KAKULE: "I went to my girlfriend's family to propose marriage, but I had nothing to give for a dowry."

我去女朋友家家里提亲，但我没什么可以作为彩礼。

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Traditionally, women have to wait for men to propose marriage - or, indeed, a date. Isn't this out of date and unfair, too?

传统上，女人必须等待男人求婚，实际上，就连约会也是如此。这难道不是一种过时而又不公平的做法吗？

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There was a rascal 6 in the State of Wei whose wife had died. He had no money to remarry, so he called at Huang Gong's house to propose marriage.

卫国有个无赖，老婆早死了，一直没有钱再娶，只好跑到黄公门上来求婚，黄公果然同意。

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Nevertheless, some of Mr Bush's fellow Republicans in Congress propose having a ban on gay marriage written into the constitution, just to be sure, and Mr Bush is thinking of backing them.

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It is a day that traditional roles get reversed and women can propose marriage to men.

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