生活英语情景口语100主题 02 sharing your life with.docx

1、生活英语情景口语100主题 02 sharing your life with06. Blood Is Thicker than Water 血浓于水Word Stormsurnamefamily name 姓nuclear family核心家庭immediate family直系亲人kinship血缘关系blood relationship血缘kinsmen by blood血亲stock门第、血统of noble birth贵族出身of humble birth平民出身ancestor祖先descendant后代、晚辈progeny后裔inherit继承family tree家谱ident

2、ical twins同卵双生fraternal twins异卵双生legitimate child婚生子（女）illegitimate child非婚生子（女）bastard私生子（女）brotherhood手足情half brother/sister同父异母（同母异父）兄弟/姐妹single-child policy独生子女政策complete opposites完全相反的biological father生父yearn for attention渴望被关注envy羡慕step-dad继父be meant to有意要, 打算Kaitlyn: How many people are there

3、 in your family?Jack: My immediate family is quite small. Its just my older step-brother, my mom, my step-dad and me. How about you?K: I have a large family. I have 3 elder sisters, my twin sister, a younger brother and my parents.J: I didnt know you were a twin! Are you identical or fraternal?K: We

4、re identical. I mean, we look exactly the same, but we are complete opposites when it comes to everything else!J: Interesting! It must be great having a twin sister. Are you best friends, too?K: We used to be really close, but all that changed once she moved to Shanghai. How about your family? You d

5、idnt mention to your biological father.J: I dont know much about him. He died when I was just a baby. Even though I dont have a blood relationship with my step-father and step-brother, I consider them to be my real family.K: What about your step-brothers mother? Does he keep in touch with her?J: No,

6、 she also died when my step-brother was a little. My mother and my step-father met each other shortly after my father died and became good friends. They ended up getting married a few years later.K: Sounds like it was meant to be.J: Have you ever thought about having children, K?K: My husband and I

7、have thought about it, but weve decided not to have any. Theyre just too expensive. Besides, with all the news about global warming on the news lately, who knows what kind of world well have in the future. What about you?J: Well, Ive always wanted to have lots of children. Growing up with only one b

8、rother, I always felt a bit lonely. What do you think about families with only one child?K: For me, growing up in a big family always made me yearn for attention. I always wanted to be an only child so that I could always do what I wanted and so that I wouldnt ever have to share.J: Dont you think yo

9、u would miss having other people around?K: No way! I spent 20 years of my life with relatives around me 24-7. You know, I dont think Ive ever actually spent any time by myself in my parents home. What do you think of the one-child policy in china?J: If China didnt have such a policy, can you imagine

10、 how many people there would be in China now?K: Thats true. But as a woman, Im glad that even though I dont want any children, I at least have a choice in how many children I have. On the other hand, I cant imagine what China would be like if there werent a one-child policy!J: Do you think most fami

11、lies with many children envy or feel sorry for other families with only one child?K: I dont know what other people think, but I, for one, envy only children!07. Huge FamilyWord Stormrelation= relatives亲戚kinsmen by affinity姻亲extended-family数代同堂的大家庭step-继adopt收养take after长得像、性格像reunion团聚niece侄女、外甥女nep

12、hew侄子、外甥sibling亲兄弟姐妹cousin表（堂）兄弟姐妹patriarch族长head of the household一家之主foster parents养父母black sheep of the family败家子、不孝子financially independent经济独立support a family维持一家生计retirement home养老院a record of ancestors祖先的档案、族谱generation一代be critical of不满decade十年under sbs roof住在某人家rare罕见的respectable可敬的, 高尚的, 值得

13、尊敬的respect关系Sophia: Does your family have a record of your ancestors?Nee: Sure. My mom has been working on our family tree for years. Shes always updating it.S: Do you have a copy of your family tree in your house? Id love to see it.N: I can show it to you, if you like. I think it goes back about 8

14、generations so far.S: Thats amazing! Do you have a large extended family?N: Ive got 30 cousins on my moms side and 10 cousins on my dads side.S: Are you very close to your first-cousins?N: The ones that are my age are close relatives. Now that Im older, I dont spend as much time with them as I used

15、to, so I dont know my younger cousins as well as the older ones.S: I see. Whos the head of your household?N: Its definitely my mother. And, her mother is definitely the matriarch of the bigger family.S: Thats interesting. Whats your grandmother think of your step-mother?N: At first, she was quite cr

16、itical of her, but now that theyve been married for a few years, shes starting to accept the fact that my father divorced my mother.S: Thats pretty much how you feel about your step-mom. Like grandmother, like grandson!N: Do you think Chinese families have changed much in the last 50 years?S: I thin

17、k families everywhere have changed a lot in the last 5 decades.N: What do you think is the biggest change?S: Well, in the past, three or four generations would all live together under the same roof. Nowadays, living in the same city as ones relatives is becoming rare.N: Thats true. You know, some hu

18、sbands and wives dont even live in the same city any more.S: Would you ever consider having your parents live with you when they get older?N: I guess Im a bit old-fashioned. Id rather have my parents live with me than live in a retirement home.S: Thats very respectable, but I could never live with m

19、y parents. I usually only see them at our Christmas celebrationand thats enough!N: How about your other siblings? Do they spend a lot of time with your parents?S: Two of my sisters still live at home, even though they have already graduated from university and have good jobs. They enjoy spending the

20、ir free time with my parents. I guess in that respect, Im the black sheep of the family.N: I see. Do your parents ever ask you to come home to visit them more often?S: Theyre always asking me to come home, but I think our relationship is better if we keep a distance from each other. Whenever we see

21、each other, all we do is fight.N: Well, you know what they say. You can choose your friends, but not your family.08. Looking for LoveWord Stormadore崇拜admire倾慕flirt调情fancy迷恋casual随意的prince charming白马王子head over heels神魂颠倒have an affair发生关系puppy love过家家platonic柏拉图式row争吵split up分手stand sb. up放鸽子、失约love

22、triangle三角恋fickle lover靠不住的情人anniversary周年纪念confront使面临、面对rude粗鲁的regret遗憾closure关闭、终止Cyprus(地中海东部一岛)塞浦路斯position职位relocate重新部署madly发狂的Olivia: How is everything going with your girlfriend?Noah: Didnt I tell you? Its over.O: Oh, Im sorry to hear that. I didnt know that you had split up. What happened?

23、 N: It was a few things. The first thing that happened was that we were supposed to go out for a romantic dinner for our one year anniversary, but she stood me up!O: Really? Did she tell you why she didnt show up?N: No, but I ended up finding out later that night when I saw her with another man at a

24、 club near my home!O: What was she thinking? Did you confront her about it when you saw her?N: I wanted to, but I knew that if I spoke to her, Id just blow up at her, so I decided to just go home. I called her later that night, but she didnt answer her phone.O: I cant believe she would do that to yo

25、u. Its so dishonestand rude!N: I know. I still havent heard from her. The good thing is that Im so angry with her that I dont feel sad about not having her around.O: I bet you she regrets what shes done. You were such a good catch! She really lost out, didnt she?N: I guess so. It would be nice to kn

26、ow why she did this though.O: I know. Its always nice to have some closure, but I dont think youll have a problem finding another girlfriend. There are plenty of fish in the sea.N: How was your holiday to Cyprus?O: It was so fantastic I didnt really want to come home.N: Did you happen to meet someon

27、e?O: How did you know?N: You always act like this when youve fallen in love. Who is he? How did you meet?O: His name is Tony and we met my first night in Pathos. He works with my sister who lives there.N: Was it love at first sight?O: Not really. I wasnt looking for holiday romance, but my sister to

28、ld me that she had promised him that shed set him up on blind date with me. I didnt think Id have anything to lose, so I went.N: And?O: Lets just say that by the third date, we both realized that we had fallen in love.N: That happened quickly! Are you going to see him again?O: Luckily, his company h

29、as a position available here, so hes going to see if he can get relocated.N: It sounds like he is madly in love with you. Are you ready for such a serious relationship?O: Well, Im not really a chicken anymore. We dont know what will happen, so well just have to wait and see!09. Marry a Soul MateWord

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31、ancy奇特的cheat on对.不忠bridesmaids and groomsmen女傧相和男傧相surfing冲浪ridiculous可笑的Abigail: Have you heard the big news?Joshua: What big news?A: Olivia and Nicholas are engaged! He proposed to her last night at a fancy restaurant.J: I didnt even know they were dating!A: After Ns ex-girlfriend cheated on him,