所有的针线活一直都是她母亲来做。Her mother had always done all the sewing.电话铃响了,她放下了针线活.She placed her sewing aside when the telephone rang.她们一边做针线活一边 闲扯 个不停.They were chattering ( discursively on a variety of topics ) over their needle...

“针线活”的英语可以翻译为：needlework ...