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having more than one spouse at a time

The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage") is used in related ways in social anthropology, sociobiology, and sociology Polygamy can be defined as any "form of marriage in which a person [has] more than one spouse"

In social anthropology, polygamy is the practice of marriage to more than one spouse simultaneously Historically, polygamy has been practiced as polygyny (one man having more than one wife), or as polyandry (one woman having more than one husband), or, less commonly as group marriage (husbands having many wives and those wives having many husbands) (See "Forms of Polygamy" below) In contrast, monogamy is the practice of each person having only one spouse Like monogamy, the term is often used in a de facto sense, applying regardless of whether the relationships are recognized by the state (see marriage for a discussion on the extent to which states can and do recognize potentially and actually polygamous forms as valid) In sociobiology, polygamy is used in a broad sense to mean any form of multiple mating In a narrower sense, used by zoologists, polygamy includes a pair bond, perhaps temporary

Forms of polygamy

Polygamy exists in three specific forms, including polygyny (one man having multiple wives), polyandry (one woman having multiple husbands), or group marriage (some combination of polygyny and polyandry) Historically, all three practices have been found, but polygyny is by far the most common[2] Confusion arises when the broad term "polygamy" is used when a narrower definition is intended

Polygyny

Polygyny is the situation in which one man is either married to or involved in sexual relationships with a number of different women at one time This is the most common form of polygamy

Polyandry

Polyandry is a practice where a woman is married to more than one man at the same time Fraternal polyandry was traditionally practiced among nomadic Tibetans in Nepal parts of China and part of northern India, in which two or more brothers share the same wife, with her having equal sexual access to them Polyandry is believed to be more likely in societies with scarce environmental resources, as it is believed to limit human population growth and enhance child survival A woman can only have so many children in her lifetime, no matter how many husbands she has On the other hand, a child with many "fathers", all of whom provide resources, is more likely to survive (In contrast, the number of children would be increased if polygyny were practiced, and a man had more than one wife These wives could be simultaneously pregnant)[3] It is a rare form of marriage that exists not only among poor families, but also within the elite[4]

Group marriage

Group marriage, or circle marriage, may exist in a number of forms[citation needed], such as where more than one man and more than one woman form a single family unit, and all members of the marriage share parental responsibility for any children arising from the marriage

Another possibility, which occurs in fiction (notably in Robert Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress) but isn't an actual human practice, is a long-lived line marriage In a line marriage, deceased or departing spouses in the group are continually replaced by others so that family property never becomes dispersed through inheritance

Bigamy

Main article: Bigamy

Bigamy is the act or condition of a person marrying another person while still being lawfully married to a second person Bigamy is listed (and sometimes prosecuted) as a crime in most western countries For example, in the United Kingdom, by law, a married person is not allowed to marry again as long as their first marriage continues

Serial monogamy

Main article: Serial monogamy

The phrase serial monogamy has been used to describe the lifestyle of persons who have repeatedly married and divorced multiple partners

Other forms of nonmonogamy

Main article: Forms of nonmonogamy

Other forms of nonmonogamous relationships are discussed at Forms of nonmonogamy One modern variant is polyamory

Patterns of occurrence worldwide

According to the Ethnographic Atlas Codebook, of the 1231 societies noted, 186 were monogamous 453 had occasional polygyny, 588 had more frequent polygyny, and 4 had polyandry[2] At the same time, even within societies which allow polygyny, the actual practice of polygyny occurs relatively rarely There are exceptions: in Senegal, for example, nearly 47 percent of marriages are multiple[5] To take on more than one wife often requires considerable resources: this may put polygamy beyond the means of the vast majority of people within those societies Such appears the case in many traditional Islamic societies, and in Imperial China Within polygynous societies, multiple wives often become a status symbol denoting wealth and power Similarly, within societies that formally prohibit polygamy, social opinion may look favorably on persons maintaining mistresses or engaging in serial monogamy[citation needed]

Some observers[who] detect a social preference for polygyny in disease-prone (especially tropical) climates, and speculate that (from a potential mother's viewpoint) perceived quality of paternal genes may favour the practice there[citation needed] The countervailing situation allegedly prevails in harsher climates, where (once again from a potential mother's viewpoint) reliable paternal care as exhibited in monogamous pair-bonding outweighs the importance of paternal genes[citation needed]

Patterns of occurrence across religions

Buddhism

Marriage is considered an issue in Buddhism According to Theravada Buddhism, polygamy is discouraged and extramatrial affairs are considered sinful It is said in the Parabhava Sutta that "a man who is not satisfied with one woman and seeks out other women is on the path to decline" In Tibetan Buddhism, namely Tibetan Vajina Buddhism, it is not uncommon to take a consort in addition to a spouse, though it is namely for certain spiritual practices that the spouse may not be able/ready to participate in—or if the husband/wife are at different levels on their spiritual path[citation needed] A consort is appropriate in such cases Within this context, either the husband or wife, occasionally both, might take a spiritual consort This is known as Consort Practice, and there are specific teachings and meditations that go along with it Consort Practice is often very private, however, and not openly discussed outside of followers of Tibetan Vajrayana—which tends to be a very private form of Buddhism in general – hence it is not very well known Husbands and wives also engage in Consort Practice together, monogamously

The 2008 BBC documentary series "A Year in Tibet", however, recorded three distinct cases of polyandry in and around the city of Gyantse alone (the pregnant farmer's wife in episode 1, "The Visit"; Yangdron in episode 2, "Three Husbands and a Wedding"; and the young monk, Tsephun's, mother in episode 5, "A Tale of Three Monks") In "Three Husbands and a Wedding", a 17-year-old girl is also shown being forced into a marriage that would have been polyandrous, except that the younger, 12-year-old, brother had to attend school on the wedding day (his parents hint that he will marry his older brother's new wife at a later date) The programs include statements from the women involved that indicate they did not enter the polyandrous marriages willingly, and commentary that indicates young women in Tibet are routinely forced by their families into polyandrous marriages with two or more brothers

Polyandry (especially fraternal polyandry) is also common among Buddhists in Bhutan, Ladakh, and other parts of the Indian subcontinent

Hinduism

Both polygyny and polyandry were practiced in many sections of Hindu society in ancient times Concerning polyandry, in the ancient Hindu epic, Mahabharata, Draupadi marries the five Pandava brothers Regarding polygyny, in Ramayana, father of Ram, king Dasharath has three wives, but Ram has pledged himself just one wife The god-figure Lord Krishna, the 9th incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu had 16,108 wives with all of whom he had regular sexual relationship and fathered ten sons in each of them Besides this he also had extra marrital affairs with many other women, who all were impregnated by him Historically, kings routinely took concubines (such as the Vijaynagara emperor, Krishnadevaraya) In the post-Vedic periods, polygamy declined in Hinduism, and is now considered immoral [4], although it is thought that some sections of Hindu society still practice polyandry, along with areas of Tibet, Nepal, and China After independence from the British, religions in which polygamy was still practiced were allowed to continue Under the Hindu Marriage Act, polygamy is considered illegal for Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs [5] However, Muslim men in India are allowed to have multiple wives Marriage laws in India are dependent upon the religion of the subject in question[6]

Judaism

Biblical practice

The Hebrew scriptures document approximately forty polygamists Notable examples include Abraham, who bore for himself a child through his wife's maidservant;[7] Jacob, who had fallen in love with Rachel, but was tricked into marrying her sister, Leah;[8] David, who inherited his wives from Saul;[9] and perhaps most famously, Solomon, who was led astray by his wives[10]

In general, however, polygamy was never considered the ideal state,[11] with multiple marriage a realistic alternative in the case of famine, widowhood, or female infertility[12] One source of polygamy was the practice of levirate marriage, wherein a man was required to marry and support his deceased brother's widow, as mandated by Deuteronomy 25:5–10

The Torah, Judaism's central text, includes a few specific regulations on the practice of polygamy, such as Exodus 21:10, which states that multiple marriages are not to diminish the status of the first wife (specifically, her right to food, clothing and conjugal relations) Deuteronomy 21:15–17, states that a man must award the inheritance due to a first-born son to the son who was actually born first, even if he hates that son's mother and likes another wife more;[13] and Deuteronomy 17:17 states that the king shall not have too many wives[14] The king's behavior is condemned by Prophet Samuel in 1Samuel 8 Exodus 21:10 also speaks of Jewish concubines Israeli lexicographer Vadim Cherny argues that the Torah carefully distinguishes concubines and "sub-standard" wives with prefix "to", lit "took to wives"[15]

The monogamy of the Roman Empire was the cause of two explanatory notes in the writings of Josephus describing how the polygamous marriages of Herod were permitted under Jewish custom[16]

Modern practice

In the modern day, Rabbinic Judaism has essentially outlawed polygamy Ashkenazi Jews have followed Rabbenu Gershom's ban since the 11th century[17] Some Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews (particularly those from Yemen and Iran) discontinued polygamy much more recently, as they emigrated to countries where it was forbidden The State of Israel has made polygamy illegal,[18][19] but in practice the law is not enforced, primarily so as not to interfere with Bedouin culture, where polygamy is common Provisions were instituted to allow for existing polygamous families immigrating from countries where the practice was legal

Among Karaite Jews, who do not adhere to Rabbinic interpretations of the Torah, polygamy is almost non-existent today Like other Jews, Karaites interpret Leviticus 18:18 to mean that a man can only take a second wife if his first wife gives her consent (Keter Torah on Leviticus, pp96–97) and Karaites interpret Exodus 21:10 to mean that a man can only take a second wife if he is capable of maintaining the same level of marital duties due to his first wife; the marital duties are 1) food, 2) clothing, and 3) sexual gratification Because of these two biblical limitations and because nearly all countries outlaw it, polygamy is considered highly impractical, and there are only a few known cases of it among Karaite Jews today

Christianity

Saint Augustine saw a conflict with Old Testament polygamy He writes in The Good of Marriage (chapter 15) that, although it "was lawful among the ancient fathers: whether it be lawful now also, I would not hastily pronounce For there is not now necessity of begetting children, as there then was, when, even when wives bear children, it was allowed, in order to a more numerous posterity, to marry other wives in addition, which now is certainly not lawful" He refrained from judging the patriarchs, but did not deduce from their practice the ongoing acceptability of polygamy In chapter 7, he wrote, "Now indeed in our time, and in keeping with Roman custom, it is no longer allowed to take another wife, so as to have more than one wife living" [emphasis added]

The New Testament authors seem to prefer monogamy from church leaders Paul writes in 1Timothy 3:2, " A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;" Something similar is repeated in the first chapter of the Epistle of Titus

Monogamy also seems to be preferred for all Christians, and not just leadership, by the author of 1 Corinthians where it is stated in chapter 7, verse 2, "Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband" Additionally, many readers find Matthew 19:9 to be nonsensical if not declaring an equivalency between polygamy and adultery: "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery"

The Roman Catholic Church has subsequently taught that

"polygamy is not in accord with the moral law [Conjugal] communion is radically contradicted by polygamy; this, in fact, directly negates the plan of God which was revealed from the beginning, because it is contrary to the equal personal dignity of men and women who in matrimony give themselves with a love that is total and therefore unique and exclusive"[20]

This is also the normal position among Protestant Churches, and it can therefore be said that the mainstream Christian position is to reject polygamy in principle[citation needed]

Periodically, Christian reform movements that have aimed at rebuilding Christian doctrine based on the Bible alone (sola scriptura) have at least temporarily accepted polygamy as a Biblical practice For example, during the Protestant Reformation, in a document referred to simply as "Der Beichtrat" (or "The Confessional Advice" ),[21] Martin Luther granted the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, who, for many years, had been living "constantly in a state of adultery and fornication,"[22] a dispensation to take a second wife The double marriage was to be done in secret however, to avoid public scandal[23] Some fifteen years earlier, in a letter to the Saxon Chancellor Gregor Brück, Luther stated that he could not "forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture" ("Ego sane fateor, me non posse prohibere, si quis plures velit uxores ducere, nec repugnat sacris literis")[24]

"On February 14, 1650, the parliament at Nürnberg decreed that, because so many men were killed during the Thirty Years’ War, the churches for the following ten years could not admit any man under the age of 60 into a monastery Priests and ministers not bound by any monastery were allowed to marry Lastly, the decree stated that every man was allowed to marry up to ten women The men were admonished to behave honorably, provide for their wives properly, and prevent animosity among them"[25][26][27][28][29]

The modern trend towards frequent divorce and remarriage is sometimes referred to by conservative Christians as 'serial polygamy'[citation needed] In contrast, sociologists and anthropologists refer to this as 'serial monogamy', since it is a series of monogamous (ie not polygamous) relationships[30] The first term highlights the multiplicity of marriages throughout the life-cycle, the second the non-simultaneous nature of these marriages

In Sub-Saharan Africa, there has often been a tension between the Christian churches' insistence on monogamy and traditional polygamy In some instances in recent times there have been moves for accommodation; in others churches have resisted such moves strongly African Independent Churches have sometimes referred to those parts of the Old Testament which describe polygamy in defending the practice

Mormonism

Main article: Polygamy and the Latter Day Saint movement

See also: Polygamy in the United States and List of Latter Day Saint practitioners of plural marriage

The history of Mormon polygamy (more accurately, polygyny) begins with belief that Mormonism founder Joseph Smith received a revelation from God on July 17, 1831 that some Mormon men would be allowed to practice "plural marriage" This was later set down in the Doctrine and Covenants by the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)[31] Despite Smith's revelation, the 1835 edition of the 101st Section of the Doctrine and Covenants, written before the doctrine of plural marriage began to be practiced, publicly condemned polygamy This scripture was used by John Taylor in 1850 to quash Mormon polygamy rumors in Liverpool, England[32] Polygamy was illegal in the state of Illinois[33] during the 1839–44 Nauvoo era when several top Mormon leaders including Smith, Brigham Young and Heber C Kimball took plural wives Mormon elders who publicly taught that all men were commanded to enter plural marriage were subject to harsh discipline[34] On June 7, 1844 the Nauvoo Expositor criticized Smith for plural marriage The Nauvoo city council declared the Nauvoo Expositor press a nuisance and ordered Smith, as Nauvoo's mayor, to order the city marshall to destroy the paper and its press This controversial decision led to Smith going to Carthage Jail where he was killed by a mob on June 27, 1844 The main body of Mormons left Nauvoo and followed Brigham Young to Utah where the practice of plural marriage continued[35]

In 1852 Apostle Orson Pratt publicly acknowledged the practice of plural marriage through a sermon he gave Additional sermons by top Mormon leaders on the virtues of polygamy followed[36] Controversy followed when writers began to publish works condemning polygamy The key plank of the Republican Party's 1856 platform was "to prohibit in the territories those twin relics of barbarism, polygamy and slavery"[37] In 1862, Congress issued the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act which clarified that the practice of polygamy was illegal in all US territories The LDS Church believed that their religiously-based practice of plural marriage was protected by the United States Constitution,[38] however, the unanimous 1878 Supreme Court decision Reynolds v United States declared that polygamy was not protected by the Constitution, based on the longstanding legal principle that "laws are made for the government of actions, and while they cannot interfere with mere religious belief and opinions, they may with practices"[39]

　　印度童婚

　　结婚那天应当是新娘一生中最幸福、最激动的日子。然而，巴勃利却对此并无任何感觉，她还在酣睡着。主持婚礼的僧侣早就变得烦躁不安了，他点燃了架在尘土飞扬的场院上的火堆，喃喃地念着在婚礼仪式开始时用的经文；仪式本来现在已经该开始了，可谁去把新娘叫醒呢？

　　这是由她母亲做了。头上兜着锦缎面纱的新娘慢慢醒来，她开始哭了。这时母亲把她抱到怀里给她喂奶，巴勃利又睡着了。于是，巴勃利被轻轻地打了一下，现在她完全醒过来，结婚庆典可以开始了。

　　这样，在一个炎热的夏夜，印度拉贾斯坦邦一个名为民伯拉的村庄里，十八个月的巴勃利拉尔和年仅六岁的巴布拉姆结为夫妇，直到死神降临把他们分开。

　　这个印度教僧侣把小女孩举起来放到一个看来象托盘似的称为“泰里“的大圆盘上，然后他把面纱的一端塞到新郎的手中。现在两人必须围绕火堆转四圈以确认他们的结合。僧侣抱着新娘、新娘在旁边跑步。在乐师们节奏单调的高亢歌声中，礼仪结束了。参加婚礼的亲戚和僧侣都送了礼金，而这对年幼夫妻却什么也得不到。他们正在各自的父母怀抱里打瞌睡。这时已是深夜两点了。

　　第二天早上，父母把这对年幼夫妻拉到村上的庙里。然后，年幼的丈夫和他的亲戚回到离尼伯拉二十公里、他们居住的耶那瓦村去。巴勃利和巴布在以 后的岁月里是不准见面的。当巴勃利来第一次月经时——约十一、二岁——父母亲就把她送到尼伯拉村。然后，她去敲巴布父母茅屋的门。于是，两人以丈夫和妻子的身份相聚。这是一种事先编排好的生活。即使这两个人以后互不喜欢，他们也不能解除婚约。

　　当巴布的亲戚们和年幼的丈夫第二天早上离去后，巴勃利的父母就只能企望他们那已出嫁的女儿在往后的岁月里不要发生什么事。因为，如果年幼丈夫丧命，留下一个未成年的寡妇，这才是童婚的真正悲剧。而这种未成年妻子先成寡妇的姑娘还要永远受到谴责。

　　按照印度教传统。对结婚特别吉祥的，称之为阿克退的那一天，还有数十对男女举行了婚礼。有些农村，父母把他们二至十二岁的子女婚事，一次都办理完，为的是节省酒宴的费用。在整个拉贾斯坦邦，约有一万个儿童结了婚，在邻近的中央邦也有一万个左右。

　　当然，所有这种婚姻都是非法的。印度法律规定，“实行或参与童婚者予以罚款一千卢比或处以三个月监禁。”按照法律条文，男女结婚双方至少必须满十八岁。但是印度幅员辽阔，政府也是鞭长莫及。在农村，是没有人怕警察的。

　　当其他地方的孩子刚刚开始玩娃娃时，为什么这些父母会让他们的孩子在这么幼小的年龄婚嫁呢？这是因为农民们想早日为他们的女儿觅到丈夫。印度社会是重男轻女的。另外，为了能分到较好的农活，就得到通过婚姻的途径组成的大家庭。而且，在印度，儿孙们毕竟还是唯一的养老保证。还有，按照印度教的观念，一个男人去世时，如果有他的女儿和一个孙子在他床边祈祷，那么，这个男人的灵魂由于有过多次生儿育女的痛苦而会得到拯救。

这个实在是有点儿小，我在网上找了word版的~ 这文章因为断句的原因，里面有个别语法问题，我尽量改过来了。这篇文章有挺多翻译版本的，但是都不太准，我尽量翻了个准确的哈~

I Want a Wife

我想要一个妻子

I belong to that classification of people known as wives I am a Wife And, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother

我属于人们称为妻子的那一类人。我是一个妻子。而且，并非偶然，我还是一个母亲。

Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh from a recent divorce He had one child, who is, of course, with his ex-wife He is looking for another wife As I thought about him while I was ironing one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I, too, would like to have a wife Why do I want a wife

前不久有位异性朋友造访。他刚离异，有一个孩子。那孩子自然跟了前妻。他正在寻找新的妻子。一天傍晚熨衣服时，我想到了他。我突然萌发了我自己也要找一个妻子的念头。为什么我要找一个妻子呢？

I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and if need be, support those dependent upon me, I want a wife who will work and send me to school And while I am going to school I want a wife to take care of my children I want a wife to keep track of the children's doctor and dentist appointments and to keep track of mine, too I want a wife who will wash the children's clothes and keep them mended I want a wife who is a good nurturant attendant to my children, who arranges for their schooling, makes sure that they have an adequate social life with their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc I want a wife who takes care of the children when they are sick, a wife who arranges to be around when the children need special care, because, of cause, I cannot miss classes at school My wife must arrange to lose time at work and not lose the job It may mean a small cut in my wife's income from time to time, but I guess I can tolerate that Needless to say, my wife will arrange and pay for the care of the children while my wife is working

我要重返校园、接受教育，以便能够经济独立、自食其力，必要时还能养活那些要赖我维生的人。 我想要一个妻子来工作以供我读书。我想要一个妻子，在我上学时她来照顾孩子。我想要一个妻子，她会随时注意与孩子的医生和牙医取得联系，而且，她还得随时与我自己的医生和牙医保持联系。我想要一个妻子，她会为孩子们清洗、缝补衣服。我想要一个妻子，她能很好地辅导孩子功课，安排其学业，保证其与同龄人们有足够的社交时间，并能带他们逛公园、动物园等等。我想要一个妻子，当孩子生病需要特别照料时，她能挤出时间陪伴其左右，因为我在学校的功课自然是耽误不得的。我的妻子须得有个妥善的安排，上下班要迟到早退，但又不能丢了工作。这意味着我妻子的收入有时会被扣掉些许，不过我想这一点我还是能够容忍的。不必说，我的妻子在她自己工作时，要安排并雇人照顾孩子。

I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs I want a wife who will keep my house clean, a wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it I want a wife who cooks the meals, a wife who is a good cook I want a wife who will plan the menus, do the necessary grocery shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly, and then do the cleaning up while I do my studying I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick and sympathize with my pain and loss of time from school I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue to care for me and my children when I need a rest and change of scene

我想要一个能照料我身体需要的妻子。我想要一个妻子，她会把屋子打扫干净，把孩子拾掇整齐，还要跟在我后面收拾整理。我想要一个妻子，她帮我洗涤、熨烫、缝补、添置衣物，把我的个人物品收拾得井井有条、摆放有序，以便我需要什么，马上就能找到。我想要一个妻子，她能替我做饭而且烹调技术还很不错。我想要一个妻子，她会计划菜谱，采购必备食品，准备饭菜并微笑着布菜，然后我在学习时她会洗碗刷锅。我想要一个妻子，她在我生病时能关心我，而且对我的病痛和耽误的学习有同情心。我想要一个妻子，她在全家度假时伴我同行，从而在我需要休息和换换环境时继续照顾我和孩子。

I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife's duties But I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course of studies And I want a wife who will type my papers for me when I have written them

我想要一个妻子，她不会喋喋不休地抱怨做妻子的义务来烦扰我，可当我感到需要解释我在学习中遇到难点时，我希望她能洗耳恭听。我想要一个妻子，在我写完论文之后她会替我打字录入。

I want a wife who will take care of the details of my social life When my wife and I are invited out by my friends, I want a wife who will take care of the babysitting arrangements When I meet people at school that I like who will have the house clean, will prepare a special meal, serve it to me and my friends, and not interrupt when I talk about things that interest me and my friends I want a wife who will have arranged that the children are fed and ready for bed before my guests arrive so that the children do not bother us I want a wife who takes care of the needs of my guests so that they feel comfortable, who makes sure that they have an ashtray, that they are offered a second helping of the food, that their wine glasses are replenished when necessary, that their coffee is served to them as they like it And I want a wife who knows that sometimes I need a night out by myself

我想要一个妻子，她会对我的社交生活关照入微。我想要一个妻子，当我和她应我朋友的邀请外出时，她会对一切作出保姆般的安排。当我在学校遇到知己时，她会把房子收拾得干干净净，烧出一桌特别的美味佳肴来款待我和我的朋友们，当我谈到我和朋友都感兴趣的事情时她不会打断我们的雅兴。我想要一个妻子，她会在客人到来前安排好孩子的就餐、入寝，以免孩子打扰我们。我想要一个妻子，她会照顾到客人们的需求，让他们感到舒适，她要确保客人们有烟灰缸可用，帮他们添菜加饭，必要时还要帮他们把酒杯斟满，还要按照客人的口味给他们上咖啡。而且我想要一个妻子，她要能理解我有时需要独自外宿不归。

I want a wife who is sensitive to my sexual needs, a wife who makes love passionately and eagerly when I feel like it, a wife who makes sure that I am satisfied And, of course, I want a wife who will not demand sexual attention when I am not in the mood for it I want a wife who assumes the complete responsibility for birth control, because I do not want more children I want a wife who will remain sexually faithful to me so that I do not have to clutter up my intellectual life with jealousies And I want a wife who understands that my sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy I must, after all, be able to relate to people as fully as possible

我想要一个妻子，她对我的性需求很敏感，当我有性要求时能充满激情、如饥似渴地与我做爱，能确保我得到了满足。当然，我想要一个妻子，她在我没有兴致时不会主动提性要求。 我想要一个妻子，她能完全承担起避孕的责任，因为我不想再要孩子了。我想要一个妻子，她要始终对我忠贞，这样我就不会在读书时因为争风吃醋而闹心了。我想要一个妻子，她要能理解我在性需求方面可能不会老老实实地严格遵守一夫一妻制。毕竟，我必须要与尽可能多的人保持关系。

If, by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have, I have the liberty to replace my present wife with another one Naturally, I will expect a fresh, new life; my wife will take the children and be solely responsible for them so that I am left free

假如碰巧遇上一个比我现任妻子更适宜做妻子的人，我有将现任妻子换掉的自由。我自然是期望过一种全新的生活，因此，我的前妻要照顾孩子们并对他们全权负责，从而让我无牵无挂。

When I am through with school and have a job, I want my wife to quit working and remain at home so that my wife can more fully and completely take care of a wife's duties

当我完成学业找到一份工作后，我希望我的妻子辞掉工作留在家里，以便能够更为全身心地尽一个妻子的本分。

My God, who wouldn't want a wife

天哪，谁不想要一个妻子啊。

give no cause for much criticism；no ground for blame；be not altogether inexcusable；There is nothing to be said against it；

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这种岗位设置本身无可厚非，但在制度上却没有规定网络中心对“网络员”的约束力，导致网络员仅仅对各系负责，协调能力名存实无。

The post set up itself give no cause for much criticism, stipulate network center engagement in network person at system,lead to the fact network person to responsible for each, coordinate ability name check, have in fact only

利益之交也无可厚非，但双方应该心里明白，最好还是摆到桌面讲明白，千万不要顶着友谊的名义。

Interests of the tac also no ground for blame, but the two sides should know, better the table to clear, never wore the nameof friendship

企业追求利益最大化本无可厚非，但频发的矿难、大量生产的“血煤”，已给生者敲响了警钟。

Enterprise runs after benefit maximizing no ground for blame, blood of ore difficult to volume-produce, coalbut offrequency hair, already gives life person to have rung an alarm bell

但是，所有的人都会认为这种观点是无可厚非的一夫一妻制并不是个人本身的需要，而是这个文明社会的需要。

However, all the people will think that this view is no ground for blame--monogamy is not the individual needs, but thecivilized society needs

值得推荐，除了在美工上做得稍有点不足外，无可厚非这是一个非常出色的小游戏！

Worthy of recommendation, in addition to making out to have a little bit some shortage on the beautiful work, no seriousmistakes committed this be 1 very outstanding get-away drama!