In the 1st season of the American TV series Prison Break, an old, prisoner named Westmoreland is introduced along with his gray cat. Cats are not allowed at the prison, but they used to be permitted (as companions for the prisonersTherefore, the cat was grandfathered in.——Heather Pfeiffer
  授予特權
  美國電視劇《越獄》第一季中,一位年老的罪犯叫做維斯特摩蘭,他和他的灰色貓咪一同出場。如今的監獄里不允許養貓,但是過去的法律允許(貓可以為囚犯作伴)。因此,貓被授予特權(“grandfathered in”)。  (原標題:Grandfathered in)
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