祖父

My father is an accountant and my grandfather was an auditor .

我爸爸是会计，而我祖父是审计员。

Grandfather was an austere man; he used to be silent and very strict to us

祖父是个严厉的人，他不怎么说话，而且对我们要求很严格。

I remember my grandfather had an Axminster that could seat twelve—but that was before carpets were banned, of course.

我记得我的祖父有一条阿克明斯特羊毛地毯，可以坐十二个人——当然了，那早在飞毯被禁之前。

Ali thinks there's a niche in the market for a family vehicle', said Mr. Crouch.'I remember my grandfather had an Axminster that could seat twelve - but that was before carpets were banned, of course.'"

"'阿里认为在家庭交通工具的市场上有空可钻，'克劳奇先生说，'我记得我的祖父当年有一条阿克斯明斯特绒头地毯，上面可以坐十二个人——不过，当然啦，那是在飞毯被禁之前。'"

His father Pavel was a shopkeeper the town, which was small, provincial, and on the Sea of Azov in the south of Russia, and his grandfather was Egor Chekhov, a serf.

他的父亲是一名店主帕维尔镇，这是小国，省，和亚速海的俄罗斯南部，与他的祖父叶戈尔契诃夫，农奴。

My grandfather was baby-sitting while my mother, father grandmother went out.

在父母和祖母外出时，祖父就在家看孩子。

My grandfather Thomas, who was born in 1598, lived at Ecton till he was too old to continue his business, when he retired to Banbury, in Oxfordshire, to the house of his son John, with whom my father served an apprenticeship.

我的祖父汤麦斯生于一五九八年，他住在爱克腾，直到他老了而无法继续工作，那时他便和他的儿子约翰一起住在牛津的彭白雷村，而我的父亲跟着他做学徒，我的叔父死在那，也葬在那。

Other characters making regular appearances are Grampa Simpson, Homer's cranky father with his fantastically unbelievable tales of yesteryear and inclination to fall asleep at any given moment; Homer's college friend Barney Gumble, the still single, overweight, beer swilling, constantly burping barfly; Mo, the caustic, self-loathing bar-owner with the secret soft heart; Monty Burns, Homer's boss and the ancient, evil owner of the nuclear power plant; Chief Wiggum, Springfield's junk-food and donut-munching incompetent arm of the law; Apu Nahasapeemapetalon, the oft-held-up manager of the local 'Kwik-e-Mart' store; Krusty the Klown, popular with the kids but offstage a jaded, cynical hack with a long history of overindulgence, gambling and substance abuse; Kent Brockman, the spoiled, self-important TV news anchorman; Troy Mclure, the ageing Hollywood star with the faltering career and bizarre sexual fetish; Rainer Wolfcastle, the Scwarzenegger style action movie hero with the Germanic accent and ultra-right wing views; the list goes on and on

其他经常亮相的角色还有：荷马的古怪父亲——祖父辛普森，他常常会讲一些让人云里雾里、难以置信的陈年故事，而且随时随地都会睡着；至今仍然单身的荷马大学时的朋友——巴尼·甘博，他体重超常，饮酒无度，是一个经常打着饱嗝的酒鬼；酒吧老板——莫，他刻薄且自我憎恨，但却有一颗不为人所知的柔软心肠；荷马的上司——蒙提·彭斯，他是核电厂"老掉牙"的邪恶老板。斯普林菲尔德的警长——威格，他执法不力，还总是使劲儿嚼着垃圾食品和油炸面包圈；经常遭受抢劫的当地便利店的经理——那哈萨彼马彼塔隆；深受孩子们欢迎的小丑克拉斯提，但私下里他却是毫无激情、愤世嫉俗的碌碌无为之人，长期以来放纵无度、赌博并吸毒；被宠坏了的电视新闻主播——肯特·布鲁克曼，他总是那么自命不凡；风华已逝的好莱坞明星——特洛伊·麦克鲁，他的事业摇摇欲坠并有怪异的性癖好；施瓦辛格式的动作电影英雄——瑞纳·沃尔夫卡斯提，他操着一口德国口音，持极右翼观点。角色可真是数也数不清啊

Roy giggled and oohed at the aerobatics but took in the old man's crusty, smiling face and barnstorming joie de vivre silently, with great attention.

Roy咯咯的笑着，惊讶于那些特技飞行，但是，他的注意力被那个老人粗鲁和微笑的面容吸引住了，他安静地凝神听着祖父对生活乐趣的演说。

His grandfather, who became a baronet, had amassed a great fortune.

他的祖父是位从男爵，积聚了万贯家财。

As she looked at Warrington's manly face, and dark, melancholy eyes, she had settled in her mind that he must have been the victim of an unhappy attachment.

每逢看到沃林顿那刚毅的脸，那乌黑、忧郁的眼睛，她便会相信，他一定作过不幸的爱情的受害者。

Maybe they'll disappear into a pothole.

也许他们将在壶穴里消失