婚后生活:婚姻中为何需要独裁者
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 7:30 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="groggily">groggily</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bathrobe">bathrobe</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doorbell">doorbell</span> <span word="rang">rang</span>.</p><p>当时是清晨七点半。一听到门铃响，我便迷迷糊糊裹上了一件浴袍。</p><p>'<span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="be">be</span>?' <span word="I">I</span> <span word="murmured">murmured</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>.</p><p>“那会是谁呢？”我向丈夫呢喃道。</p><p>'<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="painters">painters</span>,' <span word="he">he</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>, <span word="darting">darting</span> <span word="downstairs">downstairs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="chatting">chatting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="porch">porch</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="woke">woke</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>“是油漆工”，他一边冲下楼去开门一边说。不久我就听见他和油漆工们在前面门廊用西班牙语交谈。那时，我才真正从梦乡中醒来。</p><p>'<span word="The">The</span> <span word="painters">painters</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span>?' <span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span> <span word="incredulously">incredulously</span>. <span word="Alejandro">Alejandro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exterior">exterior</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="charts">charts</span>, <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="patches">patches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="narrowed">narrowed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p>“油漆工？来刷我们的房子？”我冲楼下大喊，觉得难以置信。一个多月以来，亚历杭德罗(<span word="Alejandro">Alejandro</span>)和我一直都在谈论房屋外观的刷漆问题。我们一起看了比色图表和刷好的样品，并缩小了选择范围。但我们仍在完善这个计划的过程中。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="furious">furious</span>.</p><p>等他回到房间时，我已是怒不可遏了。</p><p>'<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="painters">painters</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="here">here</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accent">accent</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>! <span word="We">We</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sketched">sketched</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>! <span word="We">We</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>!' <span word="I">I</span> <span word="complained">complained</span>.</p>
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