Sentence examples of "grow to maturity" in English
Consider what we do to our children. We do not say to them: 'Some people think the earth is round, and others think it is flat; when you grow up, you can, if you like, examine the evidence and form your own conclusion.' Instead of this we say: 'The earth is round.' By the time our children are old enough to examine the evidence, our propaganda has closed their minds...
Denken wir einmal daran, was wir mit unseren Kindern machen. Wir sagen ihnen nicht: "Manche Menschen denken, dass die Erde rund ist, und andere, dass sie flach ist; wenn du erwachsen bist, kannst du, wenn du möchtest, die Beweise ansehen und dir selbst eine Meinung bilden." Stattdessen sagen wir: "Die Erde ist rund." Wenn unser Kinder dann einmal alt genug sind, sich die Beweise anzusehen, hat unsere Propaganda bereits ihren Geist verschlossen.
When summer is over, the days grow shorter and shorter.
Wenn der Sommer vorbei ist, werden die Tage immer kürzer.
People no longer consider it strange for men to let their hair grow long.
Die Menschen halten es nicht mehr seltsam für Männer, ihre Haare lang wachsen zu lassen.
You're not big enough yet to drink a whole bottle of wine by yourself. First you have to grow up and get bigger.
Du bist noch nicht groß genug, um eine Flasche Wein allein auszutrinken, du mußt erst noch wachsen und größer werden.
Would you like to see your husband grow a beard?
Hätten Sie gern, dass Ihr Mann sich einen Bart wachsen lässt?
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