初级美语Lesson20:IntroductionofFamilyMember介绍家庭成

Conversation A : At a Family Reunion    

MARTIN: Why do you have the family reunion    , Mr. Kessler?
CHUCK: We have a large farm. We have a large house, too.
MARTIN: Is the family reunion     very large?
CHUCK: We have thirty or forty families. Have you met my wife, Martin?MARTIN: No, I haven't. Good morning, Mrs. Kessler.
YVONNE: Call me Yvonne. I'm happy to meet you. You're a reporter.MARTIN: Yes, I am. I want to meet these men and women.
YVONNE: We have about forty men and women.
CHUCK: We have about sixty children.
YVONNE: It's a large reunion    .
CHUCK: Come meet some Kesslers.
MARTIN: Are these men and women all Kesslers?
CHUCK: Some are married to Kesslers. This is my father.
MARTIN: Hello, Mr. Kessler.
FATHER: Hello. Are you a Kessler?
MARTIN: No, I'm not. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.
FATHER: Have you met my wife?
MARTIN: Hello, Mrs. Kessler. I'm happy to meet you.
MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Kessler?
MOTHER: I'm a housewife.
MARTIN: Do you have more children?
MOTHER: Only there. We have two daughters and one son.
MARTIN: Where do they live?
MOTHER: Our son, Chuck, lives here, of course. One daughter lives in St Louis. One daughter lives in Fargo.
MARTIN: What do you do, Mr. Kessler?
FATHER: I'm a salesman.
MARTIN: What do you sell?
FATHER: I sell seed corn.
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. Excuse me, I want to meet more Kesslers.MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. Are you a Kessler?
KAREN: Of course. I'm Karen Kessler. This is my sister.
KENDRA: I'm Kendra. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
KAREN: Are you married to a Kessler?
MARTIN: No, I'm not.
KENDRA: Are you married?
MARTIN: Yes, I am.
KAREN: What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. May I ask you some questions?
KAREN: OK.
MARTIN: Do you have any brothers?
KAREN: No, I have only my sister.
MARTIN: Are you married?
KAREN: No, I'm not. Kendra is married.

Practice 1：询问别人家庭情况的一个常用句型是 Do you have...。
Examples:  MARTIN: Do you have a wife?           
CHUCK: Yes, I have a wife.           
MARTIN: Do you have children?           
MOTHER: We have two daughters and one son.          
            MARTIN: Do you have any brothers?           
KAREN: No, I have only my sister.

会话 A  在一个家庭聚会上
马  丁：凯斯勒先生，你为什么举办这个家庭聚会呢?
查  克：我们有个大农场，我们的房子也很大。
马  丁：这次的家庭聚会规模很大吗?
查  克：有三四十个家庭参加。马丁，你见过我妻子伊冯了吗?
马  丁：没有，早上好，凯斯勒太太。
伊  冯：叫我伊冯好了。很高兴见到你，你是记者吧。
马  丁：是的。我想见见这些先生和女士们。
伊  冯：这里大约有40位。
查  克：这里大约有60个孩子。
伊  冯：这是个大型聚会。
查  克：来和一些凯斯勒家族成员见见面。
马  丁：这些人都是凯斯勒家族成员吗?
查  克：一些是与凯斯勒家族成员联姻的。这是我父亲。
马  丁：你好，凯斯勒先生。
父  亲：你好，你是凯斯勒家族成员吗?
马  丁：不，我不是。我叫马丁·勒纳，我是记者。
父  亲：你见过我妻子了吗?
马  丁：你好，凯斯勒太太，很高兴见到你，凯斯勒太太做什么工作?
母  亲：我是家庭妇女。
马  丁：你的孩子多吗?
母  亲：仅有三个，我们有两个女儿一个儿子。
马  丁：他们住在哪里?
母  亲：我儿子查克自然住在这儿了，一个女儿住在圣路易斯，一个女儿住在法哥。
马  丁：你做什么工作，凯斯勒先生?
父  亲：我是推销员。
马  丁：你卖什么?
父  亲：我卖玉米种子。
马  丁：见到你很高兴。对不起，我想多见些凯斯勒家族成员。
马  丁：你好，我叫马丁·勒纳，你是凯斯勒家族成员吗?
卡  伦：当然了，我叫凯伦·凯斯勒，这是我姐姐。
卡德拉：我叫卡德拉，你好吗?
马  丁：我很好，谢谢。
卡  伦：你是娶了凯斯勒家族的成员吗?
马  丁：不，不是。
卡德拉：你结婚了吗?
马  丁：是的。
卡  伦：你做什么工作。
马  丁：我是记者。我可以问你一些问题吗?
卡  伦：可以。
马  丁：你有兄弟吗?
卡  伦：没有，我只有个姐姐。
马  丁：你结婚了吗?
卡  伦：没有，肯德拉结婚了。

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