祖母

She had persuaded the other two council members to join her on a long weekend trip to Brazil: Marie-Josée Treillou, 70, a mother and grandmother, and Nathalie Marroig, 41, who had children in the local schools and worked at Poclain Hydraulics in a nearby town.

她说服了其他2位镇议会成员跟她一起去巴西度周末，Marie-Josée Treillou，现年70岁，一位母亲也是祖母，另一位叫Nathalie Marroig，41岁，有还在上学的孩子，在附近的镇上的Poclain Hydraulics 工作。

I went to my native place to meet my Grandmother.

我去我的故乡，以满足我的祖母。

I suspect these are lessons that our grandmothers could have explained without consulting a neuropsychiatrist.

我以为这个道理显而易见，就连我们的祖母都能明白，而不用去请教什么精神病学家。

It's my grandmother's ninetieth birthday.

是我祖母的90岁生日。

It will be grandmother's ninetieth birthday next month.

下个月是祖母的90岁生日。

We're having a family reunion.It's my grandmother's ninetieth birthday.

我们有一个家庭聚会，是我祖母的90岁生日。

His grandmother is ninety-four years old.

他的祖母九十四岁。

My grandmother is ninety-four now, and she doesn't hear much of what we say to her any more---even when we shout.

我的祖母今年94岁了，我和她说什么，她已听不大清楚了－－－即使我们对她大喊。

The matches burnt with a light that was brighter than noonday, and her grandmother appeared more beautiful than ever.

比赛以一个比正午更明亮的光燃烧，而且她的祖母比平常显得更美丽的。

Chin also had a grandmother who lived in a nunnery, but she seldom came home.

琴有一个住在尼姑庵里不常回家的祖母。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。