His five tall brothers gave him good-by with admiring but slightly patronizing smiles, for Gerald was the baby and the little one of a brawny family.

他的五个高个子兄弟向他道了个再见，带着羡慕而略带关注的微笑，因为杰拉尔德在强壮的一家人中是最小和最矮的一个。