Lesson 19．About Your Family(I) 关干家庭（I）

Key sentences（重点句子）

306. How many people are there in your family?

你家有几口人？

307. How many persons are there in your family?

你家有几口人？

308. How big is your family?

你家有几口人？

309. What kind of occupation do your father do?

你父亲从事何种职业？

310. How many brothers and sisters do you have?

你有几个兄弟姐妹？

3l1. There are seven of us: my parents, three brothers and two sisters.

有七口人，父母亲，三个兄弟和两个姐妹。

312. There are only three my parents and I.

只有三口人，爸爸妈妈和我。

313. My father runs an import and export company.

我父亲经营一家进出口公司。

314. What's your father?

你父亲干什么职业？

315. What does your mother do?

你妈妈的职业是什么？

316. My father is a civil engineer.

我父亲是个土木工程师。

317. My mother is a teacher.

我母亲是一位教师。

318. My father is a retired doctor.

我的父亲是一个退休的医生。

319. My mother doesn't have a job.

我母亲不工作。

320. She is a housewife.

她是位家庭主妇。

321. How old is your father, may I ask?

我能问一下你父亲的年龄吗？

322. He is fifty-six years old.

他56岁。

323. Who supports your family?

谁维持你家的生活？

324. Both my father and mother do.

父亲和母亲维持家里的生活。

Dialogue A

(I = Interviewer A = Applicant)

I: How many persons are there in your family?

A: There are only three: my parents and I.

I: Who supports your family?

A: Both my father and mother do.

I: What's your father?

A: He is a civil engineer.

I: What kind of occupation do your mother do?

A: My mother is a teacher.

I: How old is your father, may I ask?

A: He is 56 years old.

I: Are you married?

A: No, I'm not married. I'm still single.

Dialogue B

I: How big is your family?

A: There are five of us.

I: How many brothers and sisters do you have?

A: I have a brother and a sister.

I: Who is the oldest of you three?

A: I am.

I: Do you have to support your family?

A: Yes, sir. I run a shop in this city.

Notes

1. Are you married?

你结婚了吗？

2. No, I'm not married. I'm still single.

不，我没有结婚，我仍是单身。

3. Do you have to support your family?

你得供养家庭吗？

Words and Expression

occupation n. 职业，工作

civil engineer 土木工程师

retire v．退休

housewife n．家庭主妇

support v .支撑，养活