Malcolm worked up the nerve to ask Grandma Rose for some help.

　　馬爾科姆鼓起勇氣請(qǐng)羅絲奶奶幫點(diǎn)忙。

　　Unfortunately, Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments

　　不幸的是，奶奶好像總是醒來(lái)的不是時(shí)候。

　　Times have changed since Grandma was young.

　　世易時(shí)移，現(xiàn)在已不是祖母年輕時(shí)那會(huì)兒了。

　　Grandma is something else — a battle-axe from the old country who hasn't smiled in decades.

　　奶奶不太像奶奶——倒像是來(lái)自故鄉(xiāng)的母老虎，她已經(jīng)幾十年沒(méi)有露出過(guò)笑臉了。

　　We listened with bated breath to Grandma's stories of her travels.

　　我們屏住呼吸聽(tīng)祖母講述她的游歷故事。