129 ways to get a man according to 1958 advice - carry a hat box?and sell?fishing tackle?

The huge list is split into sections and gives the women of 1950s a very detailed set of instructions explaining how to get a man, hook him and keep him?

By?Jane Lavender??

Assistant Editor?

16:27, 19 AUG 2020?

64. Buy a full-length mirror and take a good, long look before you go and meet him.

65. Change the shade of your stockings and be sure to keep the seams straight.

66. Get that fresh scrubbed?look by scrubbing.

scrub /skr?b/??

1.~ sth (down)~ (at sth)to clean sth by rubbing it hard, perhaps with a brush and usually with soap and water?擦洗；刷洗??I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor.?我見他在廚房擦地板呢。?Scrub the vegetables clean.?把蔬菜刷洗干凈。?

2.?取消（原有安排）

3.?scrub sth←→?off?scrub sth ?off sth：to remove sth from the surface of an object by rubbing it hard with a brush, etc.?（用刷子等）刷掉，擦掉??This treatment involves scrubbing off the top layer of dead skin.?這種治療需要把死皮的表層除去。?

4.?scrub sth←→?out（用刷子、肥皂等）把某物從里到外擦洗干凈

5.?scrub ?up?(?of a doctor, nurse, etc.?醫(yī)生、護(hù)士等?)?（手術(shù)前）擦洗手和臂

6. 名詞：矮樹；洗擦；擦洗者；矮小的人（或物）

7. adj. 矮小的；臨時湊合的；次等的

67. If he has bought you any accessory or trinket, wear it.

trinket n. /?tr??k?t/?小裝飾品；不值錢的小玩意兒

68.?Use the ashtray, don't crush our cigarettes in a coffee cup.

ashtray n. ?/???tre?/ ?煙灰缸

69.?Polish up?on making?introductions,?learn to do them gracefully.

Polish up：改善；潤色；使完美；使醉

70.?Don't be too?fussy.

fussy ?adj. /?f?si/adj. 愛挑剔的，難取悅的；易煩惱的

71. Stick to your moral standards.

72. Don't whine?- girls who whine, stay on the vine.

Whine?/wa?n/ vi. 發(fā)牢騷；哭訴；嘎嘎響；發(fā)嗚嗚聲；?vt. 哀訴；n. 抱怨；牢騷；哀鳴

girls who whine, stay on the vine.?發(fā)牢騷的女孩兒無人理睬。

How to land him

73. Show him you can have fun on a cheap date - but don't overdo it.

74. Don't let your parents treat him like a potential husband.

75. Ask your parents to disappear when you're entertaining.

76. Double date with a happily married couple, let him see what it's like.

77. Tell his friends nice things about him.

78. Send his mother a birthday card.

79. Ask his mother for recipes.

80. Talk to his father about business and agree taxes are too high.

81. Buy his sister's children an occassional present.

82. On the first date tell him you aren't thinking about getting married.

83. Don't talk about how many children you want.

84. If he's a fisherman, learn to scale and clean fish.

85. Don't tell him everything about yourself at the start. Hold some in reserve.

86. When you're out?strolling with?him, don't insist on stopping at every shop window.

stroll ?/str??l/ ?[ Vusually + adv./prep. ] to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way 散步；溜達(dá)；閑逛?n: a slow relaxed walk 散步；溜達(dá)；閑逛

87. Don't tell him how much your clothes cost.

88. Learn to sew and wear something you have made yourself.

89. Don't gossip about him.

90. Never let him know he's the only one, even if you have to stay home one or two nights a week.

91. Don't be a pushover?when he's trying to make a date.

pushover ?n. /?p????v?(r)/ n. 易于征服或控制的人；容易打敗的對手；容易做的事情

92. Very early on in your dating, why not get a favourite song that you both regard as your own?

93. Find out about the girls he hasn't married. Don't repeat their mistakes.

94. Don't discuss your former boyfriends.

95. If you are widowed or divorced, don't discuss your former husband.

96. Be flexible - if he decides to skip the dance and go rowing on the lake, go - even if you're wearing your best evening gown.

97. Hide your Phi Beta Kappa key if you own one - later on junior can play with it.

?Phi ?Beta ?Kappa ?n. ?(in the US) ?* φβκ聯(lián)誼會（美國大學(xué)優(yōu)秀生組織）

98.?Turn wolves into husbands by assuming they have honour.

將一匹狼變成丈夫，就需要裝作尊敬他。

99.?Resist the urge to make him over - before marriage that is.

忍住想要改造他的沖動--至少結(jié)婚前

100. Remain innocent but not ignorant.

101. Learn to draw the line?but do it gracefully.

draw the line：劃清界限

102. Make your home comfortable when he calls - large ashtrays, comfortable chairs.

103. Learn to play poker.

104. If he's rich, tell him you like his money - the honesty will?intrigue?him.

intrigue ?/?n?tri?ɡ/

1.[ often passive ] to make sb very interested and want to know more about sth 激起…的興趣；引發(fā)…的好奇心??You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你說的真有意思—再給我講一些吧！

2.[ V ] ~ (with sb) (against sb) ( formal ) to secretly plan with other people to harm sb 秘密策劃（加害他人）；密謀

105. Never let him believe your career is more important than your marriage.

106. Buy him an amusing or particularly appropriate present every once in a while - but don't make it too expensive.

107. Clip and mail him a funny cartoon that means something to both of you.

108. Don't tell dirty stories.

109. Stop being a mama's girl - don't let him think he'll have in-law trouble, even if he will.

110. Point out that the death rate of single men is twice that of married men.

Wild ideas - anything goes

111. Go to Yale.

112. Get a hunting licence.

113. If your mother is fat, tell him you take after your father. If he's fat too, tell him you're adopted!

114. Stow away?on a battleship.（偷乘上戰(zhàn)艦--excuse me?。?！一個女的跑到一群男的戰(zhàn)艦上去，荷爾蒙堵腦子啦?。?/span>

Stow away：偷乘；無票偷乘；收藏

115. Rent a billboard and post your photo and phone number on it.

116. Paint your name and number on a roof and write 'give me a buzz pilots'.

117. Start a whispering campaign about how sought-after?you are.

sought-after ?/?s??t ɑ?ft?(r)/ adj. 受歡迎的，很吃香的

118. Sink at a fashionable beach of high noon.

119. Ride the airport back and forth from the airport.

120. Bribe Ferris-wheel?operator to get you stuck at the top of the Ferris-wheel.

Ferris wheel ?n. /?fer?s wi?l/ 摩天輪

121.?Stand on a busy street corner with a lasso.

?lasso n. 套索；vt. 用套索套捕；拉攏

122. Carry a camera and ask strange, handsome men if they can would mind?snapping?your picture.

snap ?/sn?p/ vt. 突然折斷，拉斷；猛咬；啪地關(guān)上；vi. 咬；厲聲說；咯嗒一聲關(guān)上；n. 猛咬；劈啪聲；突然折斷；adj. 突然的

123. Ask your mother to take in male boarders.

124. Make and sell?toupees?- bald men make easy catches.（制作售賣假發(fā)--哈哈哈哈哈）

toupee n. /?tu?pe?/ ?（男用）小型遮禿假發(fā)

125. Advertise for a male co-owner of a boat.

126. If you see a man with a flat, offer to catch it.

127. Carry a?tow chain?in the?trunk of your automobile.

tow chain：牽引鏈，拖鏈

trunk ?/tr??k/?n. 樹干；軀干；象鼻；汽車車尾的行李箱；vt. 把…放入旅行箱內(nèi)；adj. 干線的；軀干的；箱子的

128. Let it be known in your office that you have a button box and will sew on bachelor's loose button.

129. Don't marry him if he has too many loose?buttons.

loose /lu?s/ adj. 寬松的；散漫的；不牢固的；不精確的；vt. 釋放；開船；放槍；vi. 變松；開火；adv. 松散地；n. 放縱；放任；發(fā)射

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