In spite of the problems tossed her way, the distractions, her own 1 yearnings for more in her marriage and in her life, she at least had attained one goal-to be a mother first.

尽管婚姻与生活中的诸多问题让她困扰伤神，内心诉求也从未间断，但她至少成功实现了一个人生的目标——先要做个好妈妈。

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As David Cameron has said, we should support gay marriage not in spite of being Conservatives, but because we are Conservatives.

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