1.
Her Ladyship does not handle much business any more but leaves everything to the second master's wife.
"如今太太竟不大管事,都是琏二奶奶管家了."
2.
She's a sponger who sucks up to people and goes down on her knees to Madam Lian for things to pawn.
"你那姑妈只会打旋磨子,给我们琏二奶奶跪着借当头"
3.
"Precisely!"said Second Daughter-in-law.
二奶奶道：“对了！
4.
'February your grandmother!
“操你奶奶的二月！
5.
Second Daughter-in-law and Third Daughter-in-law went to greet her, saying with a smile, "Such a rare visitor!"
二奶奶三奶奶迎上去，笑说：“真是稀客
6.
Second Daughter-in-law and Third Daughter-in-law exchanged secret looks of disdain.
二奶奶和三奶奶偷偷做个鄙薄的眼色。
7.
One Saturday afternoon Second Daughter-in-law and Third Daughter-in-law came over for their first visit.
一个星期六下午，二奶奶三奶奶同来作首次拜访。
8.
Third Daughter-in-law remained expressionless.She said to Second Daughter-in-law, "Sister, you sure are good-natured!
三奶奶沉着脸，对二奶奶说：“姐姐，你真是好脾气！
9.
Second Daughter-in-law and Third Daughter-in-law exchanged glances, simultaneously wiping the genial expressions from their faces.
二奶奶三奶奶彼此做个眼色，脸上的和悦表情同时收敛。
10.
Third Daughter-in-law had returned to her room and was just washing her face when Second Daughter-in-law came in and whispered, "Did you hear that?
三奶奶回房正在洗脸，二奶奶来了，低声说：“听见没有？
11.
Second Daughter-in-law said, "She wouldn't come today because she can't.
二奶奶说：“她今天不肯来是不会来了。
12.
"If you have, telling our second mistress is just the same as telling Her Ladyship."
"若有话,只管回二奶奶,是和太太一样的."
13.
Grandmother Chen and the "acolyte " had already stolen away.
陈二奶奶和“童儿”已经偷偷的溜了。
14.
Second Daughter-in-law said, "She's not from another province.She's from another county."
二奶奶道：“不是外省人，是外县人。”
15.
Second Daughter-in-law said, "We'll just see how 'independent' the woman college graduate is."
二奶奶道：“咱们瞧女大学生‘自立’罢。”
16.
Open the door, Granny,
“奶奶，请开门。”
17.
Since Ah Hsiung was born at the start of the war, Third Daughter-in-law had never used a wet nurse.When they came to Shanghai, she wanted to hire one in order to gain equal footing with Second Daughter-in-law's Ah Ch'ou.
三奶奶因为阿凶是开战时生的，一向没用奶妈，到了上海，要补用一个，好跟二奶奶家的阿丑扯直。
18.
Second Daughter-in-law and Third Daughter-in-law had done thorough makeup jobs which, because they had perspired so much in the heat, looked like the half-melted "happiness" character on wedding cakes.
二奶奶三奶奶打扮得淋漓尽致，天气热，出了汗，像半溶化的奶油喜字蛋糕。