達爾文之每個偉人都有一段幸福的婚姻

Charles Darwin's notes on marriage have recently been made public. Despite devoting his life to science, Charles Darwin had a long and reportedly happy marriage, fathering 10 children after proposing to his cousin Emma Wedgwood in 1838.

查爾斯?達爾文的婚姻保鮮秘訣近日被公之于眾。盡管這位偉大的生物學(xué)家將畢生的精力都致力于科學(xué)研究，但據(jù)說，達爾文自1838年向他的堂妹Emma Wedgwood求婚成功后便過上了長久幸福的婚姻生活并孕育了10個孩子。

But the naturalist and father of modern evolutionary theory wasn't always sold on matrimony, writing out a list of pros and cons on marriage in a journal entry that was first made public on Tuesday.

然而，這位自然科學(xué)家及現(xiàn)代進化論之父并沒有就此沉迷于兒女情長的婚姻生活，他在日記本上寫下了關(guān)于維持婚姻關(guān)系的可為和不可為的事項，這一篇日志于周二被公開。

The musings are part of the Darwin Correspondence Project, an online database of Darwin's writings, and were discovered by the site Brain Pickings.

這些感言是達爾文作品工程的一部分，達爾文作品工程是一個在線的達爾文作品數(shù)據(jù)庫。

Using the back of a letter from a friend, Darwin sketched out some of his thoughts in a journal entry dated April 7, 1838.

1838年4月7日這一天的日志是寫在了一封朋友來信的信紙背面，達爾文在上面寫下了幾句感悟。

Amongst the pros: "constant companion," "charms of music & female chit-chat"

可為事項有：“長久相伴”，“沐浴音樂”，“善于與女性聊天”

And some of the perceived cons: "means limited, Feel duty to work for money. London life, nothing but Society, no country, no tours, no large Zoolog. Collect. no books. … Could I live in London like a prisoner?"

不可為事項有：不小家子氣，不將工作作為掙錢的唯一目的，不能生活凌亂，不能除了科學(xué)一無所有，不能對祖國沒有信仰，不能沒有旅行，不能不讀書……我不能像一個囚犯一樣生活在倫敦!

In July, just four months before his proposal, Darwin returned to his list.

7月，也就是他向Emma Wedgwood求婚前的4個月，達爾文寫下了這篇日志。

On the possibility of having children: "Children —(if it Please God) — Constant companion, (& friend in old age) who will feel interested in one, — object to be beloved & played with. — —better than a dog anyhow."

關(guān)于孩子：孩子是終生相伴的朋友，反對一輩子只有狗相伴，一個活生生的人無論如何也好過一條狗。

But after several back and forth meditations, Darwin eventually reached the following conclusion: "Marry — Mary — Marry Q.E.D."

經(jīng)過幾次反反復(fù)復(fù)的沉思后，達爾文最終得出了下面的結(jié)論：結(jié)婚，與Emma Wedgwood相伴一生，幸福生活。

And, in fact, Darwin and Wedgwood stayed together for the next 44 years, until the time of his death in 1882.

而且，事實上，達爾文與Emma Wedgwood不離不棄地相守了44年，直到達爾文于1882年去世。