Unit 4家庭成員

Step 1 必備場景詞

場景詞

aunt [ɑ?nt] n. 嬸母，伯母，舅母，姑母

uncle [???kl] n. 叔父，伯父，舅父，姑父

baby [?be?bi] n. 嬰兒

child [t?a?ld] n. 孩子

close-knit [?kl??s ?n?t] a. 緊密相連的

couple [?k?pl] n. 夫妻

cousin [?k?zn] n. 堂兄妹，表兄妹

daughter [?d??t?(r)] n. 女兒

daughter-in-law [?d??t? ?n l??] n. 兒媳

family [?f?m?li] n. 家庭；家人

father [?fɑ?e?(r)] n. 父親，爸爸

mother [?m?e?(r)] n. 母親，媽媽

father-in-law [?fɑ?e? ?n l??] n. 岳父（公公）

mother-in-law [?m?e? ?n l??] n. 岳母（婆婆）

generation [?d?en??re??n] n. 一代人

grandchildren [?ɡr?nt??ldr?n] n. 孫輩

grandfather [?ɡr?nfɑ?e?(r)] n. （外）祖父

grandmother [?ɡr?nm?e?(r)] n. （外）祖母

husband [?h?zb?nd] n. 丈夫

wife [wa?f] n. 妻子

nephew [?nefju?] n. 侄兒，外甥

niece [ni?s] n. 侄女，外甥女

occasion [??ke??n] n. 場合

offspring [??fspr??] n. 后代，子孫

parent [?pe?r?nt] n. 父母，家長

related [r??le?t?d] a. 有親屬關系的

sibling [?s?bl??] n. 兄弟或姊妹

brother [?br?e?(r)] n. 兄弟

sister [?s?st?(r)] n. 姐妹

sister-in-law [?s?st? ?n l??] n. 妯娌

son [s?n] n. 兒子；孩子

son-in-law [?s?n ?n l??] n. 女婿

spouse [spa?s] n. 配偶

stepbrother [?stepbr?e?(r)] n. 繼兄弟

stepfather [?stepfɑ?e?(r)] n. 繼父

stepson [?steps?n] n. 繼子

talented [?t?l?nt?d] a. 有才干的

diverse [da??v??s] a. 各式各樣的

engineer [?end???n??(r)] n. 工程師

chef [?ef] n. 廚師長，廚師

doctor [?d?kt?(r)] n. 醫生

teacher [?ti?t??(r)] n. 教師

musician [mju?z??n] n. 音樂家

various [?ve?ri?s] a. 各種各樣的

場景詞組

adopted daughter 養女

bear a child 生孩子

common descent 共同起源，共同祖先

elder brother 哥哥

eldest son 長子

expectant father 準爸爸

family tree 家譜，族譜

generation gap 代溝

husband and wife 夫婦

loving couple 相親相愛的夫妻

male offspring 男性子嗣

only child 獨生子女

single parent family 單親家庭

single parent 單親

Step 2 實用場景句

介紹父母

· This is my father, John. 這是我的父親，約翰。

· My mother’s name is Sarah. 我母親的名字是莎拉。

· My mother loves to cook for the family on special occasions.

　我媽媽喜歡在特別的場合為家人做飯。

介紹子女配偶

· My daughter is studying at Harvard. 我女兒在哈佛大學學習。

· My son is a talented musician. 我兒子是一位有才華的音樂家。

· My wife is a school teacher. 我妻子是一名學校教師。

· My husband works as an engineer. 我丈夫是一名工程師。

介紹兄弟姐妹

· My sister Jane is a doctor. 我妹妹簡是一名醫生。

· I have a younger brother named Tom. 我有一個弟弟叫湯姆。

· I have an older brother who’s a software engineer.

　我有一個哥哥，他是一名軟件工程師。

介紹大家庭

· We’re a close-knit family. 我們是一個親密的家庭。

· My grandparents live with us. 我的祖父母和我們住在一起。

· My brother-in-law is a musician in a local band.

　我的姐夫是當地樂隊的一名音樂家。

· My uncle is a travel blogger who shares his adventures online.

　我的叔叔是一位旅游博主，他在網上分享他的冒險經歷。

· My cousin, a celebrated chef, owns a Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris.

　我的表親是一位著名的廚師，在巴黎擁有一家米其林星級餐廳。

· My family is quite diverse, with members in various fields and interests.

　我的家庭非常多樣化，成員們在各個領域和興趣各樣。

· Our family also includes our pets, a dog named Max and a cat named Bella.

　我們的家庭成員還包括我們的寵物，一只名叫麥克斯的狗和一只名叫貝拉的貓。

Step 3 情景小對話

· That’s my mom. She’s a retired nurse. 那是我媽媽。她是一名退休的護士。

A:Who’s the lady in the photo? 照片里的那位女士是誰？

B:That’s my mom. She’s a retired nurse. 那是我媽媽。她是一名退休的護士。

· Do you have any siblings? 你有兄弟姐妹嗎？

A:Do you have any siblings? 你有兄弟姐妹嗎？

B:Yes, I have an older sister. She lives in Canada.

　是的，我有一個姐姐。她住在加拿大。

還可以說：Do you have any brothers or sisters?

　　　　　Have you got any siblings?

· How many family members do you have? 你們家有幾個家庭成員？

A:How many family members do you have? 你們家有幾個家庭成員？

B:There are four of us in my immediate family, including my parents, my younger brother, and me. 我家有四口人，包括我的父母、弟弟和我。

還可以說：How many people are there in your family?

　　　　　What is the size of your family?

Notes: immediate family表示“直系親屬”

· What does your husband do for a living? 你丈夫是做什么工作的？

A:What does your husband do for a living? 你丈夫是做什么工作的？

B:He’s a software developer. He loves his job.

　他是一名軟件開發者。他非常喜歡他的工作。

還可以說：What’s your husband’s job?

　　　　　What is your husband’s occupation?

· My grandparents live with us. 我的祖父母和我們住在一起。

A:Do your grandparents live nearby? 你的祖父母住得近嗎？

B:Actually, my grandparents live with us. We enjoy their company and wisdom.

　實際上，我的祖父母和我們住在一起。我們很享受他們的陪伴和智慧。

A:That’s wonderful. It must be great to have them close.

　真棒。有他們在身邊一定很棒。

· My brother-in-law is a musician in a local band. 我的姐夫是當地樂隊的音樂家。

A:Your family seems to have a lot of talent. 你的家人似乎很有才華。

B:Definitely! My brother-in-law is a musician in a local band. He plays the guitar and writes songs. 當然！我的姐夫是當地樂隊的音樂家。他彈吉他，還寫歌。