贫困迫使她把他交给了寄养家庭, 但她是在明确她最终一定能重新获得抚养权的条件下才这样做的。

Poverty forced her to surrender him to foster families, but only on the understanding that she could eventually regain custody.

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我相信，如果我跟别人有拳脚之争，我的妻子会马上站到我这边，即便是我处于上风。她是那么地忠诚(……当然我并不建议这样做)。

I believe if I was involved in a "fist fight" my wife would jump-in, even if I was winning; she's that loyal (... not that I would advise this).

youdao

我确信她认为这样做是允许的，但其他人都觉得她是在用大量的香水和女性的劝说手段获取更多的优势而让他们所有的人自担风险。

I am sure she thought this was permissible, but everyone else was sure she was going heavy on the perfume and female persuation tactics to gain some extra favor at all of their peril.

youdao

This is a conscious decision on her part, and you want to think about that decision.

她是有意识这样做的，你得想想她为什么会这么决定。

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