This is a stage whereby God refines the characters separately, in preparation not for marriage, but for spiritual growth and for service.

这个阶段里，上帝分别对各人的品性做炼净的工作，但不是作为婚姻的预备，而是为了各人灵命的长进以及更好的事奉。

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She is trying to make amends for her marriage not being sanctified.

她试图对她未被教会批准的婚姻加以修正。

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She says she's not ready for marriage.

她说她还没有准备好结婚。

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For religious reasons, he would not end his marriage and divorce his wife.

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This is the English translation because the poem is in Latin: Because you loved the blush of modesty and a stainless youth and because you did not taste the delight of the marriage-bed, lo! the rewards of virginity are reserved for you.

诗是用拉丁文写的，这是英文翻译：,诗歌大意：，你爱羞怯的脸红和无瑕的青春,未品尝过婚床上的欢愉，瞧！，你将因这贞洁获得奖赏。

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Well,Bill would not rest until he had asked for her hand in marriage.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

In cases where there is a conflict of goals and desires, the On-Off relationship can be the perfect arrangement for a couple not looking for marriage or even cohabitation (yes, these couples exist).

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That statute protects marriage under federal law as the union of a man and a woman, and declares that one state may not redefine marriage for other states.

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