40s, with one kid at Ohio State.

FORBES: The Medium Is the Model