A:I heard that Ann had divorced.
我听说Ann离婚了。
B:I suspect it's unavoidable.
我料想这是不可避免的。
A:Poor Ann. She did not love her husband at all.
可怜的Ann。她根本就不爱她的丈夫。
B:Yeah. She married him at her mother's bidding.
是啊。她是遵照母命才和他结婚的。
注释:
at one's bidding 照......的意旨,尊......之命
Eg. I only invited the boy on holiday at your bidding.
我是按你的吩咐才请孩子来度假的。