My wife and my mother-in-law are arriving next week.

　　我的妻子和我岳母下周到来。

　　A When anyone from my family comes to Beijing, I’m the tour guide!

　　A 无论我的家人谁来北京，我都是导游！

　　B I suppose that’s common. You know the city well.

　　B 我想这是自然的。你非常熟悉北京。

　　A Yes. My wife is back in London just now. She’s bringing her mother with her to Beijing for a visit.

　　A 是的。我的妻子现在回伦敦了。她将带她的妈妈和她一起来北京。

　　B When are they coming?

　　B 她们什么时候到？

　　A My wife and my mother-in-law are arriving next week.

　　A 我妻子和我岳母下周到达。

　　B Well, enjoy yourself till then. You’ll be busy when your mother-in-law is here.

　　B 哦，在她们到来之前好好享受时光。当你岳母来的时候你会非常忙。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 When you gain relatives through marriage, they are called in-laws / in-laws, e.g. your wife’s mother is your mother-in-law / mother-in-law. Your brother’s wife is your sister-in-law / sister-in-law. Also father-in-law / father-in-law and brother-in-law / brother-in-law; son-in-law / son-in-law and daughter-in-law / daughter-in-law.

　　通过婚姻获得的亲戚称作in-laws /姻亲。例如你妻子的妈妈是你的mother-in-law /岳母。你兄弟的妻子是你的sister-in-law /嫂子、弟妹。还有father-in-law / 岳父、公公和brother-in-law / 姐夫、小舅子；son-in-law / 姑爷 和daughter-in-law /儿媳。

　　2 Remember the word back / back when you mean someone has returned somewhere, e.g. My wife is back in London / My wife is back in London; I’m going back to Shanghai next week / I’m going back to Shanghai next week.

　　记住当你要表示某人已经返回某地时用back /回。例如My wife is back in London /我的妻子回伦敦了； I’m going back to Shanghai next week /我下周回上海。

Key phrases and sentences   When anyone from my family comes to Beijing, I’m the tour guide! I suppose that’s common.  You know the city well. Yes.  My wife is back in London just now.  She’s bringing her mother with her to Beijing for a visit. When are they coming? My wife and my mother-in-law are arriving next week. Well, enjoy yourself till then.  You’ll be busy when your mother-in-law is here.

重要的短语和句子   无论我的家人谁来北京，我都是导游！   我想这是自然的。 你非常熟悉北京。 是的。我的妻子现在回伦敦了。   她将带她的妈妈和她一起来北京。   她们什么时候到？ 我妻子和我岳母下周到达。 哦，在她们到来之前好好享受时光。 当你岳母来的时候你会非常忙。