The Marriage Proposal的意思|示意

The first date is not a marriage proposal; it's merely an opportunity to measure compatibility.

第一次约会并不是一次求婚；它只是一个测试两个人是否合得来的机会。

'of course I understand,' said Mr Collins, 'that young ladies often do not accept a proposal of marriage the first time.

“我当然理解，”柯林斯先生说，“年轻的小姐遇到求婚时第一次通常不接受。”

After seven years, and again in the face of bitter parental disapproval, Potter felt emboldened enough to accept his proposal of marriage. She was 46.

过了七年，他向她求婚，虽然父母反对依旧强烈，但这一次，46岁的她答应了。

Embarrassed, he admitted that he didn't remember her answer to the marriage proposal.

他极其尴尬地向她坦白，他不记得她是否答应了了自己求婚。

But the Catholic Church has denounced the new proposal as an attack on marriage.

不过，天主教会对这项提案表示强烈指责，认为这完全有悖于婚姻的本质。

When her mother asked her if she also agreed to the marriage proposal, she replied shyly that it was totally up to her parents.

她的母亲问她是否接受这个婚姻﹐她羞答答地回道一切但凭父母做主。