A Romanian woman has told how she became the world's youngest grandmother - at just 23.
世界上最年轻的祖母是罗马尼亚的一名女子，她在23岁的时候就当上了祖母。

Mother-of-two Rifca Stanescu was 12 when she had her first child Maria, reports The Sun.
据太阳报报道，芮芙卡•史坦艾斯库已经是两个孩子的母亲。她在12岁的时候，就生下第一个孩子玛丽亚。

She urged the girl not to follow her example - but Maria gave birth to son Ion while only 11.
芮芙卡希望女儿不要步她的后尘，但玛丽亚在她11岁的时候产下一个儿子。

Rifca had married Ionel Stanescu when she was 11 and he was 13. They eloped because Rifca feared her father wanted her to marry another village lad.
芮芙卡11岁时，由于担心父亲会把自己指婚给村里的另一个男孩儿，便与13岁的艾昂奈尔•史坦艾斯库私奔并结婚。

Son Nicolae was born a year later. The young mum later tried to persuade Maria to stay at school. But Maria left to wed when she was ten and had her baby six months later.
芮芙卡婚后一年后生下儿子尼可拉。她希望女儿多念点书，然而，玛丽亚10岁就嫁人，6个月后生下艾昂。

Rifca cuddled grandson Ion, now two, and said: "I am happy to be a grandmother but wished more for Maria."
芮芙卡抱着两岁的外孙艾昂说：“我很高兴当外婆，但对女儿的期望不止如此。”