1 Dialogue

　　儿时的朋友，如今已经各有各的家庭，多年不见，再次重逢，难免会提及到各自的家庭。

　　A: Hello, Martin, what a pleasant surprise!

　　你好,马丁,真想不到在这儿碰到你！

　　B: Hello, Lisa, we haven’t seen you for seven years time.

　　你好,丽莎,我们有七年没见面了。

　　A: How’s everything at home?

　　家里一切都好吗？

　　B: Really fine. Thank you. I hope all goes well with you?

　　很好,谢谢,我想你一切都很好吧？

　　A: I’m very well indeed, thank you.

　　很好,谢谢你。

　　B: Do you have a family?

　　你成家了吗？

　　A: Yes, I have a husband.

　　是的,我有丈夫。

　　B: Do you have children?

　　你有孩子吗？

　　A: Yes, we have two children.

　　是的,我有两个孩子。

　　B: Are they boys or girls?

　　男孩还是女孩？

　　A: We have one boy and one girl.

　　一男一女。

　　B: Wonderful, You have a son and a daughter. Are your mother and father living.

　　太好了，你有一个儿子和一个女儿。你的父母还健在吗？

　　A: Yes, they are.

　　是的。

　　B: Do they live here?

　　他们住在这儿吗？

　　A: No, they don’t. They live in town. How about your parents?

　　不,他们住在城里，你父母怎么样？

　　B: They live in California.

　　他们住在加利福尼亚。

　　A: Do you have brothers and sisters?

　　你有兄弟姐妹吗？

　　B: I have two brothers and one sister.

　　我有两个兄弟和一个姐姐。

　　A: What do they do?

　　他们干些什么？

　　B: They have businesses in town.

　　他们都在城里做生意。

　　A: That’s interesting.

　　真有意思！

　2 精彩脱口秀--谈论家庭

　　世界上没有一个地方比自己的家里更舒适，人们在家里可以完全放松自己。人人都爱自己的家，无论家是多么简陋，多么贫寒--我爱我家！

　　●I guess I’m finally going to be a father.我想我终于要做爸爸了。

　　●Why are parents so dense？父母亲为什么那么木讷？

　　●Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。

　　●They may be grown-up, but to their parents they’re always children.在父母看来,子女永远是孩子。

　　●Children cost a lot of money.养儿育女真花钱。

　　●You spoil your daughter all the time.你总是宠着你女儿。

　　●I just want a little place somewhere to hang my hat.我只需要一个小小的家就满足了。

　　●It’s late. You should stop singing.时间晚了,别再唱了。

　　●I’ll tell my son to wash the car.我将让我儿子洗车。

　　●They say all I do when I’m home is to occupy space.他们说我在家里只会占空间。

　　●I spend time with my family.我和家人一起过假日。

　　●Why don’t you take the dog for a walk?你们为什么不带狗去散步？

　　●How about getting your sister to help you?让你姐姐帮你如何？

　　●Please, Dad. I have to finish this by tomorrow.拜托,老爸！我明天之前必须做完这个作业。

　　●I don’t feel like cooking tonight.今天晚上我不想做饭。

　　●She sometimes forgets things.她有时会丢三落四。

　　●I asked my daughter to go to the supermarket.我叫女儿去超市买东西。

　　●The neighbors might complain.左邻右舍可能会抱怨。

　　●Did you make it yourself?你自己做的吗？