matriarchs

Matriarchs can seem to make incomprehensible decisions, but their insight is evident when their carefully-laid plans come to fruition.

族母会作出看起来令人难以理解的决定，但只有当她们仔细筹划的计划开花结果时，才会知道她们的远见。

The old matriarchs make decisions on a daily basis as to where the herd will forage or move.

年长的首领每天决定象群觅食或移动的地点。

Partly because we matriarchs think the youngsters should suffer as we did: we could not have it all, so why should they?

一部分是因为，我们这些做母亲的认为，小孩应该尝尝我们小时候吃的苦：要是我们不能什么都有，凭什么他们就该有。