The young men seem to be preferring some request which the elder ones are indisposed to grant.

年轻人似乎想提出某种年纪大的人不愿答应的要求。

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In a family of ten, eight, six, or even four children, the rights of the younger ones to a great extent take care of themselves and of the rights of the elder ones too.

在有十个或八个或六个，甚至是四个孩子的家庭中，在很大程度上，小一点孩子的权利就是照顾他们自己并且还要顾虑到长辈们权利的实现。

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It metaphorically means that one is able to do things independently or no longer obey others, which is often used by the elder to juniors or people with experience to the other inexperienced ones.

通常是长辈对晚辈，或者在某方面有经验的人对没什么经验的人说的话。

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Younger siblings often learn lessons watching the elder ones, well, screw up.

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