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034

Visiting Relatives and Friends

走亲访友

01

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

02

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。

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