Many women are unapologetic about their priorities, citing the age-old tradition in which men provided a home for their brides, even if that home came with a mother-in-law.

许多女士对提出的这种优先条件并无歉意，她们引述古老的传统，认为男性就应该为新娘提供一个家，哪怕这个家是从婆婆那里得来的。

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The first reveals the number of years the writer spent in prison (28); the second, how old he was when the law caught up with him (44), and the third, the age at which he was released (72).

第一个数字表明了书写者在狱中度过的时光（28）；第二个，是他被捕入狱时的年龄（44），第三个数字，则是他获释时的年龄（72）。

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Paradoxically, perhaps the biggest hurdle the initiative faces is not civil liberties worries but the age-old barrier between federal law enforcement and its state and local counterparts.

荒谬的是，这项倡议面临的最大障碍可能不是对公民自由的担心，而是由来已久的存在于联邦法律执行部门与州和地方执法部门之间的矛盾。

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It was true that old age had finally got her, as her daughter-in-law said.

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The Dana Air was 22 years old, which is not exactly ancient in aviation terms but given that Nigerian law prohibits aircraft over the age of 20 from operating, who fell asleep at the switch?

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While visiting with my 89 year old mother in law, Alice, my husband and I asked her whether she thought successful people her age are willing to discuss their assets, their businesses, their attitudes about passing on their wealth with their kids.

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