Lesson 20Introduction of Family Member
介绍家庭成员
Things to Know 学前必读
1.英美人的女子结婚后，其姓就要改成丈夫的姓。例如：Miss Yvonne Smith 给了 Mr Chuck Kessler 后，她就要被称为 Mrs (Yvonne) Kessler。
2.美国地域辽阔，一大家人中，有人居住东部(the East)，有人居住西部(the West)，有人住在南部(the South)或中西部(the Middle West)，平常除了彼此用电话联络感情外，如果要聚在一起叙叙旧，通常都是利用较长的假期时间，如 Christmas(圣诞节)，Thanksgiving(感恩节)，the Fourth of July(美国国庆日)，或利用家人的生日(birthdays)的机会，来个小型家庭聚会(small family get-together)。
有些家庭每隔二三年，便会固定地举行家庭聚会(family reunion)，这种场合比较正式，意义也比较深远，叔叔、伯伯(uncles)，姨妈、舅母(aunts)，表兄弟姐妹(cousins)，侄子(nephews)，侄女(nieces)，祖父母(grandparents)等都会设法到齐。
Conversation A : At a Family Reunion
MARTIN: Why do you have the family reunion, Mr. Kessler?
CHUCK: We have a large farm. We have a large house, too.
MARTIN: Is the family reunion very large?
CHUCK: We have thirty or forty families. Have you met my wife, Martin?MARTIN: No, I haven't. Good morning, Mrs. Kessler.
YVONNE: Call me Yvonne. I'm happy to meet you. You're a reporter.MARTIN: Yes, I am. I want to meet these men and women.
YVONNE: We have about forty men and women.
CHUCK: We have about sixty children.
YVONNE: It's a large reunion.
CHUCK: Come meet some Kesslers.
MARTIN: Are these men and women all Kesslers?
CHUCK: Some are married to Kesslers. This is my father.
MARTIN: Hello, Mr. Kessler.
FATHER: Hello. Are you a Kessler?
MARTIN: No, I'm not. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.
FATHER: Have you met my wife?
MARTIN: Hello, Mrs. Kessler. I'm happy to meet you.
MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Kessler?
MOTHER: I'm a housewife.
MARTIN: Do you have more children?
MOTHER: Only there. We have two daughters and one son.
MARTIN: Where do they live?
MOTHER: Our son, Chuck, lives here, of course. One daughter lives in St Louis. One daughter lives in Fargo.
MARTIN: What do you do, Mr. Kessler?
FATHER: I'm a salesman.
MARTIN: What do you sell?
FATHER: I sell seed corn.
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. Excuse me, I want to meet more Kesslers.MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. Are you a Kessler?
KAREN: Of course. I'm Karen Kessler. This is my sister.
KENDRA: I'm Kendra. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
KAREN: Are you married to a Kessler?
MARTIN: No, I'm not.
KENDRA: Are you married?
MARTIN: Yes, I am.
KAREN: What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. May I ask you some questions?
KAREN: OK.
MARTIN: Do you have any brothers?
KAREN: No, I have only my sister.
MARTIN: Are you married?
KAREN: No, I'm not. Kendra is married.
Practice 1：询问别人家庭情况的一个常用句型是 Do you have...。
Examples: MARTIN: Do you have a wife?
CHUCK: Yes, I have a wife.
MARTIN: Do you have children?
MOTHER: We have two daughters and one son.
MARTIN: Do you have any brothers?
KAREN: No, I have only my sister.
根据上述句型，结合自己的情况回答：
MARTIN: Do you have a brother?
YOURSELF: ______________________________.
MARTIN: Do you have a sister?
YOURSELF: ______________________________.
MARTIN: Do you have a son?
YOURSELF: ______________________________.
MARTIN: Do you have a daughter?
YOURSELF: ______________________________.
会话 A 在一个家庭聚会上
马 丁：凯斯勒先生，你为什么举办这个家庭聚会呢?
查 克：我们有个大农场，我们的房子也很大。
马 丁：这次的家庭聚会规模很大吗?
查 克：有三四十个家庭参加。马丁，你见过我妻子伊冯了吗?
马 丁：没有，早上好，凯斯勒太太。
伊 冯：叫我伊冯好了。很高兴见到你，你是记者吧。
马 丁：是的。我想见见这些先生和女士们。
伊 冯：这里大约有40位。
查 克：这里大约有60个孩子。
伊 冯：这是个大型聚会。
查 克：来和一些凯斯勒家族成员见见面。
马 丁：这些人都是凯斯勒家族成员吗?
查 克：一些是与凯斯勒家族成员联姻的。这是我父亲。
马 丁：你好，凯斯勒先生。
父 亲：你好，你是凯斯勒家族成员吗?
马 丁：不，我不是。我叫马丁·勒纳，我是记者。
父 亲：你见过我妻子了吗?
马 丁：你好，凯斯勒太太，很高兴见到你，凯斯勒太太做什么工作?
母 亲：我是家庭妇女。
马 丁：你的孩子多吗?
母 亲：仅有三个，我们有两个女儿一个儿子。
马 丁：他们住在哪里?
母 亲：我儿子查克自然住在这儿了，一个女儿住在圣路易斯，一个女儿住在法哥。
马 丁：你做什么工作，凯斯勒先生?
父 亲：我是推销员。
马 丁：你卖什么?
父 亲：我卖玉米种子。
马 丁：见到你很高兴。对不起，我想多见些凯斯勒家族成员。
马 丁：你好，我叫马丁·勒纳，你是凯斯勒家族成员吗?
卡 伦：当然了，我叫凯伦·凯斯勒，这是我姐姐。
卡德拉：我叫卡德拉，你好吗?
马 丁：我很好，谢谢。
卡 伦：你是娶了凯斯勒家族的成员吗?
马 丁：不，不是。
卡德拉：你结婚了吗?
马 丁：是的。
卡 伦：你做什么工作。
马 丁：我是记者。我可以问你一些问题吗?
卡 伦：可以。
马 丁：你有兄弟吗?
卡 伦：没有，我只有个姐姐。
马 丁：你结婚了吗?
卡 伦：没有，肯德拉结婚了。
Conversation B
MARTIN: Who is your father?
KAREN: That man.
MARTIN: Chuck? We've met. Kendra, do you have children?
KENDRA: No, I don't. Do you have children?
MARTIN: Yes, I do.
KENDRA: Come with me, Martin. Meet my aunt.
MARTIN: Excuse me, Karen.
KAREN: Good-bye.
KENDRA: This is my aunt. Aunt Geraldine.
GERALD: Is he a Kessler?
KENDRA: No, he isn't.
MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner.
GERALD: Hello.
KENDRA: He's a reporter.
GERALD: I'm happy to meet you.
MARTIN: Thank you. Do you have a family?
GERALD: Of course. I have Kendra.
GERALD: I’m her aunt. And Karen. Karen is Kendra's sister.
MARTIN: We've met. I've met your brother, too.
GERALD: You've met Chuck? Have you met his wife?
MARTIN: Yes, I have.
GERALD: I have a sister, too.
MARTIN: Is she here?
GERALD: Yes.
MARTIN: Is your husband here?
GERALD: Yes.
MARTIN: Is your sister married?
GERALD: Yes.
MARTIN: Is her husband here?
GERALD: No, he isn't. He's working.
MARTIN: What do you do?
GERALD: My husband and I have a small business.
KENDRA: This is my aunt. Aunt Maxine.
MARTIN: Hello. How are you?
MAXINE: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
MAXINE: Kendra, where is your mother?
KENDRA: I don't know.
MAXINE: Is she with your father?
KENDRA: I don't know.
MAXINE: Please go look for her.
KENDRA: Excuse me, Martin.
MAXINE: Is your family here?
MARTIN: No, they aren't. They're in Baltimore.
MAXINE: Oh, is your home in Baltimore?
MARTIN: Yes, it is.
MAXINE: I have an uncle in Baltimore.
KAREN: Martin, is your wife here?
MARTIN: No, she isn't. She's in Baltimore. Our home is in Baltimore.
KAREN: Do you have any Children?
MARTIN: Yes, I do. I have one boy and one girl.
KAREN: How old is the boy?
MARTIN: He's seventeen years old. My daughter is fourteen years old.KAREN: Do you live in a house?
MARTIN: No, we don't. We live in an apartment. Where do you live?
KAREN: I live with my mother and father.
MARTIN: Where is Kendra's home?
KAREN: She's in town. She lives in an apartment.
MARTIN: May I ask some more questions about your family?
KAREN: Yes.
MARTIN: I met two aunts. They are your father's sisters.
KAREN: That's right.
MARTIN: Do you have uncles?
KAREN: I have only one uncle.
MARTIN: And I met your grandparents. They are your father's parents.KAREN: That's right.
MARTIN: Do you have more grandparents?
