【大家说英语】 第166期:全家团圆

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May 1 5月1日

Susie's Family Reunion 全家团圆

Read it! 读读看！

Susie's family will have a family reunion. 苏希的家人要举办全家团圆，

Her whole family will meet together on Mother's Day. 她全家人将在母亲节团聚。

Abby's parents are traveling on Mother's Day. 而雅碧的爸妈要在母亲节出游，

Her family has get-togethers on important holidays. 她的家人都会在重大节日团圆。

When he visits Taipei, Rob² gets together with his relatives³. 罗柏造访台北的时候，也会和他的亲戚团聚。

Taylor sees her family twice a year. She misses them. 泰乐一年和家人见面两次， 她很想念他们。

Conversation A 会话A

Will you see your family on Mother's Day, Abby? 雅碧，妳会在母亲节和家人见面吗？

No. My parents are traveling on Mother's Day. 不会，我爸妈在母亲节要出游。

What about you, Susie? Will you see your family? 苏希，妳呢？妳会和妳的家人见面吗？

Yes. My family is having a family reunion on Mother's Day. 会，我的家人要在母亲节团聚。

That's great. Will your whole family be there? 真棒。妳全家人都会到吗？

Yes. My parents and brother will be there. 会，我爸妈和我哥哥都会去，

So will all my cousins. 还有我所有的堂表亲。

Cool! 真酷！

Conversation B 会话B

Does your family have family reunions, Rob? 罗柏，你的家人会办全家团圆吗？

Sometimes we do. My parents live in Taipei. 有时候会。我爸妈住在台北，

When I visit, my whole family has a big get-together¹. 我回去看他们的时候，我们全家人都会一起举办一场大聚会。

Wow. Do you have a lot of relatives in Taipei? 哇，你在台北有很多亲戚吗？

Yes. I don't see them very often. 有。我和他们不常见面，

So it's nice to spend time with them. 所以和他们相处是很开心的事情。

My family has get-togethers on important holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter⁴. 我家人会在感恩节、圣诞节和复活节这些重大节日聚会。

Conversation C 会话C

What are your plans for Mother's Day, Taylor? 泰乐，母亲节妳有什么计划吗？

I'm going to call my mom. 我要打电话给我妈。

Oh, that's nice. 哦，真贴心。

If I can't visit, I call. 我如果没办法回家探望，就会打电话。

Do you visit your family often? 妳经常回家探望家人吗？

I see them twice a year. 我一年会和他们见面两次。

I fly to Vancouver once a year. 我每年会飞到温哥华一次看他们，

My family comes to visit me once a year, too. 我的家人也每年会过来看我一次。

Will they come visit soon? 他们很快就会来看妳了吗？

I hope so! I miss them. 希望如此！我很想念他们。

1 get-together   

n.(使)聚集；(使)集合

参考例句：

• Well,Miss Huang,we are planning to have a casual get-together.嗯，黄小姐，我们打算大家小聚一番。
• Will you help me prepare for the get- together of the old classmates?你能否帮我为这次老同学聚会做好准备工作？

2 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

3 relatives   

n.亲属( relative的名词复数 )；相关物；亲缘植物（或动物）；[语法学]关系词

参考例句：

• She went to visit relatives in Wales. 她去威尔士看望亲戚了。
• They're always farming out their children on their relatives. 他们总是把孩子寄养在亲戚家。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 Easter   

n.复活节

参考例句：

• We've spent our Easter holidays pleasantly.我们的复活节假期过得很愉快。
• They always go to church at Easter.他们在复活节时总是去教堂。