5701
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
In all, my family has six people.
我们家总共有六口人。

Who are they?
My parents, my brother, my sister.
弟弟younger brother 妹妹 yonger sister
哥哥elder brother 大哥 big brother
姐姐elder sister 大姐 big sister
祖父 grandpa 祖母 grandma
曾祖父 great-grandpa 曾祖母 great-grandma
叔叔、伯伯 uncle 姨、姑 aunt / aunty
侄女、外甥女 niece 侄子、外甥 nephew
表、堂兄弟姐妹 cousin
岳父 father-in-law 岳母 mother-in-law
继母 step-mother 继父 step-father
女婿 son-in-law 儿媳 daughter-in-law
同母异父或同父异母的兄弟姐妹 half brother / half sister
mummy 木乃伊

5702
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
My dad runs a restaurant and mom is a housewife.
我爸经营一家餐馆，妈妈是家庭妇女。

Housewife 家庭主妇
career woman 职业妇女

5703
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
Do you have brothers or sisters?
你有兄弟姐妹吗？

I’m the only child. 我是独生子女。
We have a policy called family planning.

5704
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
Henry‘s wedding will be on the Valentine‘s Day. And I‘ll be the best man.
亨利的婚礼将在情人节举行。我担任男傧相。

5705
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
My cousin was born in China and grew up in Australia. So she is bilingual.
我的表妹出生在中国，在澳大利亚长大。所以她能讲两种语言。

bilingual program 双语节目
My cousin was born in America and grew up in China. She can speak Chinese and English as well.

5706
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
I’m looking forward to meeting my relatives in the States.
我期盼着见到在美国的亲戚。

relatives 亲属
keep in touch 保持联系
look forward to doing sth.
We are looking forward to going to the States.

5707
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
We all get along together.
我们相处得非常融洽。

My roommate and I get along together.

5708
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
After grandpa passed away, grandma came to live with us.
祖父去世后，祖母和我们住到了一起。

pass away 去世
My grandma is still living.

5709
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
Please give my regards to your family!
请向你的全家转达我的问候！

Please give my regards to your boss.
Please give my regards to your colleague.
Please give my regards to your coworkers.

5710
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
I keep in touch with my Canadian friends regularly.
我和我的加拿大朋友经常保持联系。

I keep in touch with my family.
I keep in touch with my schoolmate.
I keep in touch with my alumna.
I keep in touch with my classmate.
I keep in touch with my howetownfellows.

5711
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
Charlie and Joanna broke up. They found they weren‘t meant for each other.
查里和乔安娜分手了。他们发现相互并不适合。

break up 分手
marry 结婚
marry sb.
marry Peter
marry Zoe
marry Will
They get married.
separate 分居
divorce 离婚
remarry 重新结婚

5712
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
Due to the increasing divorce rate, there are more and more single parent households.
由于离婚率上升，出现了越来越多的单亲家庭。

1年纸婚 paper wedding
2年锡婚 tin wedding
结婚纪念日 anniversary
15年水晶婚 crystal wedding
20年瓷婚 china wedding
25年银婚 silver wedding
30年珍珠婚 pearl wedding
40年红宝石婚 ruby wedding
45年蓝宝石婚 sapphire wedding
50年金婚 golden wedding
60年钻石婚 diamond wedding

5713
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
I partied with my colleagues on the weekend. We really enjoyed ourselves!
周末我和同事一同聚会。我们玩得很快乐！

5714
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
I got to know some new friends through the Internet. It‘s very exciting!
我在因特网上认识了一些新朋友。这非常令人兴奋！

5715
Lesson Fifty -seven Family and Friends
家人和朋友
The buff guy is my friend Jimmy. He is a coach of a fitness club.
那个壮汉是我的朋友吉米。他是一家健身俱乐部的教练。

buff guy = strong guy
fall in love 坠入爱河