Almost every large family in those days produced at least one black sheep, and if this generation of Adamses escaped, it was as much a matter of surprise to them as to their neighbors.

当时几乎每个大家庭都至少出过一只害群之马， 如果这一代亚当斯逃脱了， 他们和他们的邻居都会感到惊讶。