Article 2 A marriage system based on the free choice of partners, on monogamy and on equality between man and woman shall be applied.

第二条实行婚姻自由、一夫一妻、男女平等的婚姻制度。

And I want a wife who understands that my sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy

我还希望有这样一个妻子，她对我在性需求方面可能不会老老实实地严格遵守一夫一妻制能够表示理解。

Why the Monogamy and Polygamy Co-existed in Ancient Chinese Society

中国古代社会“一夫一妻制纳妾制”并存原因探析

||1:In particular, he is interested in why humans have developed such an affinity for “pairbonding”, despite the fact that strictly monogamous mating and rearing systems are not terribly advantageous in evolutionary terms.||2:Monogamy is not unique to humans.||3:What is unique, however, is the intensity with which the species falls in love.||4:Nearly every human culture in history exhibits this complex sense of longing, Dr Dunbar observes.

||1:邓巴博士尤为感兴趣的是，虽然就进化角度而言，严格的一夫一妻制及养育制并不占多大优势，但为何人类还如此热衷于“培养两个人的情侣关系”。||2:一夫一妻制并不只是人类特有。||3:不过，人类特有的是这个物种爱火燃烧的炽热。||4:邓巴博士观察到，历史上，几乎人类的每种文化都表现出了这种复杂的渴望。

||1:To understand this predisposition for monogamy , he takes readers through the myriad feelings of love, from the heady, breathless exhilaration of falling, to the stubborn persistence of familial affection, to the bitterness of betrayal.||2:Throughout the book Dr Dunbar excels at taking obvious and familiar information—men prefer curvy women; women prefer men who dance well; older women rarely reveal their ages in lonely-hearts columns—and explaining the complex and often unexpected evolutionary science that lies behind it all.

||1:为了理解一夫一妻制的偏向，邓巴博士带领读者体味了爱的各种感觉，从初坠爱河时忘乎所以，呼吸困难的兴奋，到义无反顾地维持家庭关系，再到遭到背叛时的心如刀割。||2:纵观全书，邓巴的高超之处在于利用人们常见且熟悉的信息——男人偏好曲线玲珑的女人；女人喜欢舞技出众的男人；年龄稍大的女人很少在征友专栏揭露自己的年龄——同时解释了这些现象背后复杂且常出人意料的进化科学。

The evolvement of game and monogamy

博弈与一夫一妻婚姻制度的演变

FROM an evolutionary perspective, monogamy looks good for females and bad for males.

从进化的角度来讲，单配制有利于雌性，而对雄性却不然。

Most women benefit from polygyny, while most men benefit from monogamy .

大多数女人在一夫多妻制中受益，而大多数男人在一夫一妻制中受益。

This gene affects the angiotensin receptor system that plays a critical role in social monogamy for male prairie voles.

该基因影响血管紧缩素受体系统，该系统在雄性橙腹田鼠的社会化一夫一妻行为中起关键作用。

Over the years, researchers have tried to explain monogamy by studying attraction between the sexes.

好多年了，研究者试图通过两性间的吸引来研究一夫一妻制。

There are apparently some misconceptions about this whole monogamy thing.

很多人显然对一夫一妻制存在着误解。

Birds are more likely than not to practice monogamy whereas there are very few monogamous mammals.

鉴于单配偶的哺乳动物几乎不存在，鸟类更接近于不习惯一夫一妻制。

Her conclusion: people in rich countries value monogamy and tend not to stray often.

她的结论是：富国的人们重视一夫一妻，并倾向于不经常出轨。

In recent decades, researchers have turned to rodents, specifically voles, in their efforts to understand the biology of monogamy .

近几十年，研究人员将一夫一妻行为的生物学研究重转心向了啮齿动物，特别是田鼠。

Coontz says couples should discuss their feelings about monogamy .

孔茨说，伴侣们应该一起讨论他们对一夫一妻制的感觉。

On the Historical Position and Developing Trend of the System of Monogamy

论一夫一妻制的历史地位和发展趋势

Both men and women reap the reproductive benefits of monogamy , as both sexes prevent having to ward off intruders.

男人和女人都获得一夫一妻制的生育优势，因为双方都没必要花精力来挡住第三者。

Shake off your chains of monogamy . You’re a free man.

抛掉你那一夫一妻制的枷锁吧，你自由了。

Let the record show that bisexuals are just as likely to fail at monogamy as the rest of you infidels!

让记录的事实告诉你们双性恋在一夫一妻的失败可能和你们这些异教徒一样！

If you want to enjoy monogamy indefinitely, send Cupid the right signals.

如果你想要长期保持单一配偶关系，那就要给丘比特发出正确的信号。

Men would like monogamy better if it sounded less like monotony.

如果一夫一妻制听起来不像是一夫一妻制的话，男人也许会更喜欢这条规定。

Dr Kanazawa claims that the correlation between intelligence and monogamy in men has its origins in evolutionary development.

他表示智商和忠诚度之间的这种关系是有其起源和进化发展的

He didn’t believe in monogamy any more than he believed in god.

他不相信一夫一妻制，正如他对上帝缺乏信仰。

It plays a positive role in the history, defends the monogamy system, emphasizes the duties of parent and child.

它在历史上产生了一定的积极影响，维护了一夫一妻制的婚姻制度，强调了亲子之间的相互义务。

Monogamy in voles takes the form of a deep social attachment combined with a willingness to care for offspring.

田鼠的一夫一妻行为表现为紧密的社会性依附与照顾后代的意愿的结合。

The gay-rights struggle had given gay men greater freedom and acceptance, and the aids epidemic had made monogamy more appealing.

同志权益斗争给予男同志更多的自由和包容度，而艾滋病的流行也让一夫一妻制更有吸引力。

Why Women Need Monogamy

为什么女性需要一夫一妻制的婚姻

Our understanding of monogamy draws heavily on birds rather than mammals.

我们对一夫一妻制的理解主要来自鸟类而非哺乳类。

We are a pair-bonded species, practicing monogamy (or at least serial monogamy) long enough to get our children out of childhood.

我们是成对结合的物种，实行将自己的孩子抚养成人的一夫一妻制（至少是连续着的一夫一妻制）已经很久了。

So when my friends and I started having a conversation about the nature of monogamy , I thought I knew something about monogamy.

于是，当我和朋友们聊到关于婚姻的话题时，我认为我对婚姻还有点发言权。

serial monogamy

ph.1. 系列一夫一妻婚姻(短暂的婚姻)