Kitty's cousins, Lucy and Simon, have come to Garden City to visit the Li family.
基蒂的兄弟姐妹露西和西蒙,来到了花园城市来拜访李家。
What's Aunt Maggie's job?
玛吉阿姨的工作是什么啊?
My mother is a teacher.
我妈妈是一名教师。
She teaches Maths in a school.
她在一所学校里教数学。
How long has she been a teacher?
她当教师多久了?
She has been a teacher since 1997.
自从1997年以来,她一直是一名教师。
She has been a teacher for quite a few years.
她当教师已经有好多年了。
What's Uncle David's job?
大卫叔叔的工作是什么?
My father is a policeman.
我爸爸是一名警察。
He has been a policeman for twelve years.
他当警察已经有12年了。
He catches thieves and helps keep the city safe.
他抓小偷并且维护这个城市的安全。
Aunt Betty works in a company in Beijing, doesn't she?
贝蒂阿姨在北京的一家公司里工作,是吗?
Yes,you're right. My mother is an architect.
是的,你说对了。我妈妈是个建筑师。
She has been an architect for ten years.
她已经做建筑师十年了。
What does an architect do?
建筑师是做什么的?
An architect draws plans of buildings.
建筑师设计大楼。
I know Uncle Weiming is an engineer.
我知道伟明叔叔是一个工程师。
He works in a company and designs machines.
他在一家公司工作,设计机器。
That's right. My father has been an engineer since 2004.
对了。我爸爸从2004年开始成为一名工程师。
He has been an engineer for several years.
他已经做工程师好几年了。