你打算怎么处理你祖父留给你的那栋老房子?
What are you going to do with the old house you are in heritage from your grandfather?
迈克:你祖父祖母还健在吗?
你还记得在农村和你祖父母一起生活的那些年吗?
Do you remember the years when he lived in the countryside with his grandparents.
你祖父活着时,杀了很多的生灵,因此折了阳寿。
When your grandfather was alive, he killed many animals, and brought his fate down upon himself.
也许你可能会立刻幻想到你祖父制作的油炸火鸡,而不是他本人,对吗?
Yet you're probably dreaming right now about your grandfather's deep-fried Turkey, not about him, right?
我警告过你祖父他的贪婪会招致什么灾难。但他置若罔闻。你和他一样。
I warned your grandfather of what his greed would summon. But he would not listen. You are just like him.
另一方面,你祖父辈的衰退,是美联储努力却无法阻止的大萧条,而始作俑者并非美联储本身。
Your grandfather’s recession, on the other hand, was something like the Great Depression, which happened in spite of the Fed’s efforts, not because of them.
不错,这是你祖父母蜜月旅游的地方,但是这个宏伟壮观的瀑布横跨美国和加拿大也值得作为21世纪旅游的选择。
Sure, your grandparents honeymooned there, but the majestic waterfalls straddling the U.S.-Canada border are worth a 21st-century trip.
要认识这个问题,你必须知道,这不是你父辈的衰退,这是你祖父辈,甚至(如我将会解释的那样)你曾祖父辈的衰退。
To appreciate the problem, you need to know that this isn't your father's recession. It's your grandfather's, or maybe even (as I'll explain) your great-great-grandfather's.
很快她发现了正在睡觉的朋友,听到了祖父和蔼可亲的声音,“你睡得怎么样?”
Soon she discovered her sleeping friend, and heard the grandfather's cheery voice, "How did you sleep?"
“它很快就会被搬回来的,”祖父从下面喊道,“我怎么会知道你要回来呢?”
"It will come again," the grandfather called up from below; "how could I know that you were coming back?"
"你的祖父对他们都不喜欢,"他插话说。 "至少,据我所知不是。"
"Your granddaddy don't care for 'em, neither," he threw in. "Not that I know of, leastways."
我们会提醒有可能这样的祖父母——没有孙子在身边,你可以和你的孩子交谈,他们可能会有更多的时间陪伴自己的父母。
Potential grandparents would be reminded that, without grandchildren around, it's possible to have a conversation with your kids, who incidentally would have more time for their own parents.
你的祖父母都是美国人吗?
有可能成为祖父母的人会被提醒,如果没有孙子孙女在身边,你可以和你的孩子交谈,而孩子碰巧会有更多的时间陪伴自己的父母。
Potential grandparents would be reminded that, without grandchildren around, it's possible to have a conversation with your kids, who—incidentally—would have more time for their own parents.
你可以让你的祖父母给你讲家庭历史、他们的童年和青年时期的故事。
You could ask your grandparents to tell you stories about family history, their childhood and their youth.
换句话说,你比你的父母聪明,你的父母比你的祖父母聪明。
In other words, you are smarter than your parents and your parents are smarter than your grandparents.
但是,并非太多的人,如果你会对你的祖父,祖母谈谈,或许有一些冰箱,实际上是用氨。
And, not too many people, actually, if you talk to your grandmother or grandfather, there were some refrigerators that were actually made that used ammonia.
对我祖父来说,这就差不多是他人生的所有故事——我祖母,癌症,他们的婚姻,你的一生。
For my grandfather, that sums up the whole story, my grandmother, cancer, their marriage, your life.
《新闻周刊》:最初是什么促使你重走祖父的旅程?
Newsweek: What initially inspired you to retrace your grandfather's travels?
比如,在结婚40多年之后,她感到自己不再能从婚姻中能得到满足感,所以一天起床之后,她向我的祖父说:“你知道么?”
For example, after fifty-some years of marriage, she realized she was no longer feeling fulfilled, so one day she got up and said to my grandfather: "You know what?"
这个人说:"自从祖母去世后,祖父非常伤心,他对生活失去了一切兴趣,都不愿意起床吃饭。"To eat one’sheartout还可以用在另一种场合,也就是半开玩笑地让别人对你产生妒忌。你听了下面这个例子就会明白它的意思了。这是一个大学生在对他的要好朋友说话
Ever since grandmother died, grandfather has been eating his heart out--he’s lost all interest in life and won’t even get out of bed to eat.
我已向我的外祖父提出要求,他不同意,我没有财产,你也一样。
I asked my grandfather, he refused; I have no fortune, neither hast thou.
假如的确不存在,那也是因为物理学定律没有让你把时空扭曲到一定程度来创造这些曲线,并不是因为定律让你的祖父在你出生前就夺去你的生命。
If that is true, though, it is because the laws of physics do not let you warp space-time enough to create them-not because they let you kill your grandfather before you are born.
在PBS的系列片中,你采访了许多人,他们告诉你他们的祖父母与丘吉尔会见和交往的故事。
In the PBS series, you speak to a number of people who tell stories of their grandparents meeting and interacting with Churchill.
这种对待驾驶漫不经心的态度背后还有更多的故事,不过你的父母或祖父母不大会承认罢了。
There’s more truth in that picture of a cavalier attitude about driving than your parents or grandparents might care to admit.
如果在发生的某件事里,你的祖父祖母共浴爱河,那就是发生的事。
If, at a certain event, your grandfather and grandmother were getting it on, that's what happened at that event.
所以如果你的祖父母辈有人是双胞胎,那么你怀上双胞胎的几率就很大。
So if your grandparents had twins, there is a good chance that you will be able to conceive twins as well.
所以如果你的祖父母辈有人是双胞胎,那么你怀上双胞胎的几率就很大。
So if your grandparents had twins, there is a good chance that you will be able to conceive twins as well.
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