Her mother , who was chinese , grew vegetables and battled groundhogs in the yard .
她的母亲，一位中国女性，过去就曾在自家院子里侍弄蔬菜、和土拨鼠较量。
They apprenticed their children to the badger and later joined the groundhogs and gophers to start a successful private school .
它们把它们的孩子送到獾那边去当徒弟，后来又加入了土拨鼠和金花鼠，成功的开了一间私立学校。
Though they spend most of their time on or under the ground , groundhogs can also climb trees .
尽管土拨鼠大部分时间呆在地上或者地下，他们也会爬树。
Groundhogs spend the winter hibernating in a specially dug hibernation burrow , their breathing and heartbeats slowed to a snail 's pace , their body temperatures not too far above freezing .
