A: Wang’s marriage dispute has finally come to an end.
B: You’re still gossiping about it. Why are you so interested in his marital affairs?
A: It’s just a healthy dose of curiosity.
Photo: Wang Wen-lin, Liberty Times 照片:自由時報王文麟
B: There’s an old saying: “Even a great judge finds it hard to settle a family quarrel.” So outsiders should keep their noses out of private family matters.
A: 老王的婚姻糾紛終於要落幕啦。
B: 你還真八卦,那麼關注他離婚的消息。
A: 我很好奇嘛,這不就是人們的天性嗎?
B: 俗話說:「清官難斷家務事。」這是人家夫妻之間的家務事,外人還是少插手吧。
(Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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