显赫的家族之间相互通婚；因此上层社会的人差不多都是沾亲带故。

Leading families intermarry; practically everyone in the top flight is thus related.

天子们孩子多(正当的非法的)我尽不怀疑很多人都和前朝皇室沾亲带故。

Emperors had so many kids (legitimate and otherwise) that I wouldn't doubt that there may be a large number of people related in some way or another to a former royal.

杂志上的图片说明让人们了解到，摄影师只要和编辑沾亲带故或是关系密切，就可以获得稳定的工作。

The photo credits in magazines show that photographers who have family or other close ties to editors are working regularly, he says.

研究人员发现，古代驯鹿和现在的育空鹿群沾亲带故，因为遗留的排泄物表明它们有着相似的饮食习惯。

The researchers found that the ancient caribou are related to the herds inhabiting the Yukon today, while their preserved droppings suggest they had a similar diet.

在这个沾亲带故的小世界里，乐趣当然是要有的：可囗的饮食，温柔的微笑，茂盛的果树，还有那翩翩跶跶的几曲圆舞。

Therefore it is necessary…to take pleasures in the little world:good food, gentle smiles, fruit trees in bloom, and waltzes.