Our first topic today is Grandma Moses.

我们今天的第一个话题是摩西奶奶。

Grant Wood Grandma Moses? Art history course.

什么玩意？艺术历史课。

Grandma Moses was the name of a famous American painter of the 20th century.

摩西奶奶是 20 世纪美国一位著名画家的名字。

Well, l'd say it's more Grant Wood than Grandma Moses.

我觉得比起摩西奶奶 更象是格兰特·伍德的作品。

Maybe I'll be like Grandma Moses someday.

也许有一天我会像摩西奶奶一样。

Grandma Moses was famous for her pictures of rural life in the United States.

摩西奶奶以拍摄美国乡村生活的照片而闻名。

She's known as Grandma Moses because she started painting when she was in her 70s.

她被称为摩西奶奶，因为她在 70 多岁时开始画画。

You may wonder why they called her " Grandma Moses."

您可能想知道为什么他们称她为“摩西奶奶” 。

Grandma Moses had what one writer described as " sporadic periods of schooling" when she was young.

摩西奶奶年轻时经历过一位作家所说的“零星上学时间”。

Remember that Thomas Costain was 57 when he published his first novel, and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.

请记住，托马斯·科斯坦 (Thomas Costain) 发表第一部小说时 57 岁， 而摩西奶奶 (Grandma Moses) 则在 78 岁时展示了她的第一张照片。

Grandma Moses, who, of course, was called at that time Anna Robertson, married and lived in Virginia and then moved to New York.

摩西奶奶，当然，当时叫安娜·罗伯逊，结婚并住在弗吉尼亚， 然后搬到了纽约。

As I mentioned earlier, most Americans, when they think of Grandma Moses, think of the possibility of starting something later in life, and being able to do well at it.

正如我之前提到的， 大多数美国人在想到摩西奶奶时，都会想到晚年开始做某事并能够做得很好的可能性。