【情景英语口语100主题】006 Family 家庭

Family 家庭

 【Beginner】step1：初级入门

A: Who is cindy’s husband?

B: Cindy’s husband is Ron.

A: How many children do Cindy and Ron have?

B: They have two children-one son and one daughter-as well as one daughter-in-law and one son-in-law.

A: Do they have any grandchildren?

B: Yes, they have three grandchildren-one girl and two boys.

A; Does their daughter get along well with her in-laws?

B: Yes, she gets along with them quite well.

A: Do they have a large family?

B: Their family is very similar to Cindy and Ron’s family.

【Intermediate】中级进阶

A: How many people are in your family?

B: As you know, China has a single-child policy. Therefore , there’s just my husband, my daughter and I . What about in your family?

A: I have one daughter and one son. Then there’s my husband and I . What about your parents? Do they live with your family?

B: Not anymore. They live with my brother now. And yours?

A: My parents live by themselves now. When they get older, they’ll probably go to a retirement home. Do you just have one brother?

B: No, I have two older brothers and one younger sister. What about you?

A: I also grew up in a big family. I have one older brother and three younger sisters.

B: How long have you been married?

A: About seven years now. And you?

B: I ‘ve been married for about five years. What do you think about divorce?

A: It’s becoming more and more common. However, I don’t ever want to get divorced myself! What about you?

B: If my husband cheated on me or treated me badly, I would get a divorce.

A: If that happens, maybe you could marry my brother and we could become in-laws!

B: (ha ha) I’ll keep that in mind, but don’t tell my husband.

A; Of course not!

【Notes】学习笔记

Words.

family name/ first name/ middle name/ nickname

Adopt/ anniversary/ children/ celebration/ only child/ daughter/ step-son

husband/ wife/marriage/wedding/home/ ex/divorce/retirement/funeral/widow(er)

parents/ relatives/ uncle/ aunt/ in-laws/ cousin/nephew/ niece/ grandfather/ grandmother/ great-grandparents

adopt [ə'dɔpt] v. 采纳,采用;正式通过;领养

1 We cannot adopt such a system.这种办法我们不能采用。

2 Another peasant family adopted him as their own son.另千户农家把他收养起来作为自己的儿子。

3 They are trying to adopt a more cooperative posture.他们正试图采取更为合作的态度。

widow ['widəu] n. 寡妇,孀妇vt. 使成寡妇

1 She's a widow. Her husband died last year.她是个寡妇。她的丈夫去年死了。

2 The widow was in distress.那个寡妇十分贫困。

widower ['widəuə] n. 鳏夫

The widower did not remarry.那鳏夫未曾再娶。

Bride/bridegroom 新娘/新郎

marry ['mæri]

vt. 娶,嫁,和…结婚;使成婚

vi. 结婚,结合

1 They tried to discourage their son from marrying the girl.他们企图阻止儿子和那女子结婚。

2 He married her with her eyes wide open.他娶她时心里有底.

3 She is married to a prospective lawyer.她嫁给了一个未来的律师。

get along v.生活，融洽相处，进展，有起色

I hope your work has been getting along nicely.我希望你们的工作进展得很好。