She came home one day, snapped off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves.

有一天她回到家，关掉电视，让我们坐下来，解释说她的儿子们将会有所作为。

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When Chaplin was 10 years old, his mum became too ill to look after her sons, so they had to take care of themselves.

卓别林10岁时，他的母亲病得太厉害，无法再照顾她的儿子们，所以他们不得不自己照顾自己。

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"- but spoke of enjoying her sons, and maybe starting a business."

不过她也许会好好享受和儿子们在一起的时光，也可能自己做一些生意。

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When his mother learned of his failing grades she required her sons to read two library books every week.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

At first, she was concerned only with finding a way to keep control of The Washington Post until her sons were old enough to supervise it.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

His mother,from Ethiopia, wanted her sons who were born in the US to play the sport.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

She has said she believes her sons were framed and weren't responsible for the bombings.

WSJ: Officials Seek to Question Suspect's Widow

The mother of the Tsarnaev brothers has said the allegations against her sons are lies.

NPR: For 3, Bomb Suspect's Friendship Leads To Charges

She points to the first photo of one of her sons on the wall.

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