Does that work? I thought that was an old wives tale.

有用吗？我以为那就是老人的无稽之谈。

Vice-presidents' wives would fill in for first ladies.

副总统们的妻子会临时顶替第一夫人们。

Usually his cases involved errant husbands and wandering wives.

通常他接手的案子都涉及出轨的丈夫和离家出走的妻子。

The law was designed to protect wives, and, to a lesser extent, children.

这条法律是为了保护妻子，其次是保护子女。

Whether they say it aloud or not, most men expect their wives to be faithful.

无论他们是否说出来，大部分男人都希望他们的妻子忠贞不渝。

A Washington newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates' wives.

一家华盛顿的报纸刊登了候选人妻子们的对比简介。