Because the lovers are so significant to each other, any innocent remark or action can be interpreted in a manner that the other person did not intend and hence be hurtful.

因为爱人对彼此是如此重要，任何单纯的话语或行为都会被曲解，这样就会受伤。

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Ann Burke told the inquest she was very upset about it and that she did not mean the remark in a hurtful context.

BBC: Savita Halappanavar

Ms Burke, a midwife manager at Galway University Hospital where Savita died, had told the inquest she was very upset about the "Catholic country" remark and that she did not mean it in a hurtful context.

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