情境:
兩個朋友在談周末計劃,也談了一些家庭成員的情況,他們住在哪兒等。
英文對話:
A: Hi Melissa, are you going home this weekend?
B: No, not this weekend. I have too much work to do.
A: Where do your parents live?
B: My father lives in Washington DC.
A: How about your mother?
B: My mother died two years ago.
A: Oh, I am sorry to hear that. Is your father still working?
B: No, he's retired.
A: Do you have any family here?
B: Yes, two of my cousins live here and my aunt and uncle live about 30 miles from here.
A: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
B: Yes, I have two brothers who live in New York and a sister who lives in Boston.
A: Do you see them a lot?
B: Not as much as I'd like to. Usually just on holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
中文翻譯:
A: 你好,梅利莎。你這個周末回家嗎?
B: 不,這周不回,我有很多工作要做。
A: 你父母住在哪兒?
B: 我父親住在華盛頓。
A: 你母親呢?
B: 我母親兩年前就去世啦。
A: 哦,真對不起。你父親還工作嗎?
B: 不,他已經退休啦。
A: 你在這裡有家人嗎?
B: 是的,我兩個堂弟住在這裡,我伯伯和伯母住在離這兒大概30英里的距離和地方。
A: 你有兄弟姐妹嗎?
B: 是的,我有兩個哥哥,他們住在紐約,還有一個姐姐住在波士頓。
A: 你經常見到他們嗎?
B: 不是經常見面,通常是在像感恩節和聖誕節這樣的假期見面。