Vocabulary
詞彙
數字回顧
Review: numbers
Numbers with '-ty' and '-teen'
帶'-ty' 和 '-teen' 的數字
英語中有些數字的讀音非常相似。它們是以 -ty 和 -teen 結尾的數字,比如 eighty (80) 和 eighteen (18)。注意,-ty 結尾的數字重音在第一個音節,而 -teen 結尾的數字重音均衡分佈各個音節。
Some numbers in English sound very similar. These are the -ty and -teen numbers, like eighty (80) and eighteen (18). Notice how the first syllable is stressed in the -ty numbers, whereas the syllables are evenly stressed in the -teen numbers.
thirty thirteen
forty fourteen
fifty fifteen
sixty sixteen
seventy seventeen
eighty eighteen
ninety nineteen
Vocabulary
詞彙
家庭
Family
[TODD] Wow! Is that your family?
[SALLY] Yeah. It’s big, huh?
[TODD] Yes, it is.
[TODD] Is this your mother and father?
[SALLY] No, that’s my aunt and uncle. My mother and father are here. And that’s my grandmother and grandfather.
[TODD] And who are they?
[SALLY] My brothers. I have four brothers.
[SALLY] Do you have a big family?
[TODD] Actually, I’m an only child.
[TODD] But, I have Silas, Sarah and my wife, Angela.
aunt
阿姨, 嬸嬸
/ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
- Aunt Alice
愛麗絲姨媽
sister
姐妹
/ˈsɪstər/
a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person
- She's my sister.
她是我的姐妹。
brother
兄弟
/ˈbrʌðər/
a boy or man who has the same mother and father as another person
- We're brothers.
我們是兄弟
uncle
伯父, 姨丈, 叔父, 舅舅
/ˈʌŋkl/
the brother of your mother or father; the husband of your aunt
- Uncle Ian
伊恩叔叔
family
家庭
/ˈfæməli/
a group consisting of one or two parents, their children and close relations
- She's family (= she is a relation).
她是一名家屬(親屬)。
grandfather
爺爺, 外公
/ˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)/
the father of your father or mother
grandmother
奶奶, 外婆
/ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/
the mother of your father or mother
father
父親
/ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent of a child or an animal; a person who is acting as the father to a child
- Ben's a wonderful father.
本的父親很不錯。
mother
母親, 媽媽
/ˈmʌðər/
a female parent of a child or animal; a person who is acting as a mother to a child
- I want to buy a present for my mother and father.
我想為父母買一個禮物。
[LAURA] My mom and dad.
[LAURA] In this photo, my mom's twenty-one, and my dad's twenty-five.
[LAURA] Now my mom's forty-nine, and my father is fifty-three.
[LAURA] Look!
[LAURA] My mom is from Chicago.
[LAURA] She has one sister.
[LAURA] My father is an only child.
[LAURA] No brothers, no sisters.
[LAURA] He's from Philadelphia.
How old is Laura's father?
- 52
- 35
- 53
- 43
Where is Laura's mother from?
- Philadelphia
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- New York
Is Laura's mother an only child?
- No, she isn't.
- Yes, she is.
Where is Laura's father from?
- Los Angeles
- Philadelphia
- Chicago
- New York
Grammar
語法
一般現在時陳述句
Simple present statements
一般現在時的陳述句
Use the simple present to state facts and habits.
使用一般現在時陳述事實和習慣。
Look at the chart to see how the simple present is formed.
請看圖表看看一般現在時的結構。
Use the verb + s after he, she and it.
在he, she 和 it之後使用動詞 + s 。
一般現在時的否定句
Simple present negatives
To make a negative statement in the present simple with I, you, we or they, use do not + main verb.
I、you、we 或 they 的一般現在時否定陳述句,用 do not + 主動詞。
With he, she or it, use does not + main verb. Notice that the main verb doesn't change.
對於 he、she 或
it 的一般現在時否定陳述句,則用 does not + 主動詞。注意,主動詞形式不變。In spoken English, the negative do not is almost always contracted to don't.
在英語口語中,否定表達do not 幾乎總是縮寫為don't。
The negative does not is almost always contracted to doesn't.
否定表達does not 幾乎總縮寫為doesn't。
不規則動詞'have'
Irregular verb 'have'
For the verb have, use the form has for the third person – he, she and it.
動詞have, 對於第三人稱 – he, she 和 it 用has。
With the negative of have, the word any is usually used.
和have的否定式, any常被用到。
When the verb haveis negative, do not use the form has.
動詞 have 為否定時,不得使用單數形式 has。
I have one brother.
我有一個哥哥。
I don't have any sisters.
我沒有姐妹。
She has two sisters.
她有兩個姐妹。
She doesn't have any brothers.
她沒有兄弟。
Jorge comes from Mexico. He's 20 years old. He lives in Los Angeles, California. There are eight people in his family – his mother, his father, two brothers, one sister, his aunt, his grandmother and Jorge. His mother, father, brothers and sister don't live in Los Angeles. They live in Mexico City. Jorge lives with his Aunt Pilar and his grandmother. His grandmother is 97 years old.
Where is Jorge from?
- France
- Mexico
- the US
How old is Jorge?
- 22
- 18
- 20
There are _____ people in his family.
- six
- four
- eight
He has _____ brothers and sisters.
- three
- four
- two
Jorge's brothers and sisters live in _____.
- California
- Mexico City
- Los Angeles
How old is Jorge's grandmother?
- 89
- 97
- 78
My mother doesn't have any sisters.
我媽媽沒有姐妹。
My uncle has a big family.
我的叔叔有一個大家庭。
You don't have a big family.
你的家庭不大。
They come from Japan.
他們來自日本。
My father comes from Mexico.
我爸爸來自墨西哥。
I have two brothers.
我有兩個兄弟。
Grammar
語法
'how many'的問句
Questions with 'how many'
用'how many'提問的問句
Questions with 'how many'
Use how many to ask about quantity.
請用how many詢問數量。
How many people are in your family?
您家裡有幾口人?
In how many questions, the noun is always plural.
在how many的問句中,名詞總是複數的。
How many students are there?
學生有多少人?
Notice that some nouns, like the word people, are irregular plurals and don't end in s.
注意一些名詞,如 people這樣的詞,是不規則的複數,詞尾不需要加s。
How many people are there?
那裡有多少人?
There are six people.
有六人。
How many students are there?
那兒有多少學生?
There are eight students.
有八個學生。
How many people are in your family?
你們家有幾口人?
There are four people in my family.
我家有四口人。
I have two sisters and one brother.
我有兩個姐姐和一個哥哥。
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