姐妹年

the winter season───冬季

the Little Bear───小熊

the Silver Ferns───银蕨

the Water Bearer───水瓶座

the better part───一大半

yesteryears───n.不久以前；去年；adv.过去不久的岁月

the Western Isles───西部岛屿

their heads hung the picture of Angel's sister, the eldest of the family, sixteen years his senior, who had married a missionary and gone out to Africa.───他们的头上看过去，墙上挂着安琪尔姐姐的画像，她是家中最大的孩子，比安琪尔大十六岁，嫁给一个传教的牧师到非洲去了。

I was five when I began counting down the years until my sister would move out.───我从五岁起，就开始倒数计时看我姐姐将何时离开家搬出去住。

The twins are five years old, and their elder sister is eight.───两个双胞胎今年五岁，他们的姐姐今年八岁。