英文短篇故事（纽约）334 A Marriage Problem

 　　Maria was from Spain. Alex was from Cuba. They'd met in a Queens ESL class. They decided¹ to get married. He invited her to meet his parents. They liked her. His mom, Carmen, asked if Maria was going to go to college. "Why would I go to college?" Maria asked. Carmen said, "So you can get a good job here in America." Maria said she was returning to Spain the following year. She had a good job waiting for her there. Plus, all her family lived there. Confused², Carmen asked, "How can you two be together if you're in Spain and Alex is here?" Maria said Alex was going to move to Spain with her. "Our son is going to leave us?" asked Carmen. Maria said yes. "But we'll come visit you every year," she promised. Alex was busy talking to his dad. Carmen said, "Alex, we need to talk!"

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 confused   

adj.困惑的，烦恼的

参考例句：

• They asked so many questions that they confused me.他们问了许多问题，都把我弄糊涂了。
• A wise man is never confused.智者不惑。