VOA慢速英语:Choosing to Be a Single Mother

1. But ... we agreed to get married as soon as you won your first case (law case).

agree to 同意
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods. 
我们不同意寄售此货。 

2. Using it this way, a biological clock means the time in a woman’s life when she is able to bear children.

be able to 能够
例句：I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism. 
我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。 

3. So, what it was, I think I had a set of standards for the partner I was looking for and I didn’t meet anyone that fit those standards.

look for 寻找（某人或某物）
例句：I want Bill to look for Mr. Jones to talk. 
我要比尔找琼斯先生谈一谈。 

4. It meant giving up on the idea, the fantasy, of having the “perfect” family.

give up 放弃
例句：Don't give up hope; keep on trying. 
不要灰心，继续努力。 

5. There are adoption organizations for a woman who wants to care for someone else’s child legally as her own.

care for 喜欢; 照料; 愿意
例句：I wonder whether they will care for us all to go there. 
我不知道他们是否喜欢我们都到那儿去。 

6. There is no longer a social stigma on a woman having a baby without a partner.

no longer 不再
例句：He could no longer hold back his tears. 
他再也忍不住自己的眼泪。