He wanted to marry her because they have so many faults in common.

他要娶她是因?yàn)樗麄冇性S多共同的過錯(cuò)。（本是 many things in common； 這里把things 改為faults，是含有幽默）

She waited in the wings for years and expected to marry him， but he never made the first move.

她期待多年要嫁給他，但他從未首先采取行動(dòng)。（in the wings=in expectation； to make the first move=to take the initiative）

He would like to give her an ultimatum， “Marry me or let me move on！”

他想給她下個(gè)最后通牒：“嫁給我，否則放過我！”

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband， while a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

女人擔(dān)心未來，直到她得到丈夫?yàn)橹?；而男人從不?dān)心未來，直到得到太太為止。（幽默說法）

Love is blind and marriage is the eye-opener.

愛情是盲目的；結(jié)婚可令人大開眼界。（盲目時(shí)，看不見缺點(diǎn)，結(jié)婚后才發(fā)現(xiàn)缺點(diǎn)）

（eye opener 就是 begin to see the faults）

Finding security in marriage is like catching a feather in the wind； some catch it， most don't， no matter how hard they try.

要想得到婚姻的安全感，就像朝著風(fēng)，抓一片羽毛；有些人抓到，多半人抓不到，不論他們多么認(rèn)真去抓。

A wallflower married to a social butterfly may sometimes happen to bloom.

不愛拋頭露面的人與好交際的人結(jié)婚，有時(shí)也會(huì)充滿歡樂。（wallflower指聚會(huì)中害羞而坐著作壁上觀的人；social butterfly 指喜歡交際的人，像蝴蝶般飛來飛去。）

（編輯/立原）