82 Talking About Family&Relatives
谈论家人和亲戚
Is this a photo of your family?
这是你的全家福吗？
A:Is this a photo of your family?
A:这是你的全家福吗？
B:Yes,it is.It was taken just before I was leaving for college.
B:是啊，这是我来上大学拍的。
A:You look so lovely.B:How time flies!I'll not see twenty again.
你长得真可爱。B:时间过得真快啊,转眼再也没有20岁了.
What does your mother do?
你妈妈是做什么工作的？
A:What does your mother do,may I ask?
A:你妈妈是做什么工作的？
B:My mother works in a company as an accountant.
B:她是一家公司的会计。
A:Is she busy?
A:她工作很忙吗？
B:Not always,she's rather busy at the end of the year.
B:不总忙，年终的时候很忙。
This must be your sister.
这位准是你姐姐。
A:This must be your sister,what a pretty girl?
A:这位准是你姐姐，真漂亮。
B:Pretty!She won beauty contest in her college.
B:漂亮！她在大学时是校花.
Hi,Tracy,this is my friend,Bill.
喂,特蕾西,这是我朋友比尔.A:他很随和、诚恳.只是有时有点保守.
C:Hello,Bill,nice to see you.
C:你好，比尔，很高兴见到你。
A:Hello,nice to meet you too.
A:你好，见到你我也很高兴。
Who's that...?
那位……是谁？
A:Who's that old lady trimming the trees?
A:修剪树枝的那位老人是谁呀？
B:She's my grandma.
B:是我奶奶。
A:She's looks very healthy.How old is she? B:92.
她多大年纪了?她看起来身体很好.九十二岁.
This is my uncle.
这是我叔叔。
A:This is my uncle,Charles.
A:这是我叔叔，查尔斯。
B:He looks strong.What does he do?
B:他看上去很结实，做什么工作的？
A:He's a captain. B:He must be very brave.
A:他是船长。B:他肯定很勇敢。
A:Exactly!
A:没错儿！
My mother is a professor.
我母亲是教授。
A:They must be your parents,what do they do?
A:他们准是你父母了，他们都做什么工作？
B:My mother is a professor and my father is a manager.
B:我母亲是个教授，我父亲是个经理。
A:Do they often take you out?
A:他们经常带你出去玩儿吗？
B:No,usually they're very busy.
B:不，他们通常都很忙。
What shall I call him?
我该叫他什么？
A:What shall I call him?
A:我该叫他什么？
B:Oh,you may call him Uncle,or Henry.
B:你可以叫他叔叔，或叫他亨利。
A:What's he doing?
A:他在干什么？
B:He's checking bags.He's an official in the customs.
B:在检查行李，他是海关官员。
What does he look like?
他长得什么样？
A:I heard many stories about your brother.
A:我听说过很多你哥哥的故事。
B:He's a hero in our town.
B:他是我们镇的英雄。
A:What does he look like?Is he handsome?
A:他长得什么样？潇洒吗？
B:Yes,indeed,People say he's the smartest young man.
B:帅极了，人们都说他最帅的小伙子。
He is twenty years old.
他二十了。
A:Your father looks much younger in the picture.
A:照片中你爸爸可真年轻。
B:He was 20 years old then. A:How old is he now?
B:那时他才二十岁。A:现在呢？
B:He's over sixty.
B:六十多了。
He likes smiling.
他很爱笑。
A:What a brilliant smile!
A:他笑得可真美！
B:That's my cousin Hubert.He likes smiling.
B:那是我表哥休伯特，他很爱笑。
A:He must be very easy-going.
A:他肯定很好相处吧。
B:Sure,he's ready to be friendly with anyone.
B:是啊，他对谁都那么友好。
He looks his age.
他的长相和实际年龄差不多。
A:The man behind your mother must be your elder brother.
A:你妈妈后边的一定是你哥了。
B:Yes,he was 29 then.
B:是他，他当时二十九岁。
A:He looked his age.
A:能看出来。
He's generous and kind.
他慷慨、大方。
A:Say,do you go to see your grandparents often?
A:你常去看你爷爷奶奶吗？
B:Of course,my grandpa is generous and kind.
B:当然，我爷爷慷慨、大方
My grandma cooks the most delicious Chinese dishes in the world.
我奶奶的中国菜烧得一流.A:他很随和、诚恳,只是有时有点保守.
A:You're very lucky. He's a man of character.
A:你真幸运。他很有个性。
A:Is this your brother-in-law?
A:这是你姐夫吗？
B:Yes,he married my sister ten years ago.
B:对，十年前他和我姐姐结婚。
A:From his looks,I'd say he's a man of character.
A:从相貌看他很有个性。
B:Yes,my sister loves his personality.
B:没错儿，我姐姐就喜欢他的性格。
Give me a touch of his personality.
给我说说他的性格吧。
A:This man is your fiance,Dolly?
A:多丽，这人是你未婚夫吗？
B:Yeah,how do you like him? A:He's handsome.
B:对，你看他怎么样？他长得很英俊。
B:Can you give me a touch of his character?
给我说说他的性格吧。
A:He's outgoing and honest,but sometimes he's a bit conservative.
他很随和、诚恳，只是有时有点保守。