His five tall brothers gave him good-by with admiring but slightly patronizing smiles, for Gerald was the baby and the little one of a brawny family.

他的五个高个子兄弟向他道了个再见，带着羡慕而略带关注的微笑，因为杰拉尔德在强壮的一家人中是最小和最矮的一个。

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For example, if there was only one small problem with a character's family, then "family" might not be the theme of the text.

例如，如果一个角色的家庭只有一个小问题，那么“家庭”可能不是文本的主题。

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When his cows calve each year he keeps one or two calves for his family.

每年他的母牛产犊时，他都为家里留下一两头。

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Many Shakespearian tragedies are about conflicting family loyalties or a character seeking to punish others for the wrongful death of a loved one.

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Milton acknowledges that the course he's chosen for himself may not be a natural one: Nature herself pushes a young man to begin a family and to seek credible employment .

弥尔顿知道他选择了一条,不那么正常的人生道路：,天性使得一个年轻人去结婚,去找一份可靠的工作。

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But if one's concerned about risk for Diabetes, which many people are, or have a family history of that, this glycemic index approach is not a bad one to pay attention to.

但是对于那些在意糖尿病患病风险,或者有糖尿病家族病史的人来说,这个血糖指数方案是值得关注的

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It houses two tables, a massive one made of oak, with 64 place settings, and a smaller one for family dining.

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And the prospect of spending cuts is a worrying one for his family.

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Two incomes in a family today can barely do the job that one did in previous generations: One pays for the family, the other for all the taxes, levies, tolls and fees that go to the government.

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