wives

He has Heaven knows how many wives.

谁知道他有多少老婆。

The king had four wives and twenty concubines.

这国王有四妻子和二十妃子。

Some husbands and wives are always disputing.

有些夫妇总是争吵。

Husbands are discouraged from voting as proxy for their wives.

丈夫代妻子投票。

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

苏丹的妻妾住在后宫。

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

姑娘好,泼妇何处来?

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

英国公民的配偶能自动取得公民身分。

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

那两男人去钓鱼时, 他们的妻子做晚饭。

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

夫妻间争吵是很幸的事。

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

"这就是说,男人世界,但男人们的母亲和妻子他们。"

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。

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得多。

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？