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英语情景口语:Family家庭

2007-05-02来源:和谐英语
【Notes】学习笔记

Words.

family name/ first name/ middle name/ nickname

Adopt/ anniversary/ children/ celebration/ only child/ daughter/ step-son

husband/ wife/marriage/wedding/home/ ex/divorce/retirement/funeral/widow(er)

parents/ relatives/ uncle/ aunt/ in-laws/ cousin/nephew/ niece/ grandfather/ grandmother/ great-grandparents

adopt [ə'dɔpt] v. 采纳,采用;正式通过;领养

1 We cannot adopt such a system.这种办法我们不能采用。

2 Another peasant family adopted him as their own son.另千户农家把他收养起来作为自己的儿子。

3 They are trying to adopt a more cooperative posture.他们正试图采取更为合作的态度。

widow ['widəu] n. 寡妇,孀妇vt. 使成寡妇

1 She's a widow. Her husband died last year.她是个寡妇。她的丈夫去年死了。

2 The widow was in distress.那个寡妇十分贫困。

widower ['widəuə] n. 鳏夫

The widower did not remarry.那鳏夫未曾再娶。

Bride/bridegroom 新娘/新郎

marry ['mæri]

vt. 娶,嫁,和…结婚;使成婚

vi. 结婚,结合

1 They tried to discourage their son from marrying the girl.他们企图阻止儿子和那女子结婚。

2 He married her with her eyes wide open.他娶她时心里有底.

3 She is married to a prospective lawyer.她嫁给了一个未来的律师。

get along v.生活,融洽相处,进展,有起色

I hope your work has been getting along nicely.我希望你们的工作进展得很好。