"Marry below his station" nghĩa là gì?

"Marry below one's station" có station là người ở địa vị cao -> cụm từ này nghĩa là kết hôn với người không cùng đẳng cấp/địa vị xã hội thấp hơn mình.

Ví dụ

Elizabeth refused to marry below her station (which was limiting, given her immense power) out of pride, causing her to forgo (thôi, bỏ, kiêng) true happiness in marrying the man she loved. Mary married stupidly and suffered.

A few weeks ago another clip hit the airwaves. It is a song in Gaelic called ‘Buachaill On Eirne’, it’s about an Irish prince who wanted to marry below his station. It’s a love song with an unhappy ending. 

If you haven't had the intimate pleasure of leafing through Wuthering Heights, we urge you to read this classic stat. After just the first few pages, we guarantee you'll be immersed in this passionate yet tortured story about Catherine Earnshaw and her love-triangle conundrum (câu hỏi hóc búa về tình tay ba). Not one to marry below her station, she relinquishes her intense love for the gypsy Heathcliff to meet the expectations of her class, choosing the well-bred Edgar Linton instead. Wuthering Heights is recognized as one of the greatest novels in English literature for a reason: It's intense, and it isn't pretty, but you won't be able to put it down.

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