独身

John, during his stay in the island of Patmos.

他的朋友鼓惑他去攻击僧女和修女的独身生活，他也就把话题转向于此，发表了作品《论僧侣的誓言》。

The law of averages means that proportionately fewer women your age are single.

一般规律是，跟你同龄的女孩已经很少有独身的了。

Giles was a redheaded, crew-cut confirmed bachelor whose life was filled by his students, his love for the Constitution and social justice, and his passion for the Washington Redskins, win or lose.

贾尔斯红发、平头，打定主意要当独身主义者。他把生命献给了学生，以及对美国宪法和社会公正的爱，对华盛顿红人队的拥戴，无论他们是输是赢。

This is followed by the life of a householder, which is eventually given up in favor of the life of a forest-dwelling hermit, and finally, the solitary, wandering life of a sannyasin, one who has totally renounced all wordly ties.

紧接著便是一个家庭主的生活阶段，但是最后还是要放弃，而回归到林间隐士的生活。最后一个阶段是独身行脚游方生活－－sannyasin，一个彻底抛弃一切世间系缚的人。

But the most ordinary cause of a single life is liberty; especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint,as they will go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and shackles.

然而独身生活底最普通的原因则是自由，尤其在某种自喜而且任性的人们方面为然，这些人对于各种的约束都很敏感，所以差不多连腰带袜带都觉得是锁链似的。

Liberty But the most ordinary cause of a single life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint as they will go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and shackles.

然而独身生活底最普通的原因则是自由，尤其在某种自喜而且任性的人们方面为然，这些人对于各种的约束都很敏感，所以差不多连腰带袜带都觉得是锁链似的。

But the most ordinary cause of a single life, is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go near to think their girdles and garters, to be bonds and shackles.

但这种人，可能会认为腰带和鞋带，也难免是一种束缚呢！实际上，独身者也许可以成为最好的朋友，最好的主人，最好的仆人，但很难成为最好的公民。

But the most ordinary cause of a single life, is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go near to think their girdles and garters, to be bonds and shackle s

有一种人过独身生活是为了保持自由，以避免受约束于对家庭承担的义务和责任。但这种人，可能会认为腰带和鞋带，也难免是一种束缚呢！

But the most ordinary cause of a single life, is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go near to think their girdles and garter s, to be bonds and shackles

有一种人过独身生活是为了保持自由，以避免受约束于对家庭承担的义务和责任。但这种人，可能会认为腰带和鞋带，也难免是一种束缚呢！

But the most ordinary cause of a single life is liberty; especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and shackles.

然而独身生的最普通的原因则是自由，尤其在某种自喜且任性的人们方面为然，这些人对于各种约束都很敏感，所以差不多连腰带袜带都觉得是锁链似的。

As she looked at Warrington's manly face, and dark, melancholy eyes, she had settled in her mind that he must have been the victim of an unhappy attachment.

每逢看到沃林顿那刚毅的脸，那乌黑、忧郁的眼睛，她便会相信，他一定作过不幸的爱情的受害者。

Maybe they'll disappear into a pothole.

也许他们将在壶穴里消失