Gordon: I would like you to meet my niece and nephew.

Sarah: I am sorry. Who?

Gordon: This girl is my niece, and this boy is my nephew.

Sarah: Oh, they are parts of your family, right?

Gordon: Two thumbs up, good job.

Sarah: Not a good enough job. Can you teach me more about family English.

Gordon: Two thumbs up, that is a great idea.

Sarah: You can say that again!

戈登：我想介绍你认识一下我的侄女和侄子。

萨拉：对不起，谁？

戈登：这个女孩儿是我的侄女，这个男孩儿是我的侄子。

萨拉：噢，他们是你的家庭成员，是吗？

戈登：完全正确，回答得很好。

萨拉：还不够好。你能多教我一些跟家庭有关的英语吗？

戈登：没问题，这是个好主意。

萨拉：太好了！

NEW WORDS（生词)

1) cousin

I have two male, and three female cousins.

　 我有两个表哥（弟）和三个表姐（妹）。

2) Nephew （侄子、外甥，你的兄弟姐妹的儿子）: the son of your sibling

　 My nephew is only five years old, but he speaks three languages.

　 我的侄子才五岁，可是他能说三种语言。

3) Niece （侄女、外甥女，你的兄弟姐妹的女儿）: your sibling's daughter

4) Maternal （母亲那面的、母方的）:On my mother's side

　 My Maternal grandmother is 80 years old this week.

　 我的外婆这星期80高寿了。

5) Aunt/Uncle （姑妈、姨妈/叔叔、舅舅，你父母的兄弟姐妹）: sibling of your parent

6) Great Aunt, great uncle （你父母的姑妈、姨妈，叔叔、舅舅）: the aunt of your parent

　 My great Uncle is a banker in Florida.

　 我的叔爷是佛罗里达的银行家。

7) Sibling （兄弟姐妹）: one's brother or sister

　 I have 5 siblings, three bothers and two sisters.

　 我兄妹五个，三个哥哥，两个妹妹。

Dialogue

Present Tense Dialogue 现在时对话

Bob: Hey, Susie, what are you drawing?

Susie: I am mapping out my family tree.

Bob: Who is on the top?

Susie: These are my grandparents on my father's side.

Bob: Who is this cute girl on the same level as you?

Sue: That is my cousin Molly. She is a babe.

Bob: Who is her father?

Sue: Her father is my uncle, of course.

Bob: Will your uncle mind if I marry your cousin?

Sue: If so then I will add you to my family tree.

Bob: Great, but don't put next to your ugly nephew.

鲍勃：嗨，苏茜，你在画什么？

苏茜：我在画家谱。

鲍勃：最上面的是谁？

苏茜：是我的祖父母。

鲍勃：和你同辈的这个可爱的小女孩是谁？

苏茜：是我的表妹莫莉，她很漂亮。

鲍勃：谁是他的爸爸？

苏茜：他爸爸当然是我的叔叔。

鲍勃：如果我和你的表妹结婚，你的叔叔会同意吗？

苏茜：如果是那样的话，我会把你添到我的家谱里。

鲍勃：太好了，但别把我放在你那个丑侄子旁边。

Past Tense Dialogue 过去时对话

Susie: Bob, how was your family reunion?

Bob: Two thumbs up, I had a great time.

Susie: What was the highlight?

Bob: My great uncle told many great jokes.

Susie: Isn't that your Mom's uncle?

Bob: That's right. My little niece sang a cute song as well.

Sue: Was your grandma there?

Bob: Which one?

Sue: The one on your mother's side.

Bob: She was there, and she looked as young as my sibling.

苏茜：鲍勃，你的家庭聚会怎么样？

鲍勃：很好，我过得很愉快。

苏茜：最让人高兴的事是什么？

鲍勃：我的舅爷讲了很多有趣的笑话。

苏茜：是你妈妈的舅舅吗？

鲍勃：是的。我的小侄女还唱了一首可爱的歌。

苏茜：你的祖母在吗？

鲍勃：哪一个？

苏茜：在我母亲那边的那个。

鲍勃：她也在，她看起来像我的姊妹一样年轻。

NEW WORDS（生词)

1) Bro/Brah（兄弟）: Brother

　 Hey Bro, can you lend me some cash?

　 嗨，哥哥，你能借我点儿现金吗？

2) Sis （姐妹）: sister

　 This is my little Sis. She is two years younger than I am.

　 这是我的小妹妹，比我小两岁。

3) Grandma/Granny/Nana （祖母，奶奶）: Grandmother

　 You drive as slow as my Granny.

　 你开车像我奶奶一样慢。

4) Grandpa （爷爷，祖父）: Grandfather

　 My noble Grandpa was a war hero, but now he is retired.

　 我那位高尚的爷爷曾经是战斗英雄，可现在他退休了。

5) Papa （爸爸）: father

　 What's up Papa, why are you so happy?

　 出什么事了爸爸，你为什么那么开心？

Lesson: 课文

How to Describe Your Siblings and Grandparents

怎样描述你的兄弟姐妹和祖父母

*Note, even though we don't care too much about which sibling is the oldest, there still are some small distinctions.

*注：尽管我们不是很在乎谁是兄弟姐妹里最大的，可还是有一些细微的差别。

1) The oldest kid is called "the eldest child."

2) My older Sis is called, "My elder sister."

3) My younger Bro is called "my little brother."

4) My youngest sibling is called the baby of my family no matter if it is a boy or a girl.

5) A"sibling" is a sister or brother.

6) Sibling rivalry is the natural fight between siblings for the attention of their parents. Sibling rivalry sometimes turns violent. Other times it just makes the children work harder so that the parents will be more proud of them than the other kids in the family.

1) 最大的孩子叫做“the eldest child”。

2) 我的姐姐叫做“My elder sister”。

3) 我的弟弟叫做“my little brother”。

4) 我的兄弟姐妹中最小的一个被叫做“我们家的宝贝”，不管是男孩儿还是女孩儿。

5) “sibling” 指是姐妹或兄弟。

6) 同胞争斗是指兄弟姐妹之间为了能引起父母关注而发生的本能的争斗。同胞争斗有的时候也会引起暴力。其他时候只会让孩子们更努力工作， 这样跟家里的其他孩子比起来，父母就会更以他们为荣。

Dialogue

Sibling Rivalry　同胞争斗

Molly : Hey, big brother.

Gordon: How is it going little Sis?

Molly : Can you come with me to visit Nana and Grandpa?

Gordon: Will our cousin Bernie be there?

Molly : Yes, and his elder sister Mary will be there too.

Gordon: How about Mary's strange father?

Molly : You mean our uncle?

Gordon: Yeah. He always fights with our Papa.

Molly : They have a real sibling rivalry going on.

Gordon: Sis, why don't we have a sibling rivalry?

Molly : Because I am better than you at everything.

Gordon: You can say that again. You are much better than me at acting stupid. Just kidding, Sis, I love you.

Molly : I love you too.

莫莉：嗨，大哥。

戈登：最近好吗小妹？

莫莉：你能跟我一起去看奶奶和爷爷吗？

戈登：伯尼表弟会去吗？

莫莉：会的，他的姐姐玛丽也会在。

戈登：玛丽那个奇怪的父亲怎么样了？

莫莉：你是说我们的叔叔？

戈登：对，他总是跟我们的爸爸吵架。

莫莉：他们之间是真正的同胞争斗。

戈登：妹妹，为什么我们之间不来个同胞争斗？

莫莉：因为我在任何事情上都比你强。

戈登：你说的没错。你比我愚蠢多了。开玩笑，妹妹。我爱你。

莫莉：我也爱你。