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Möôøi Hai Quy Taéc Cho Moät Hoân Nhaân Haïnh Phuùc
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Twelve Rules for a Happy Marriage
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1. Ñöøng bao giôø hai ngöôøi cuøng giaän döõ moät luùc.
Never both be angry at once.
2. Ñöøng bao giôø ñoáp chaùt vôùi nhau, tröø khi chaùy
nhař.
Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.
3. Haõy nhöôøng nhòn laãn nhau vaø coi ñoù nhö moät caùch taäp luyeän töï chuû,
neáu khoâng coù lyù do gì khaù hôn.
Yield to the wishes of the other as an exercise in self-discipline
if you can't think of a better reason.
4. Neáu coù söï löïa choïn ñeå laøm ñeïp chính baïn hoaëc ngöôøi phoái ngaãu,
baïn haõy choïn ngöôøi phoái ngaãu.
If you habe a choise between making yourself
or your mate look good, choose your mate.
5. Neáu caûm thaáy phaûi leân tieáng, haõy pheâ bình trong trong yeâu thöông,
ñöøng bao giôø trong côn giaän.
If you feel you must criticize, do so lovingly, never in anger.
6. Ñöøng bao giôø gôïi laïi moät loãi laàm quaù khöù.
Loøng ñaïi löôïng beù nhoû naøy raát ñaùng quyù.
Never bring up a mistake of the past.
This small act of generosity will be greatly appreciated.
7. Thaø queân caû theá giôùi hôn laø queân nhau.
Neglect the whole wolrd rather than each other.
8. Ñöøng ñeå moät ngaøy troâi qua maø khoâng khen
ngöôøi phoái ngaãu toái thieåu moät ñieàu gì.
Never let the day end without saying at least
one complimentary thing to your life's partner.
9. Ñöøng bao giôø gaëp nhau maø khoâng coù moät cöû chæ aâu yeám.
Never meet without an affectionate greeting.
10. Khi lôõ noùi hoaëc laøm moät ñieàu gì laøm maát loøng nhau,
haõy mau choùng thuù nhaän vaø xin loãi.
When you' ve said or done something you know ist hurtful,
acknowledge it promptly and ask for forgiveness.
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Neân nhôù, phaûi coù hai ngöôøi môùi coù caõi nhau.
Ngöôøi noùi nhieàu thöôøng laø ngöôøi laàm loãi.
Remenber, it takes two to get an argument going.
Invariably, the one who is wrong is the one
who will be doing most of the talking.
12. Ñöøng bao giôø chung giöôøng maø coøn giaän giöõ.
Never go to bet mad.
(Trích nguyeät san Ngöôøi Tín Höõu,
Houston, USA)
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