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核心词汇 |
▲ close [kləuz] V.结束,使靠近adj.紧密的,亲近的
▲ pay [pei] n.工资,薪水;付款v.支付,付;偿还
△ pay for 赔偿,为……付钱,为……付出代价
△ pay a visit to 参观,拜访
△ Mother's Day 母亲节
▲ gerontic [dʒə'rɒntɪk] adj.年迈的,老年的,老年人的
▲ lineage ['liniidʒ] n.血统;家系,世系
▲ stock [stɔk] n.门第,血统;树干;股份,股票
▲ generation [,dʒenə'reiʃən] n.一代;一代人;生殖;产生
▲ branch [brɑ:ntʃ] n.支,系
▲ tribe [traib] n.部族,部落
▲ clan [klæn] n.宗族;氏族;部落;集团
▲ race [reis] n.种族
▲ noble ['nəubl] n.贵族adj.高尚的;贵族的;宏伟的
▲ birth [bɑ:ti] n.出生;血统,出身;起源
△ of noble birth 贵族出身
▲ humble ['hʌmbl] adj.平民的;低下的
△ of humble birth 平民出身
▲ dynasty ['dinəsti] n.王朝,朝代
▲ origin ['ɔridʒin] n.出身
▲ ancestry ['ænsestri] n.祖先;先辈;血统
▲ ancestor ['ænsestə] n.祖先
▲ descent [di'sent] n.下降;血统
▲ descendant [di'sendənt] n.后裔;子孙adj.祖传的
▲ offspring ['ɔfspriŋ] n.后代,子孙;产物
▲ succession [sək'seʃən] n.继承;继位;继承权;连续
▲ relations [ri'leʃənz] n.亲属;关系;交往;事务
▲ relative ['relətiv] n.亲戚;相关物adj.相对的;有关系的
▲ caste [kɑːst] n.种姓;社会地位
▲ uncle ['ʌŋkl] n.叔叔;伯父;伯伯;舅父;姨丈;姑父
▲ aunt [ɑ:nt] n.阿姨;姑妈;伯母;舅妈
▲ cousin [kuːzæŋ] n.堂兄弟姊妹;表兄弟姊妹
▲ nephew ['nefju:] n.侄子;外甥
▲ niece [niːs] n.外甥女,侄女
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Daily Dialogue 日常会话 |
My Family
Gino:The world is changing, the family is changing, too.
Emma:What?What do you mean?
Gino:People will begin to like a small family, more and more children are single child. Do you know it?
Emma:One-child policy is not popular in China anymore. That is called a core family.Is it popular in our country?
Gino:I'm not sure. But I don't like such a family.
Emma:What kinds of family do you like best?
Gino:I like big family as my family.
Emma:Well, how many people are there in your family?
Gino:Five. Besides me.I still have a brother and a little sister.
Emma:I like a traditional family, too. It's composed of many people, including uncle, aunt and cousin.
Gino:My ancestry came from Mexico several centuries ago. My grandfather claimed he was a descendant of noble birth.
Emma:Really?
Gino:I'm not sure. Maybe not.He always likes to crack a joke with me.
我的家族
基诺:世界在变,家庭也在变。
艾玛:什么?你是什么意思?
基诺:现在人们喜欢小家庭。越来越多的孩子成了独生子女。你知道吗?
艾玛:中国也不推崇独生子女政策了。那叫核心家庭。现在咱们国家开始流行独生了?
基诺:我不是很确定。反正我不喜欢这种家庭。
艾玛:那你喜欢什么样的?
基诺:大家庭,像我家一样。
艾玛:那你家多少人呀?
基诺:5个,除了我之外。我还有一兄一妹。
艾玛:其实我也喜欢传统式的家庭。有很多人组成,如姑姑叔叔和堂兄弟什么的。
基诺:我的祖先是几个世纪前从墨西哥来的。我祖父常说他是贵族的后裔。
艾玛:真的?
基诺:我不确定。可能不是的。他常常和我开玩笑。
读书笔记
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