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Alcohol, the grandmother of all mood-enhancing drugs, has been a prominent part of human existence for several thousand years.酒是所有提神药物之母，是几千年来人类生活的重要组成部分。For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms.很久以来，她的母亲和外婆两人之间几乎不怎么说话。My grandmother came to live with us when I was ten.我十岁的时候，祖母搬来和我们同住。I'll stay at my grandmother's at first, until I find somewhere to live.我会先住在我祖母家里，直至我找到地方住。I don't believe in clairvoyance, but I can't explain how he knew those things about my grandmother.我不相信有通灵这回事，但我无法解释他怎么会知道我祖母的那些事情。She was called after her grandmother.她以她祖母的名字命名。That clock there once belonged to my great-grandmother.就是那个座钟曾经是我曾祖母的。My grandmother baked her own bread.我祖母自己烘烤面包。This is one of my grandmother's recipes.这是我祖母的食谱之一。Be a sweetheart and help your grandmother.做个好孩子，去帮一下你奶奶吧。The question arose as to who would be responsible for caring for our grandmother.出现的问题是，谁来负责照看奶奶。My grandmother used a wooden tub to wash clothes.我祖母过去用木盆洗衣服。Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her grandmother told her.她祖母给她讲述的精彩故事激发了她的想象力。The catch on my grandmother's pin broke.我祖母饰针上的搭扣断了。There's plenty of fight left in your grandmother.你的祖母仍然斗志旺盛。Women gained the vote within my grandmother's memory.从我祖母记事时起，女性就已获得了选举权。Kate's grandmother gave her a quilt for her hope chest.凯特的奶奶给她的嫁妆添了一床被子。Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep.她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。My grandmother was visiting with one of her friends on the porch.我奶奶在走廊上跟一个朋友聊着天。Her grandmother is still living.她祖母仍然健在。You can write me care of my grandmother. 你可以写信让我奶奶转交给我。My grandmother converted to Hinduism while living in India.我祖母在印度生活期间皈依了印度教。She inherited the family jewels after the death of her grandmother.祖母去世后，家中的珠宝传到了她手里。My grandmother didn't have much of a sense of humour, and she could never understand what we were laughing about.我的祖母没有什么幽默感，她从来都不知道我们在笑什么。She was forever running errands for her housebound grandmother.她总是在为她不方便外出的祖母跑前跑后。His grandmother was weeping uncontrollably.他祖母哭个不停。His grandmother remains hale and hearty in her old age.他的祖母在年老时身体依然很硬朗。She asserted that she had seen the spirit of her dead grandmother materialize before her eyes.她断言曾亲眼看到先祖母显灵。I was sometimes dumped with my grandmother or left with highly unsuitable au pairs.有时我被扔给奶奶照看，或者被交给毫无经验的临时保姆。Yes, the secret's out I'm afraid. I'm to be a grandmother.是呀，恐怕秘密泄露了，我要当祖母了。His grandmother saw to his upbringing.他奶奶照料他长大成人。We left, secure in the knowledge that Mason was safe at home with his grandmother.我们安心地离开了，知道梅森和祖母在家会很安全。My grandmother's mind is failing.我祖母的智力正在衰退。She was named after her grandmother. 她以她祖母的名字取名。When she was young, everybody thought my grandmother was terribly daring because she smoked.我祖母年轻时，大家都觉得她的胆子特别大，因为她吸烟。My grandmother taught me to sew.我祖母教我做针线活儿。She was named after her now deceased grandmother.她的名字和她已故祖母的名字一样。He is always telling the director how to run the business; that's like teaching his grandmother to suck eggs.他老是对总裁说该如何管理业务，就跟班门弄斧似的。My grandmother had a heart of gold.我的祖母有一颗金子般善良的心。She inherited a fortune from her grandmother.她从祖母那里继承了一大笔财产。 |