On top of that , when we are of the age to marry , a promise is given on the advice of two shameless matchmakers , as long as the groom ' s family has money and power , without even asking whether the family is decent or about the groom ' s temperament and education 这还不说，到了择亲的时光，只凭着两个不要脸媒人的话，只要男家有钱有势，不问身家清白，男人的性情好坏、学问高低，就不知不觉应了。
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The german tutor was trying to learn by heart a list of all the kinds of dishes , desserts , and wines , in order to write a detailed description of them to the folks at home in germany , and was greatly mortified that the butler with the bottle in the napkin had passed him over 一名德国男家庭教师极力记住种种肴馔，甜点心以及葡萄酒，以便在寄往德国的家信中把这全部情形详尽地描述一下。当那管家拿着裹有餐巾的酒瓶给大家斟酒时，竟把他漏掉了，他简直气忿极了。
