Parents and children
父母与子女

范例
A: Where are you going , Lily?
B: I’m going to meet a classmate, Dad.
A: You mustn’t come home late. You must be home at nine.
C: Lily is eighteen years old. She’s not a baby. She always comes home early.
A: Oh, all right! But you mustn’t come home after ten.
B: Yes, Dad. Thank you, Mom.
C: That’s all right, dear. Goodbye. Enjoy yourself!
Husband and wife
夫妻之间

范例
A: Maggie, [1]how have the things been？
B: Oh, much the same. My husband and I still seem to have argumentsn. 吵架，争端 all the time.
A: What do you quarrelv.吵架，争论 about?
B: Oh, everything. For example, when he gets home, he expects me to [2]run around and get his dinner. He never does anything at home.
A: Mmm.
B: And yesterday! He even invited four of his friends to come round for a drink and didn’t tell me before.
A: I see.
B: And he’s so messyadj. 凌乱的. He’s worse than a kid. He always throws his clothes on the floor. After all, I’m not his servantn. 仆人. You see, that’s the trouble.
Talking about family life
谈论家庭生活

范例
A: How large is your family?
B: It is a large one. There are nine people altogether .
A: Who are they?
B: My grandfather and grandmother, my father and mother, my two brothers, and my two sisters and myself.
A: That is some family, I’ll say. Are you the eldest boy?
B: Yes, but both my sisters are older than I am.
A: How old is your grandfather?
B: He is now over eighty, but is still going strong.
A: What does your father do?
B: He is a manager of a bookshop.
A: What about your mother?
B: She is a teacher.

翻译
A：莉莉，你要去哪里？
B：我约了一个同学，爸爸。
A：不准太晚回家，九点以前一定要到家。
C：莉莉已经十八岁了，不再是小孩子了。她一向都很早回家的。
A：哦，好吧，但是你一定要在十点之前到家。
B：好的，爸爸。谢谢妈妈！
C：别客气，亲爱的。再见！玩得开心！
翻译
A：美琪，最近好吗？
B：哦，还是老样子。我和我先生好像还是一直在吵架。
A：你们吵什么？
B：什么都吵。例如他一到家，就要我跑来跑去，给他准备晚餐。他在家从来不做事。
A：嗯。
B：昨天他甚至没事先通知我，就请了四个朋友回家喝酒。
A：这样啊。
B：而且他很不爱整洁，连小孩都不如，老是把衣服扔在地上，我又不是他的佣人。你知道吧，问题就出在这里。
翻译
A：你家里有多少人？
B：我家是个大家庭，一共有九个人。
A：都有哪些人呢？
B：我的祖父母，我的父母，两个兄弟，两个姐姐，和我本人。
A：那的确是个大家庭。你在兄弟中最大吗？
B：是啊，不过我上面还有两个姐姐。
A：你祖父高寿？
B：八十多岁，但还很健康。
A：你父亲从事什么工作？
B：他是个书店经理。
A：你母亲呢？
B：她是老师。