I couldn't help thinking of his wife telling me in confidence that the marriage, to her, was a prison: a locked cell, stifling and restrictive; no access to daylight or fresh air.

我忍不住想到，他的妻子曾悄悄地对我说过，他们的婚姻对她而言就像是一座牢笼：一个紧锁的牢房，沉闷而让她窒息，无法接近阳光和新鲜空气。

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The Obama administration is appealing the judge's order, and said this week it would require the government to stop funding all embryonic stem-cell research, including that allowed under more-restrictive rules set by the Bush administration.

WSJ: Stem-Cell Plaintiffs Cite Ethical Motivation