及物動詞
1. The city passed an ordinance restricting the size of advertising signs, but grandfathered all those signs erected before 1992.
該城市通過了限制廣告招牌大小的條例，但是一九九二年以前豎立的招牌不在此限。
名詞
1. The church supper is the grandfather of the country club.
教堂的晚餐聚會是鄉(xiāng)間俱樂部的前身。
2. grandfather的翻譯
2. My grandfather arrived in New York after the Civil War.
我祖父在南北戰(zhàn)爭之后來到紐約。
Social Security-(社會保險)
A：Man, they take a lot of our paycheck.
嘿，他們從我的薪水里扣了不少錢哦。
B：Yeah, the government really takes a bite, doesn’t it?
是呀，政府確實(shí)扣除不少。
A：Seriously. The only tax I don’t mind them taking is social security. It’s only a few dollars every paycheck.
當(dāng)然。只有社會保險這種稅我不介意上交。每回只要從薪水里面扣除幾元錢。
B：Yeah, I don’t mind it either. We’ll both end up rich slobs and not need it, but what if we do, you know?
是呀，我也不介意。我們最終肯定不會缺錢也不會需要它，但是如果我們有這個錢的話，你知道？
A：Yeah. It won’t be much, but at least we’ll have a monthly check when we get old.
是呀，雖然不多，但是最少老了以后每個月有一個固定收入。
grandfather的解釋
B：Yeah. My grandmother gets by on social security and the money my grandfather invested when he was alive.
是呀，我祖母就是靠社會保險金和祖父在世時的投資生活。
A：Let’s just hope the politicians don’t figure out a way to spend it.
讓我們巴望政治家們不會想著法子把它用掉吧。
B：Really？No, they couldn’t. None of them would have jobs if they did.
真的嗎？不，不會的。如果他們這樣做了，他們的工作就不保了。
談?wù)摷彝パb修布局
A：You have a lovely house, Jack.
Jack，你的房子真不錯！
B：Thank you. Yeah, it's home, but a number of things have been going wrong lately.
謝謝，是啊，這是一個家。但是最近有很多地方出了問題。
A：That's too bad. What problems are you having?
那可太糟了，出什么問題了？
B：Oh, the whole house needs re-painting, for starters. The carpet in the living room is worn out, and I'd like to put in new wall-to-wall carpeting. Last week, I had to call the plumber to fix the toilet. Anyway, all par for the course when you own a house, I guess. I think I'm going to hire an interior decorator to look the place over.
哦，剛剛住進(jìn)來，正間房子都需要從新粉刷，臥室里的地毯也已經(jīng)很舊了，我想裝一套新的。上星期，我不得不打電話找水管工來修理廁所。不管怎么說，如果你有一間房子，我覺得這都是最尋常不過的事。我看我要請一個室內(nèi)工程師來看看這個地方。
grandfather的近義詞
A：I've studied Western home decoration as a hobby. Could I make some suggestions?
我曾學(xué)過室內(nèi)裝飾。我能給你提一些建議嗎？
B：Go right ahead.
太棒了，請講。
A：Well, I think a crystal chandelier would look great in your living room, and maybe some new drapes for the windows. Also, a grandfather clock would look great in the den. Perhaps you could buy some potted plants for the dining room.
啊，我覺得在臥室里裝一盞水晶燈會很漂亮。另外呢，可能需要一些落地窗來裝飾窗戶。還有,休息室里放一盞落地?zé)魰芷恋摹Ｄ氵€可以買一些盆栽裝飾飯廳。
grandfather在線翻譯
B：Wow! You really do have a talent for this, Ethabella. Thanks for your suggestions.
哇噻！你在這方面，可真是天才啊，Ethabella，謝謝你的建議。
grandfather的翻譯
A：You are welcome, Jack. Glad to be of help.
不客氣，Jack。很高興能幫上你。
3. 祖父;外祖父：goodbye 再見,再會 (3A4;4A1) | grandfather 祖父;外祖父 (3B3;4B2) | grandma 奶奶;外婆 (4A7)
4. 外祖父：grade 年級 | grandfather 外祖父 | grandmather 外祖母
1. （外）祖父；爺爺；外公
Your grandfather is the father of your father or mother.
e.g. His grandfather was a professor.
他的爺爺曾是一名教授。