老兵

For example, in 1996 in Canada, there were 945,000 female-headed single-parent families, representing 18 percent of all families, almost double the figure of 1971, when ten percent of families with children were headed by a single, female parent.

当时，她希望有一个特别的日子，来向她的父亲WilliamSmart先生表达敬意。WilliamSmart先生是一个参加过南北战争的老兵。他的妻子，也就是JohnB.Dodd夫人的母亲，在生第六个孩子时不幸去世。

If it does, it risks angering politically active but shrinking groups of veterans and war widows.

这样做可能激怒在政治上十分活跃但为数越来越少的二战老兵和战争遗属。

"It warms the cockles of my heart when I hear the old war songs," said the old soldier.

&每次听到这首熟悉的战歌，我就感到振奋。&这个老兵说道。

"It war ms the cockles of my heart when I hear the old war songs," said the old soldier.

&每次听到这首熟悉的战歌，我就感到振奋。&这个老兵说道。

"It warms the cockles of my hear t when I hear the old war songs," said the old soldier.

&每次听到这首熟悉的战歌，我就感到振奋。&这个老兵说道。

No consolation came from my father, a World War II veteran who epitomized authority.

我的父亲，一个二战老兵，权威的缩影，没有给我任何安慰。

The frightful leveller from below, shame, had passed over these brows; at that degree of abasement, the last transformations were suffered by all in their extremest depths, and ignorance, converted into dulness, was the equal of intelligence converted into despair.

两旁有两行奇形怪状的卫队，头上顶着疲软的三角帽，仿佛督政府时期的士兵，帽子上满是污迹和破洞，邋遢极了，身上穿着老兵的制服和埋葬工人的长裤，半灰半蓝，几乎已烂成丝缕，他们戴着红肩章，斜挎着黄背带，拿着砍白菜①、步枪和木棍棗一队叫化子兵。

Do not plant them unless your a veteran and using it for fatties, or bosses.

不要埋连锁除非你是老兵，并且是用来做胖子，干boss。

Three decades ago, many homeless Vietnam-era veterans homesteaded this urban wilderness.

三十年前，许多无家可归的越战时期的老兵把家安在了这片城市荒野之地。

John Lowe, a 90-year-old veteran, became Britain's oldest ballet dancer when he pirouetted on stage, the Metro reported.

据英国《都市报》报道，现年90岁的英国老兵约翰·劳氏日前登台出任主角，演出了由奥地利作曲家小约翰·施特劳斯的《艺术家的生活》改编的芭蕾舞剧，成为英国年纪最大的芭蕾舞演员。

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。