1. Her mother, Deborah, all along had been supportive of our relationship, and even joked about when we were going to get married so she could have grandchildren. 她的母亲德博拉过去一直赞成我们的关系,甚至还开过玩笑,问我们打算何时结婚,这样她就可以抱外孙了。
2. Instead of congratulations upon hearing our news, Deborah counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing. 但这次听到我们的消息时,她没向我们表示祝贺,相反却劝盖尔想想清楚自己的决定是否正确。