A：I heard that Ann had divorced.
我听说Ann离婚了。
B：I suspect it's unavoidable.
我料想这是不可避免的。
A：Poor Ann. She did not love her husband at all.
可怜的Ann。她根本就不爱她的丈夫。
B：Yeah. She married him at her mother's bidding.
是啊。她是遵照母命才和他结婚的。
注释：
at one's bidding 照......的意旨，尊......之命
Eg. I only invited the boy on holiday at your bidding.
我是按你的吩咐才请孩子来度假的。