Moreover, Mr. Craig was a man of sober passions, and was already in his tenth year of hesitation as to the relative advantages of matrimony and bachelorhood.

此外，克雷格先生是一个感情冷静人，对于婚姻和单身相对优势已经犹豫了十年。

Contrary to the stereotype of Washington political operatives, Pete was allergic to the spotlight, and—beneath a droll, gruff exterior—he was almost shy, which helped explain his long-term bachelorhood and doting affection for his cats.

与华盛顿政治运作板印象相反，皮特对聚光灯过敏，而且——在滑稽、粗鲁外表下——他几乎是害，这有助于解释他长期单身生活和对猫溺爱。

It was less trouble to conform with the tradition and treat May exactly as all his friends treated their wives than to try to put into practice the theories with which his untrammelled bachelorhood had dallied.

遵循传他所有朋友对待他们妻子一样对待梅，比尝试将他无拘无束单身时代所玩弄理论付诸实践要容易得多。

It's time to get your crap together and defend what's yours, or suffer years of forced bachelorhood because I think we both know that compared to this guy, your girlfriend continuing to date you right now is basically charity.

是时候振作起来， 捍卫属于你东西，或忍受多年被迫单身， 因为我想我们都知道， 与这个人相比， 你女朋友现在继续和你约会基本上是慈善。