The maximum punishment for bigamy is said to be two mothers-in-law.

据说重婚者受到的最大惩罚是——两个丈母娘。

Traditional one-liners on racial difference, gender difference and mothers-in-law were out, to be replaced by more nuanced observation or rant.

关于种族差别、性别差别以及婆婆等传统小笑话已经过了时，取代它们的是更加细腻的评论或者说谩骂。

From interfering to molly-coddling, mothers-in-law have long been accused of making life a misery. But their daughters-in-law may now be exacting revenge.

从干涉到溺爱，长久以来，婆婆都被指控是让人日子不好过的角色。但她们的媳妇或许现在正在报复。

The members of an extended family are related by blood (grandparent, parents, children, brothers, sisters, etc.) or by marriage (husbands, wives, mothers-in-law, etc).

大家庭的成员由血缘(祖父母、父母、孩子、兄弟、姐妹等)或婚姻(丈夫、妻子、婆婆等)联系起来。

At this point, contacts such as mothers, mothers-in-law, close friends and family come into play as they help people raise their children, known as the grandmother effect.

此时，联系母亲，伴侣的母亲，亲近的朋友和家人可以在帮助人们养孩子上发挥作用，被称为祖母效应。