sacrifices have to be made by one partner from time to time.
总要有一方必须不时做些牺牲。
They are curious about what I've done with my time.
他们希望知道我一个人在做什么。
When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.