1. Yeah. At first, I just didn't want to upset her.
是的 一开始我只是不想她生气。
2. Then she got older, she got emphysema and diverticulitis,and I started thinking, if I just kept my mouth shut,then one day nature would take its course
后来她年纪大了得了肺气肿和憩室炎，我想也许什么都不用说，老天会帮我解决这个问题。
3. and we could avoid what is sure to be a very ugly scene.
我也能避免告诉她的尴尬场面。
4. So what changed?
后来呢？。
5. She told me at her 81st birthday party last month,the only reason she's hanging on is to see me get married.