1. Is his color the problem, Mom?" Gail subsequently told me she had asked her mother.
    妈妈，是不是因为他的肤色？" 盖尔后来告诉我她曾这样问她母亲。

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。