The Americans have a passion for grandeur.

The strokes are simple , the hues are thick, manifesting and grandeur of great Tang.

这幅楼阙图,用笔凝练, 设色浓重, 展示了雄伟浑厚的大唐风度.

We admired the grandeur of the mountains.

我们赞美这山脉的雄伟壮观.

My grandfather is in his anecdotage.

我的祖父已年老.

My grandfather mentioned me in his will.

我祖父在遗嘱里提到了我.

The boy is named for [ after ] his grandfather.

这男孩是以祖父的名字 起名 儿的.

His grandfather was a fine raconteur.

他的祖父是位很好讲故事的人.

My grandfather died yesterday evening.

爷爷昨晚老了.

The father called the baby John after his grandfather.

父亲以祖父的名字约翰来给这个婴儿命名.

My grandfather was secretary of the Scottish Miners' Union.

我的祖父是苏格兰矿工工会干事。

Gerald's grandfather is a shoemaker.

杰拉尔德的祖父是一个鞋匠.

Grandfather is quite old and a bit hunchbacked.

祖父年纪大了,背有点驼.

Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.

她的外公是卡拉奇市的市长。

His grandfather is a geographer.

他的祖父是一位地理学家.

He's now 70 years old, considered a grandfatherly and is somewhat reclusive.

他现在70岁了, 可以作为爷爷级的人物,还有点隐士的脾性.

Then there were the elderly men-all quite respectable, some of them grandfathers.

还有老头子呢,都是些规矩人, 或者家中已然儿孙成群.

When is your grandfathers'wedding anniversary?

我祖父母的结婚纪念日是在哪天?

In the eyes of our grandfathers, his paintings would have seemed absurd.

在我们的祖辈看来, 他的画也许是荒唐可笑的了.

The children who had bought picture books from him were now fathers and grandfathers.

曾经向他买过图画书的孩子们现在已经儿孙满堂了.

These are inventions our grandfathers never even dreamed of.

这些发明是我们的祖辈们连做梦也没想到过的.

And the times are ancient , the mist was old even when our grandfathers'grandfathers were young.

岁月是苍老的, 雾霭是苍老的,即使那时我们的先辈的先辈还很年轻.