"Often, too, uncles and aunts lived nearby."

"同时,叔叔和婶婶也常常住在附近。"

He pecked his aunt on the cheek.

他在姨妈的脸颊上吻了一下。

She is a good aunt to all the children in the neighbourhood.

她是街坊上所有孩子的好阿姨。

The news reached me via my aunt.

那消息是通过我婶婶转告我的。

She commended the child to her aunt.

她把孩子托付给她姑妈照顾。

My aunt was bombed out during the war.

我姨妈在战争期间由于轰炸而无家可归。

Poor old aunt Mary doddered down the street.

可怜又年迈的玛莉婶婶蹒跚地走在街上。

My aunt's regular visits break into my weekend.

我姑妈的不断来访打扰我度周末。

My aunt's coming in a fortnight's time.

我的姨妈将在两周后到这儿来。

She commended the child to her aunt's care.

她把孩子托付给姑母照管。

Her aunt was well-spoken and had a pleasant manner.

她阿姨谈吐优雅,举止悦人。

She's staying with her aunt for the time being.

她暂时住在她姨妈那里。

The dying woman commended her five children to their aunt.

那个临终的妇女把她五个孩子托付给孩子们的阿姨。

My aunt brought up four children.

我姑姑养了四个孩子。

My aunt welcomed me.

我姑姑迎接了我。

He found he had struck it rich when he unexpectedly inherited some money from his aunt.

当他意外地从他姑妈那儿继承了一大笔钱时,他发现自己已经发大财了。

That cheque for ￡1000 from my aunt came like manna from heaven as I had three or four big bills to pay.

我姑妈给的1 000英镑的支票真像是及时雨，因为我手边有三四张大额账单要付。

Dorothy could ramble all day on the hills and sit up talking to Coleridge all night without being scolded by her aunt for unwomanly behaviour.

白天，多罗茜可以整天在山上漫步；晚上，她可以整夜与柯律支聊天，而不用担心姨妈会为此责备她不像个淑女。

One day Tom was in the act of dosing the crack when his aunt's yellow cat came along, purring, eying the teaspoon avariciously, and begging for a taste.

有一天，汤姆正在给裂缝“喂药”，这时他姨妈喂养的那只黄猫彼得咪咪地叫着走过来，眼睛贪婪地盯着汤匙，好像是要尝一口。