【英语趣味课堂】国际家庭-The Global Family

 Todd: OK, Adrienne we are going to talk about your family. How many people are in your family?

 

Adrienne: In my immediate¹ family, there are four of us: my mother, father and my younger sister and I.

 

Todd: OK, and now do you see each other a lot. I mean, do you get together with your family often?

 

Adrienne: I see them actually fairly frequently considering we all live very far away from each other.

 

Todd: Oh, yeah. Where does everyone live?

 

Adrienne: Well, I live in Tokyo and my mother is living now in Hong Kong and my father lives in Minneapolis and my sister lives in Milwaukee which is not far from Minneapolis but she's a flight attendant², so she's rarely in Milwaukee. She actually flies to the Middle East and Europe mainly.

 

Todd: Wow. That's pretty cool. You've got this family like everywhere.

 

Adrienne: It is. It's very funny. We often go online to chat with each other and to say hello and we'll be spread out completely across the globe. It's very funny.

 

Todd: So, do you actually go and see your mother in Hong Kong, or your sister in the Middle East?

 

Adrienne: I haven't been to the Middle East. She's never there for long enough to visit, but I have been to Hong Kong several times to see my mom.

 

Todd: And how as Hong Kong?

 

Adrienne: Oh, it's a great city. Really interesting city. Lots of water. Obviously³ it's a harbor⁴ city, and mountains and lots of greenery so it's really beautiful for such a big city. It's not completely concrete, like a lot of major cities are.

 

Todd: Now, we have vacation coming up. Are you going to be going home and seeing any of your family?

 

Adrienne: I hope so. Yeah, my plan is to go back to America for the holiday and visit everyone there for a couple of weeks. Say hello to my family my grandmothers, my cousins, my sister, my friends, everyone who is there.

 

Todd: So is everyone going to be there, your mom, your dad, and your sister?

 

Adrienne: I'm not sure. I'm hoping that everyone can come together for some kind of family reunion. Like I said since we all live so far away.

 

Todd: Well, I hope you all make it.

 

Adrienne: Me, too.

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 attendant   

n.随从，跟班，出席者，服务员；adj.伴随的，出席的，注意的，在场的

参考例句：

• She was interrupted by the entrance of an attendant.服务员进来，打断了她的话。
• We met the officer attendant on the general.我们见到了随从将军的副官。

3 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

4 harbor   

n.海港，港口；vt.庇护，藏匿；心怀(怨恨等)

参考例句：

• The harbor lies to the south of the city.港口在城市的南边。
• At that time,our ship was tied up at this harbor.当时我们的船停靠在这个港口。