Ruth: So, Akane, tell me about your family. Who do you get on well with in your family?

鲁斯：茜，跟我说说你的家庭吧。你在家里和谁相处的好?

Akane: Well, I think I get along the best with my mother, I would say.

茜：嗯，我想我会说我和妈妈相处的最好。

Ruth: So, why is that?

鲁斯：为什么呢?

Akane: Well, I think it probably has to do with the fact that we're both female. I mean the only other people in my family are my father and my brother.

茜：我认为可能是因为我们都是女性吧。我家里还有爸爸和哥哥。

Ruth: So, what does your mom look like?

鲁斯：那你妈妈什么样?

Akane: Well, she's actually taller than me. She has dark hair and a pretty firm build. Um, she's not too thin and not too fat, and yeah!

茜：实际上她比我高一些。她有深色的头发和坚实的体格。而且她既不胖也不瘦，身材匀称!

Ruth: And what does you mom do? Does she have a job?

鲁斯：你妈妈是做什么工作的?她有上班吗?

Akane: Oh, good question. She's actually a hair dresser. (Wow) Yeah, so she does my hair and she's also an aesthetician as well so I get free skin care products from her.

茜：哦，这是个好问题。实际上她是名美发师。(哇)对，所以她会为我做头发，而且她还是美容师，所以我可以从她那里拿到免费的护肤品。

Ruth: Oh, that's fantastic.

鲁斯：哦，那太棒了。

Akane: Yeah.

茜：对啊。

Ruth: So what does your mom like to do when she is not working?

鲁斯：那你妈妈不上班的时候喜欢做什么呢?

Akane: Well, she used to take sewing lessons, so she really likes to sew things like her own curtains and she even made me some clothes a few times.

茜：她以前上过缝纫课，所以她非常喜欢缝纫东西，她会自己做窗帘，甚至有时还会为我做衣服。

Ruth: Wow, so she's talented.

鲁斯：哇，她真有才华。

Akane: Yeah, she's quite artistic.

茜：对啊，她很有艺术天赋。

Ruth: So when did you last see your mom or speak to your mom?

鲁斯：那你上次看到你妈妈或是和你妈妈聊天是什么时候?

Akane: Well, the last time I saw her was this spring. I stayed at my parents house for about a week and, yeah, that's when I saw her.

茜：我上次看到她是今年春天。我在我父母家住了一周，那次是我上次见到她。

Ruth: Was that a couple of months ago?

鲁斯：是几个月以前吗?

Akane: Yeah, a couple of months ago, that's right.

茜：对，几个月以前，没错。

Ruth: And what was the last thing your mom bought for you?

鲁斯：那上次你妈妈送你东西她送了什么?

Akane: Actually, just before I came here, we went shopping together and because I have to fly away to a new country she bought me some new clothes. She bought me a new coat actually.

茜：实际上就在我来这里之前，我们一起去购物了，因为我要飞到一个陌生的国家去，所以她给我买了一些新衣服。准确地说她给我买了一件新大衣。

Ruth: Wow, that's really nice. Well, thanks for that Akane.

鲁斯：哇，那真好。茜，谢谢你和我们分享。

Akane: Thanks.

茜：谢谢。