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481. 他这些年一直替父亲掌管着家族公司的财务。

     tā zhè​xiē nián yī​zhí tì fù​qīn zhǎng​guǎn zhe jiā​zú gōng​sī de cái​wù.

     He has been managing the family company's finances for his father over the years.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

482. 你不希望他像你一样在没有父亲的陪伴下长大。

     nǐ bù xī​wàng tā xiàng nǐ yī​yàng zài méi​yǒu fù​qīn de péi​bàn xià zhǎng​dà.

     You don't want him to grow up like you did, without a father.

     Source: OpenSubtitles

483. 按照家乡的习俗，长子必须在灵堂前为父亲守灵。

     àn​zhào jiā​xiāng de xí​sú, zhǎng​zǐ bì​xū zài líng​táng qián wèi fù​qīn shǒu​líng.

     According to the customs of his hometown, the eldest son must keep a vigil for his father in the mourning hall.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

484. 在古代，有些穷人为了埋葬父亲不得不卖身入府。

     zài gǔ​dài, yǒu​xiē qióng​rén wèi​le mái​zàng fù​qīn bù​dé​bù mài​shēn rù fǔ.

     In ancient times, some poor people had to sell themselves into servitude to bury their fathers.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

485. 我这回是借光，跟着父亲去参加了那场隆重的晚宴。

     wǒ zhè huí shì jiè​guāng, gēn​zhe fù​qīn qù cān​jiā le nà chǎng lóng​zhòng de wǎn​yàn.

     I got to attend that grand dinner party this time by riding on my father's coattails.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

486. 那个贪财的父亲竟然想把亲生女儿妻给一个老头。

     nà gè tān​cái de fù​qīn jìng​rán xiǎng bǎ qīn​shēng nǚ'ér qì gěi yī gè lǎo​tóu.

     That greedy father actually wanted to marry off his own daughter to an old man.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

487. 看到孩子哭得这么伤心，母亲开始替他向父亲求情。

     kàn​dào hái​zi kū de zhè​me shāng​xīn, mǔ​qīn kāi​shǐ tì tā xiàng fù​qīn qiú​qíng.

     Seeing the child cry so bitterly, the mother began to plead with the father on his behalf.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

488. 他出生于中医世家，从小就跟随父亲学习诊脉和药理。

     tā chū​shēng yú zhōng​yī shì​jiā, cóng xiǎo jiù gēn​suí fù​qīn xué​xí zhěn​mài hé yào​lǐ.

     Born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, he followed his father to learn pulse diagnosis and pharmacology from a young age.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

489. 四十年前，他和父亲在自家面包店的一场大火中丧生。

     sì​shí nián qián, tā hé fù​qīn zài zì​jiā miàn​bāo​diàn de yī cháng dà​huǒ zhōng sàng​shēng.

     He and his father died in the fire at the family bakery forty years ago.

     Source: OpenSubtitles