- sincerely/sɪnˈsɪrli/adv. 真诚地；真心地
- promise/ˈprɑːmɪs/v. 承诺；答应
- cruel/ˈkruːəl/adj. 残酷的；残忍的
- kidnap/ˈkɪdnæp/v. 绑架；劫持
- threaten/ˈθretn/v. 威胁；恐吓
- hopeless/ˈhoʊpləs/adj. 无望的；绝望的
Qi Heng loved Minglan sincerely. He tried many times to get close to her, and promised to ask his mother to agree to their marriage. For a young girl who received little love, his warm attention was really touching. Minglan also made up her mind: if Qi Heng kept fighting, she would stand by him.
But the reality was much crueler than they thought. Qi Heng's mother strongly looked down on Minglan's background. Worse still, a powerful prince forced Qi Heng to marry his daughter. He kidnapped Qi Heng's father and threatened to destroy both the Qi and Sheng families if Qi Heng said no. Qi Heng tried his best to fight, but he had no way to save his father and protect Minglan. In the end, he had to marry another woman.
When Minglan learned that Qi Heng's marriage was final, she knew there was no future for them. Letting go was painful, but it was the wisest choice. She accepted the fact calmly and never looked back. Stopping loss in time was better than getting stuck in hopeless feelings.
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齐衡是真心喜欢明兰的。他一次次靠近她，也承诺会去求母亲答应这门婚事。对一个从小缺爱的小姑娘来说，他那份热乎的心意，确实很动人。明兰也下定了决心：如果齐衡一直往前走，她就站在他身边。
可现实比他们想的要残酷得多。齐衡的母亲强烈看不起明兰的出身。更糟的是，一位有权势的亲王逼齐衡娶自己的女儿。他绑架了齐衡的父亲，还威胁说如果齐衡不答应，就毁了齐家和盛家。齐衡拼尽了全力反抗，可他救不了父亲，也护不住明兰。最后，他不得不娶了别人。
明兰得知齐衡的婚事已经定了的时候，就知道他们之间没有未来了。放手很痛，但这是最明智的选择。她平静地接受了现实，再也没有回头。及时止损，好过困在无望的感情里。
① Qi Heng loved Minglan
② a powerful prince Qi Heng's father
③ he to destroy both the Qi and Sheng families
④ stopping loss in time was better than getting stuck in feelings
原文句型：Letting go was painful, but it was the wisest choice.
请用这个句型，结合自己的生活造一个句子。
示例：Quitting that job was painful, but it was the wisest decision I ever made.
1. 信息补全：① sincerely ② kidnapped ③ threatened ④ hopeless