ESL Podcast 519 – Describing Family Relations
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Eri: What’s that?
James: It’s an invitation to a family reunion. Once every five years or so, someone in the family organizes one.
Eri: Are you going?
James: I’m not sure. It’s always a little awkward 1 seeing extended family. Did you know that there used to be a big feud 2 between my father and his brother?
Eri: No, what happened?
James: I’m not sure, but it was something that happened before they got married. My father held a grudge 3 for years. Then, about eight years ago, they made up. There’s still no love lost between their wives, but at least there are no hard feelings between the two of them any longer.
Eri: So you’ll go to the reunion?
James: I’m not sure. My mother’s side of the family has always looked down on my father’s. She comes from old money and they didn’t approve of her marrying my father. It was really hard on my mother. She really looked up to her mother and they were really close before my father came along.
Eri: But that’s ancient history, isn’t it? Considering how things turned out, your grandmother can’t hold it against your mother for marrying your father.
James: You’ve never met my grandmother. One thing everyone knows about her is this: She doesn’t know the words to forgive and forget.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈，以至于大家都注意到了他。
- I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。
- How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
- The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。