September 2nd, 2010 
Betty Don’t wait to show your charitable face until a smile has come.
Don’t wait to love until you have been loved.
Don’t wait to know the value of friends until you have felt lonely.
Don’t wait to know your mistakes until others have been hurt.
Don’t wait to win back until you have broken up.
August 30th, 2010 Betty 1. The desire to be well thought of makes people reluctant to say no to anyone regarding anything. We should cultivate an ability to say no to activities for which we have no time, no talent, and in which we have no interest or real concerns. If we learn to say no to many things, then we will be able to say yes to things that matter most.
为赢得他人对自己的好感，人们不愿意对任何人有关任何事情说“不”。我们应该培养一种能力，对那些我们没有时间，缺乏 能力做得事情，不感兴趣或不关心的事情说“不”。如果我们学会了对许多事情说“不”，那么，我们将能够对很重要的事情说“是”。
2. Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something you said; after marriage, he’ll fall asleep before you finish saying it.
在婚前，一个男人会整个晚上醒着，躺着在那里想你说过的一些事情；在婚后，他在你说完以前就睡着了。
3. One of the oldest human needs is having someone wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night.
人类自古以来就有这样的需要，需要有人在你深夜不归时翘首以待。
4. It is well to remember that possibly the greatest strength of humanity is its diversity, and that its strongest bond lies in mutual respect.
最好记住，人类最大的长处可能是他的多样化，而最强的纽带则在于相互尊重。
5. The six most important words are ” I admit I made a mistake.” The five most important words are ” You did a good job.” The four most important words are ” What is your opinion ?” The three most important words are “If you please .” The two most important words are “Thank you .” The least important word is ” I “.
六个最重要的字是“我承认我错了”。五个最重要的字是“你干得很好”。四个最重要的字是“你的意见？”三个最重要的字是“随你愿”。两个最重要的字是“谢谢”。最不重要的字是“我”。
August 27th, 2010 Betty You’re single–a heat-seeking bachelor, committed to no one inparticular, able to party like John Belushi and sleep until noon withno one underfoot to tell you to do otherwise. It’s a great life, andwhy shouldn’t it be?
假设你是单身——一个热衷艳遇的单身汉，那么你既不需要向谁负责，又可以像John Belushi那样狂欢，还可以一觉睡到自然醒，太阳照到屁股也没人管。多美妙的生活啊，难道不是么？
1.You can take the time to find the right woman
你有足够的时间来寻找合适的女人
One of our reasons for staying single is that you can afford to waitfor your true soul mate (if one even exists) to pop into the picture.You can take the time to casually wade through the barracuda-infestedwaters of the dating pool and set your hook for the prize catch。
单身理由之一，你可以等待，直到真正的心灵伴侣出现(如果存在的话)。面对遍布荆棘的婚姻之路，你可以耐下性子，放长线，钓大鱼。
It’s sad to say, but too many guys get hitched for the wrong reasons,like they’ve reached a certain age, all of their friends are gettingmarried, and they haven’t been successful at dating and this woman isthe first to show interest。
很遗憾的是，有太多人因为错误的原因选择结婚。比如说，到了某个年龄，或是朋友们都结了婚，又或是情场屡屡失意后终于碰上一个对自己表现出兴趣的女人。
2.You can focus on your career
你可以更加重视你的事业
Our No. 2 reason for staying single is that you can enjoy theopportunity of building your career without draining the tons of energya permanent relationship entails. You remain free to put in long hours,work on the weekends or do whatever else you have to do to besuccessful. This is especially true if you’re working in any kind oftime-demanding field, such as medicine, law or entrepreneurship。
单身理由之二，你可以尽情打拼事业，无需为婚姻心力交瘁。你可以投入大把时间，在周末工作，或是做那些可以让你有所成就的事情。尤其当你的工作很费时间，例如从医、从事法律工作或是做企业家，这一条就更加重要。
3.You can do what you want, when you want
无论何时，你都可以做你想做的事
When you’re single, the world is your oyster. You can pick up and goanywhere you want, do anything you want, any time you want. No one isin the background nagging at you to do chores, go shopping, or “growup.”
如果你是单身，那么整个世界尽在掌握。不论何时何地，你可以从心所欲。没人摧着你干家务或去逛街，也没人要你“别耍孩子气”。
You’re absolutely free to hang out with your buddies, party until dawnand find plenty of time for your personal interests and hobbies. Bestof all, you have the luxury of being all by yourself, if you feel likeit。
你可以尽情和弟兄们出去狂欢至天明，留出足够时间从事兴趣爱好。最妙的是，你可以做你欢的自己。
4.You can enjoy a sexual smorgasbord
你有更多机会一夜风流
One of the best reasons for staying single is that you’re not stuckwith the same sex partner for the rest of your life. The datinguniverse is yours to conquer. You can happily sample all the differentfare at the sexual buffet, and keep your taste buds primed for the nextdish being served。
单身理由中最具吸引力的一条，你无需和某个固定的性伙伴度过下半辈子。情场就躺在你的脚下。你可以遍尝鱼水之欢，时刻性致盎然。
What’s more, you never have to wrestle with sexual boredom or lack ofvariety (and you’ll be the envy of all your married friends)。
此外，你不用担心会对千篇一律的交欢方式索然，并会让有妇之夫们眼红。
5.You can build wealth
你可以积累财富
Staying single means not being forced into buying a 10,000-megawattdiamond ring (so your fiance can impress her friends with the hugeprice tag) or any of the other bloodsucking financial drains thatmarriage entails, for that matter。
坚持单身，意味着你不必硬着头皮去买天价钻石(以便你的未婚妻在朋友面前炫耀)，也免得被婚姻慢慢榨干血汗钱。
By staying single, you’re not legally or financially obligated toanyone but yourself. But once you John Hancock the dotted line on thatmarriage contract, she has you by the balls forever。
坚持单身，金钱和法律方面你只需对自己负责。而一旦在那张白纸上签下黑字，她这辈子都靠你养了。
August 24th, 2010 Betty 《蓝精灵》、《变形金刚》、《忍者神龟》，这些80后耳熟能详的童年伙伴在今天看来有着怀旧的亲切感。其实老美也是一样，只不过他们更搞怪。来看看国外网站总结出的80后经典动画告诉我们了些什么。纯属娱乐，别太当真哈！
课程主题：共产主义实现了！(Communism works!)
课程大意：蓝精灵村里的居民们共享着劳动成果、穿着相似的工装、“齐心合力开动脑筋斗败了格格巫”——这不正是马克思所说“各尽所能，按需分配”的最好体现么？
课程原文：For naysayers who point to the Former Soviet Union as proof that communism is inherently flawed, may we merely direct your attention to Smurf Village, where everyone shares everything, wears similar utilitarian clothing, battles Gargamel and his turn-Smurfs-to-gold get rich quick schemes and obeys the dictates of a bearded, red hat-wearing, benevolent authority figure. Quoth Comrade Papa: “From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs。” Really, he actually said that。
课程总结：蓝精灵村里只有一个蓝妹妹却有30个小伙子的男女比例恐怕不甚乐观，那得多少时间学校才有个新学生咧？
总结原文：However, the sexual politics of Smurf Village, with its one female for every 30 guys, did go a long way towards preparing us for freshman year of college。
教材：大力水手
课程主题：多吃菠菜有好处。(Spinach is good for you。)
课程大意：尽管菠菜不如糖果、冰激淋美味，但它富含你体内所需的维他命和矿物质，能让你的肌肉像舰艇上的炮弹一样大爆发。总之想要打败恶棍赢得美女，多吃菠菜吧！
课程原文：Sure, it doesn’t taste as good as candy, ice cream or opium, but it’s full of essential vitamins and minerals that’ll make your muscles explode like battleship cannons. If you want to triumph over the bullying Blutos of the world and win the affections of your own lovely, leggy Olive Oyl, pound a can of spinach at least once a day. Or put it in your corncob pipe and smoke it, like everybody’s favorite ornery, mumbling sailorman. Toot toot!
课程总结：看看美国职业棒球联盟的类固醇丑闻，你就知道大力水手是怎样影响了一代人让他们不惜一切想要变得更强健。需要指出的是女主角奥利弗也许是第一个厌食症患者。
总结原文：You only need to look at the steroid scandal rocking Major League Baseball to see that Popeye raised a generation that is willing to use performance enhancers. Also, it should be pointed out that Olive Oyl was the first anorexic sex symbol。
教材：希曼
课程主题：成为同性恋也没关系。(It’s OK to be gay。)
课程大意：金发剪成帅气的发型、浅黄色的双头肌、棕褐色的光滑身躯，拥有魔剑和举世无双的力量；此外他还动不动把他的帅气朋友邀请到自己的城堡来……囧
课程原文：Look at this guy: golden locks cut in a tasteful bob, buff biceps, tanned, toned, hairless torso, a magic sword and most importantly, fabulous powers. What’s more, He-Man invites his handsome friends, the Mastersof the Universe, to come hang out in his castle anytime. Of courseSkeletor and his fugly cohorts are never allowed access to the secrets of He-Man’s dark, dry palace. Yes, we had He-Man toys,like Ram-Man, Trap-Jaw and even Castle Grayskull. We also had afavorite pair of tighty whiteys that had He-Man on one cheek and Skeletor on the other, battling over our asshole. But did merely owning and wearing that underwear make us gay?
课程总结：拥有希曼卡通里面的玩具周边以及服饰内衣内裤之类的会不会真的让男孩子变成同性恋呢？这是一桩很复杂的问题，但一句话回答：是的。
总结原文：As regards the above question, it’s a very complex matter, but in a word: yes. (For more on depictions of homosexuality in ’80s cartoons, please see Care Bears。)
教材：忍者神龟
课程主题：爱普尔·奥尼尔真的很赞！(April O’Neil is really hot。)
课程大意：红发黄衫，同住在地底下的非人类一起吃批萨吃得欢，甚至不介意同穿着粉红色和服的老耗子一起出门。说真的，这女孩子是怪胎。
课程原文：She’s got red hair, wears a sexy yellow jumpsuit and gets down with an thropomorphic pizza-fiends. Most girls want nothing to do with dudes that live in the sewers, but not April O’Neil. She doesn’t even mind hanging with that old man-rat wearing a pink kimono! This girl is a freak, for real. I’ve got one word for you dude: cowabunga. Cowabunga that chick in your underground lair all night long。
课程总结：要是你称呼自己的女朋友为“兄弟”或者只吃批萨不吃别的，你女朋友不生气才怪咧！
总结原文：Mistakenly thought our girlfriend would be cool with it if we called them dude or ate nothing but pizza。
August 21st, 2010 Betty If you (men) have a good knowledge of these WORDS WOMEN USE, you have a better than average chance of actually surviving a negative encounter.
如果男人能很好地掌握这些“女士用语”，那么就会有更大的把握化险为夷。
1. FINE：很好
This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
争吵中，如果女人说了这个词，就意味着她觉得自己很对，你该闭嘴了。
2. FIVE MINUTES：5分钟
If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
女人换衣服时，5分钟相当于半小时。如果她给你5分钟的时间看球赛然后帮她整理房间的时候，那么5分钟就是5分钟而已。
3. NOTHING：没什么
This means “something”, and you should be on your toes. “Nothing” is usually used to describe the feeling a woman has of wanting to turn you inside out, upside down, and backwards. “Nothing” usually signifies an argument that will last “Five Minutes” and end with the word “Fine”.
没什么意味着“有什么”，而且麻烦大了，所以你要保持警觉。女人说“没什么”的时候通常是在想怎么来来回回折腾你。“没什么”一般表示一场争论要持续“五分钟”，还会以“很好”作为结束。
4. GO AHEAD (With Raised Eyebrows)：往下说（同时挑起眉毛）
This is a dare. One that will result in a woman getting upset over “Nothing” and will end with the word “Fine”.
这意味着一种挑战。女人说这话时会因为“没什么”而心烦意乱，然后再以“很好”这个词来结束对话。
5. GO AHEAD (Normal Eyebrows)：往下说（同时表情正常）
This means “I give up” or “do what you want because I don’t care”. You will get a “Raised Eyebrow Go Ahead” in just a few minutes, followed by “Nothing” and “Fine” and she will talk to you in about “Five Minutes” when she cools off.
这意味着“我不管了”或者“想干什么就干吧，我可不在意”。然而数分钟后，你就会听到“挑起眉毛的‘往下说’”，紧接着是“没什么”和“很好”，而且她会和你谈大概“五分钟”的时间，直到她冷静下来。
6. LOUD SIGH：大声叹息
This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A “loud sigh” means she thinks you are an idiot at that moment, and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here arguing with you over “Nothing”.
这不是一句话，而是非言辞的一种表达，它常被男人误解。女人大声叹息意味着她认为那一刻的你实在是一个白痴，而且不明白自己为什么浪费了这么多时间站在这里来跟你争论一些“没什么”的事情.
7. THAT’S OKAY：还好
This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man. “That’s Okay” means that she wants to think long and hard before paying you back for whatever it is that you have done. At some point in the near future, you are going to be in some mighty big trouble.
女人对男人所能说出的最危险的话之一就是that’s okay。“还好”意味着她在报复你所做过的事之前要好好地想上一段时间。从某种程度上来说，你很快就会碰到非常大的麻烦了。
8. PLEASE DO：请这样
This is not a statement, it is an offer. A woman is giving you the chance to come up with whatever excuse or reason you have for doing whatever it is that you have done. You have a fair chance with the truth, so be careful and you shouldn’t get a “That’s Okay”.
这不是普通的陈述，而是一个提议。女人说这句话的目的其实是给男人一个为其所作所为找个借口或理由的机会。你也可以说实话，但得小心谨慎，这样就不会听到”That’s Okey”。
9. THANKS：谢谢
A woman is thanking you. Do not faint. Just say “you’re welcome”.
女人对你说谢谢的时候，别犯晕，说一声“不客气”就可以了。
10. THANKS A LOT：多谢
This is much different from “Thanks.” A woman will say, “Thanks A Lot” when she is really ticking off at you. It signifies that you have offended her in some callous way, and will be followed by the “Loud Sigh”. Be careful not to ask what is wrong after the “Loud Sigh” as she will only tell you “Nothing”.
这句“多谢”大大有别于“谢谢”。当女人其实在责备你时，她会说：“多谢”。这表明你已经无情地触犯了她，接下来，你会听到“大声的叹息”。注意不要在女人“大声叹息”之后关怀她，因为她只会以“没什么”来回应你。
August 18th, 2010 Betty We guys always hear the rules from our women. Here are Our rules.
我们男人总是听女人制订的规则，而以下就是我们男人的规则。
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That’s what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
有困难时，除非你们需要人帮忙解决，否则不要来找我们。我们就是帮你解决问题的。如果为了博取同情，请去找你们的女朋友。
2. Christopher Columbus did not need directions, and neither do we.
哥伦布不需要有人给他指点航行方向，我们也不需要。（我们男人开车的时候，你们女人最好不要乱指方向。）
3. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
你们女人可以请我们做事或者告诉我们该怎么做。但是你们不能在求我们做事的同时还要告诉我们该如何做。如果你们已经知道怎么做最好，那么就请你们自己做吧。
4. If we ask what is wrong and you say “nothing”, we will act like nothing’s wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
如果我们问你们怎么了，而你们说“没事”，那我们只能装作没事一样。我们不是不知道你们在说谎，只是觉得不值得为此小题大做而已。
5. If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to; expect an answer you do not want to hear.
如果你们女人问我们一个不想知道答案的问题，那么请做好去听你不想听到的答案的心理准备。
6. If you think you are fat, you probably are. Do not ask us.
如果你们女人觉得自己胖，那么你大概就是胖。不要过来问我们。
7. Most guys own three pairs of shoes–tops. What makes you think we’d be any good at choosing which pair, out of thirty, would look good with your dress?
我们男人大多只拥有三双鞋——这很好。难道你们女人会以为我们男人善于从30双鞋子中挑出与你们的衣服相配的那一双吗？
8. Shopping is not a sport, and no, we are never going to think of it that way.
逛街购物不是做运动，永远都不是。男人永远不会将二者等同而看。
9. BEER is as exciting for us as handbags are for you.
啤酒之于我们就像手提包之于你们，会令人兴奋异常。
10. Thank you for reading this. Yes. I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know, it’s like camping.
谢谢你们女人看完上述条目。是的，我们知道今晚我们得睡沙发，但是你们知道么，睡沙发犹如露营，我们一点不在乎。
