family
Beginner
A: Who is Cindy’s husband?
辛迪的丈夫是谁？
B: Cindy’s husband is Ron.
辛迪的丈夫是罗恩。
A: how many children do Cindy and Ron have?
辛迪和罗恩有几个孩子？
B: they have two children-one son and one daughter-as well as one daughter-in-law and one son-in-law.
他们有两个孩子，一个儿子，一个女儿，还有一个儿媳和一个女婿。
A: do they have any grandchildren?
他们有孙子吗？
B: yes, they have three grandchildren-one girl and two boys.
是的，他们有三个孙子——一个女孩和两个男孩。
A: does their daughter get along well with her in-laws?
他们的女儿和她的姻亲相处得好吗？
B: yes, she gets along with them quite well.
是的，她和他们相处得很好。
A: do they have a large family?
他们有一个大家庭吗？
B: their family is very similar to Cindy and Ron’s family.
他们的家庭和辛迪和罗恩的家人非常相似。
Intermediate
A: how many people are in your family?
你家里有多少人？
B: as you know, China has a single-child policy.
正如你所知道的，中国有独生子女政策。
Therefore, there’s just my husband, my daughter and I. what about in your family?
因此，只有我的丈夫，我的女儿和我。在你的家庭里呢？
A: I have one daughter and one son.
我有一个女儿和一个儿子。
Then there’s my husband and I. what about your parents?
然后是我丈夫和我。你的父母呢？
Do they live with your family?
他们和你的家人住在一起吗？
B: not anymore.
B:不了。
They live with my brother now.
他们现在和我哥哥住在一起。
And yours?
和你的吗?
A: my parents live by themselves now.
我父母现在靠自己生活。
When they get older, they’ll probably go to a retirement home.
当他们长大后，他们可能会去养老院。
Do you just have one brother?
你只有一个兄弟吗？
B: no, I have two older brothers and one younger sister.
不，我有两个哥哥和一个妹妹。
What about you?
你呢?
A: I also grew up in a big family.
我也在一个大家庭中长大。
I have one older brother and three younger sisters.
我有一个哥哥和三个妹妹。
B: how long have you been married?
你结婚多久了？
A: about seven years now.
大约七年了。
And you?
你呢?
B: I‘ve been married for about five years.
我已经结婚五年了。
What do you think about divorce?
你对离婚有什么看法？
A: it’s becoming more and more common.
答：越来越普遍了。
However, I don’t ever want to get divorced myself!
然而，我自己也不想离婚！
What about you?
你呢?
B: if my husband cheated on me or treated me badly, I would get a divorce.
如果我丈夫对我不忠，或者对我不好，我就会离婚。
A: if that happens, maybe you could marry my brother and we could become in-laws!
如果发生这种情况，也许你可以嫁给我的兄弟，我们可以成为姻亲！
B: (ha ha) I’ll keep that in mind, but don’t tell my husband.
（哈哈）我要记住这一点，但不要告诉我丈夫。
A: of course not!
答:当然不!
Words
单词
Adopt
采用
anniversary
周年纪念日
aunt
阿姨
celebration
庆祝活动
cousin
表兄
daughter
女儿
divorce
离婚
ex
前女友
family
家庭
funeral
葬礼
grandfather
祖父
grandmother
祖母
great-grandparents
曾祖父母
husband in-laws
丈夫公婆
marriage
婚姻
middle name
中间的名字
nephew
侄子
niece
侄女
nickname
昵称
relatives
亲戚
retirement home
退休之家
uncle
叔叔
wedding
婚礼