A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
爷爷奶奶
Grandparents
My grandparents all came from Lithuania to South Africa.
我的祖父母都是从立陶宛来到南非的。
I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it.
我有时和我的祖父母去教堂,我喜欢它。
Our house was always full of grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins.
我们的房子里总是挤满了祖父母、姑姑、叔叔和堂兄弟姐妹。
It's our job - as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - to find books our kids are going to like.
作为父母、祖父母、阿姨、叔叔,我们的工作就是找到孩子们会喜欢的书。
One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.
作为祖父母的乐趣之一就是能够从孩子的角度重新审视这个世界。
Grandparents who want to be truly helpful will do well to keep their mouths shut and their opinions to themselves until these are requested.
想要真正提供帮助的祖父母们最好闭上嘴巴,在别人要求之前不要发表自己的意见。
I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know.
我是我祖父母的养子,我不知道该如何表达我的感激之情,因为我的父母会把事情弄得一团糟。
And yes, the Homesteaders, including my grandparents who left behind almost nothing, and arrived in Montana with nothing but the clothes on their back, high hopes, faith in God and dreaming of the future.
是的,包括我的祖父母在内,他们几乎什么也没留下,来到蒙大拿时,身上只穿着衣服,满怀希望,信仰上帝,梦想着未来。
My parents traveled a lot, so my grandparents practically raised me. My grandmother and I really bonded in the kitchen. She's this amazing southern cook, and I would always help her - whether it was cracking eggs or stirring the green beans. It takes me back there.
我的父母经常旅行,所以我的祖父母抚养我长大。我和祖母在厨房里相处得很好。她是一位了不起的南方厨师,我总是会帮助她——无论是打鸡蛋还是搅拌青豆。它带我回到那里。