时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:生活英语情景口语


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S: does your family have a record of your ancestors?

N: sure. My mom has been working on our family tree for years. She’s always updating it.

S: do you have a copy of your family tree in your house? I’d love to see it.

N: I can show it to you now, if you like. I think it goes back about 8 generations so far.

S: that’s amazing. Do you have a large extended 1 family?

N: I’ve got 30 cousins on my mom’s side and 10 cousins on my dad’s side.

S: are you very close to your first-cousins?

N: the ones that are my age are close relatives. Now that I’m older, I don’t spend as much time with them as I used to, so I don’t know my younger cousins as well as the older ones.

S: I see. who’s the head of your household?

N: it’s definitely 2 my mother. And, her mother is definitely the matriarch of the bigger family.

S: that’s interesting. What does your grandfather think of your step-mother?

N: at first, she was quite critical of her, but now that they’ve been married for a few years, she’s starting to accept the fact that my father divorced 3 my mother.

S: that’s pretty much how you feel about your step-mother. Like grandmother, like grandson.


你们家有家谱吗?

当然有了。我妈妈这些年来一直在整理家谱,而且保持更新。

你家里有副本吗?我很想看一看。

如果你想看,我现在就可以拿给你。我想这本大概能追溯到8代前。

这太有意思了,你们家族很庞大吗?

在我母亲那边我大概有30个堂兄弟姐妹,我父亲这边大概有10个。

你和你的堂兄弟姐妹关系走的近吗?

跟我年龄相近的几个是近亲。既然我们一起长大,不会像以前那样有很多时间和他们一起玩。所以那些年纪很小或很老的亲戚,我都不怎么认识。

明白了。谁是你家的一家之主?

当然是我母亲。而她的母亲算是这个大家庭的族长。

这真有趣。你奶奶是怎么看你继母的?

原来她好像总是挑她的刺,后来他们结婚的年头久了,她似乎开始接受我父亲和我母亲离婚的这个现实了。

这大概也是你对你继母的感觉吧。真是有其祖母,必有其孙子。

China no longer has families where four generations live under the same roof.

中国现在很少再有四世同堂的大家庭了。


Like father, like son.

有其父必有其子。


First cousins are close relatives.

堂表兄弟是近亲。


It was difficult at first. I think my step-mother was often quite critical of me.

起初的日子很难熬,总觉得继母对我的要求过于严苛。

 



1 extended
adj.延伸的;伸展的;延长的;扩大的v.延伸(extend的过去式和过去分词);伸展;延长
  • an extended lunch hour 延长了的午餐时间
  • France has greatly extended its influence in world affairs. 在世界事务中,法国的影响已大大地扩大了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 definitely
adv.一定地,肯定地;明确地,确切地
  • The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛,这个队肯定会输。
  • I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前,我一定回家。
3 divorced
adj.离婚的;分开的;不相干的;脱离的v.与…离婚(divorce的过去式和过去分词);分离;与某人离婚,判某人离婚
  • Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看样子,他们很快就要离婚。
  • Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。
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