great aunt

Some anecdotes feel like a distraction& readers may wonder at the relevance of her hairdresser's great aunt's cremation, or of her bout of food poisoning in China.

一些经验之谈似乎分散了主题&读者也许纳闷，为什么要披露她的美发师的姨婆的火葬，或者她在中国的那次食物中毒的经历。

If you had gone out with me three years ago, by now, you'd have my great Aunt Ida's brooch that she smuggled out of occupied Belgium in a cat.

如果你三年前和我约会我叔祖母的那枚胸针Ida现在早就归你了那是她偷偷藏在猫身上从当时被占领的比利时带回来的

Carol is, um, Alison's great aunt.

卡罗尔是艾莉森的大姨妈

I smell like my great aunt tessie.

闻起来也像个老太婆。

For years my Great Aunt Maud lived alone in a remote cottage beside a road in the Welsh hills. Yet she was never afraid of being attacked or robbed because she had devised a unique way of protecting herself.

我的莫德姑婆曾独自一人住在威尔士山区路边的一座偏僻房子里多年，但是她从来就不担心被袭击或者被抢劫，因为她设计了一种独特的方式来保护自己。

When men see crazy red cheeks, they think of their great aunt Ethel.

当男人看到通红的颧骨，他们只能想起自己的姨婆。

What about that old etching you've been meaning to have valued, the one that great Aunt Martha brought Home just before World War I?

那幅你一直认为很有价值的旧蚀刻画怎么样？就是玛莎姑妈恰好在第一次世界大战以前买回家的那一幅。

Ohh, they're having a great time with their aunt phoebe!

噢，他们和菲比阿姨在一起很快活。

Roger: I have to attend my great aunt's funeral.

罗杰：我必须参加我姨婆的丧礼。

They named the child for her great aunt cecily.

他们为这孩子取了她姑婆塞西莉的名字。

But there are a few things a bride and groom can do to encourage cash gifts without offending Great Aunt Mimi.

但是，新郎和新娘还是可以做一些事情，在不得罪亲友的情况下鼓励他们用现金作为结婚礼物。