Sally wanted some time to consider Sam's proposal of marriage; she had heard the saying, "Marry in haste, and repent at leisure."

莎莉需要一些时间来考虑山姆的求婚，她听过那句谚语：结婚太急，后悔莫及。

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Before long, they quarreled again. She seriously proposed "divorce" this time and was determined to submit the proposal to the court, Because she thought their marriage was a broken house now.

没过多久，他俩又吵架了，这次她把“离婚”二字明明白白地提了出来，并且坚决地到法院递了诉状，因为这桩婚姻已是一栋危房。

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The first date is not a marriage proposal; it's merely an opportunity to measure compatibility.

第一次约会并不是一次求婚；它只是一个测试两个人是否合得来的机会。

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But where can you hope to find a widow who would waste her time on a marriage proposal that has no marriage in it?"

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