parents

Single parents cope heroically in doing the job of two people.

单身父母扮演双亲的角色非常辛苦。

Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.

很多父母觉得要孩子循规蹈矩是件很难的事情。

One of the parents was a most obnoxious character. No-one liked him.

其中一位家长极为惹人厌，没人喜欢他。

Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives.

就像子女一样，父母也常常很注重保护他们的私生活。

She confessed to her parents her desire to act.

她向父母坦言了自己想演戏的愿望。

When his master's off traveling, Caleb stays with Pierre's parents.

凯莱布在主人外出旅行时与皮埃尔的父母住在一起。

One of his main themes is the dissimilarity between parents and children.

他的主题之一就是父母和孩子的不同之处。

His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted.

他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣，但他始终坚持。

There is an element of exhibitionism in the parents' performance too.

那对父母的表现也显得有些爱出风头。

He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents.

他和他专横残暴的父母一样为人惧怕和憎恨。

His sisters are grown up and his parents are middle-aged.

他的姐妹们都已成人，而他的父母亲也人到中年。

This is where a lot of parents go wrong.

这正是很多父母犯错的地方。

I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this.

我设法对父母瞒下了此事。

His parents' obsession with keeping up appearances haunted his childhood.

父母过于爱面子的做法在他儿时一直困扰着他。

He must have been aware that my parents' marriage was breaking up.

他一定已经知道我父母的婚姻即将破裂。