For the first time in his married life, Mister Mindon felt as important as his wife Millicent.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

Milton is adamant throughout the epic in his insistent imagining Adam and Eve quite specifically as a married couple - and a married couple -- and this is important to Milton -- a married couple with an active sex life.

弥尔顿在他的叙事诗中坚定不移的认为,作为已婚的夫妇，亚当和夏娃,已婚的夫妇--这一点对弥尔顿来说很重要-,有频繁性生活的夫妇。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

So, suppose you fall in love with somebody and you decide you want to marry them and then somebody was asked to ask you why and you'd say something like, " "Well, I'm ready to get married this stage of my life; " I really love the person; " the person is smart and attractive; I want to have kids" whatever.

假设你爱上了某人,想要与对方一同步入婚姻的殿堂,要是有人问你为什么想要与对方共度余生,你大概会说，“现在我已准备好要开始婚姻生活了;,或“我真心的爱着他;,或“他聪明有魅力;,“我想要小孩了“，等等。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

He and Fiona married, had three baby ogres and settled down to their fairy tale life;

VOA: standard.2010.05.27