职场英语口语急救包 第6期:询问婚姻与家庭

 　　6、询问婚姻与家庭

　　请说说你家里的情况。

　　Please say something about your family.

　　Would you tell me something about your family?

　　Could you please tell me something about your family?

　　跟我谈谈你的父母。

　　Tell me about your parents.

　　你结婚了吗？

　　Are you married?

　　Have you got married?

　　For example:

　　A：Are you married?你结婚了吗？

　　B：No,I am still single.没有，我还是单身。

　　Yes，I'm married.是的，我结婚了。

　　你什么时候结婚的？

　　When did you get married?

　　For example:

　　A: When did you get married?你什么时候结婚的？

　　B: I got married in 2004.我于 2004 年结婚。

　　get married表示动作，如果要表示结婚的状态则必须用be married。

　　你的婚姻状况如何？

　　What's your marital¹ status?

　　For example:

　　A：What's your marital status?你的婚姻状况如何？

　　B：I'm unmarried²./I'm not married.我没有结婚。

　　marital (adj.)婚姻的

　　你结婚多久了？

　　How long have you been married?

　　For example:

　　A：How long have you been married?你结婚多久了？

　　B：I have been married for three years.我已经结婚 3 年了。

　　家里有多少人？

　　How many are there in your family?

　　How many people are there in your family?

　　How many persons are there in your family?

　　How big is your family?

　　How many family members do you have?

　　For example:

　　A：How many are there in your family?家里有多少人？

　　B：We are only three in all. I have a five-year old son.

　　我们总共只有3 口人。我有一个5岁的儿子。

　　谁是家里的经济支柱？

　　Who supports your family?

　　For example:

　　A：Who support your family?谁是家里的经济支柱？

　　B：Both my father and mother do.由爸爸和妈妈共同维持家庭生活。

　　我是家中的老二,我还有个哥哥。

　　I'm the second child. I have one brother older than me.

　　我的弟弟比我小两岁。

　　My brother is two years younger than me.

　　我是独生子（独生女）。

　　I'm the only child.

　　我的妹妹和我相差了12岁。

　　My sister and I are 12 years apart.

　　我的姐妹们彼此之间只差3岁。

　　There're only three years between my sisters.

　　我们总共有7 口人。

　　There are seven of us altogether.

　　你们有几个小孩？

　　How many children do you have?

　　For example:

　　A: How many children do you have?你们有几个小孩？

　　B: We have two children,a boy and a girl.我们有两个小孩，一男一女。

　　你太太工作吗？

　　Is your wife working?

　　For example:

　　A: Is your wife/husband working?你太太/先生工作吗？

　　B: No,she/he isn't.不，她/他不工作。

　　我们要把你爱人和孩子安排过来吗？

　　Do we have to transfer³ your wife and children here?

　　For example:

　　A: Do we have to transfer your wife and children here?

　　我们要把你爱人和孩子安排过来吗？

　　B: Yes，l hope so. It's inconvenient⁴ to live apart.

　　是的，我希望如此。分居很不方便。

　　transfer somebody to a new place 把某人调到一个新单位

　　你的太太在哪里，做什么工作？

　　Where and what kind of work does your wife do?

　　你们有孩子吗？

　　Do you have children?

　　For example:

　　A: Do you have children?你们有孩子吗？

　　B: Yes,I have a girl.是的，我有一个女儿。

　　除了爸妈和我以外，我还有哥哥和姐姐。

　　Besides my parents and me,there are my brother and my sister.

　　besides除……之外（尚有......）。

　　你的父亲是做什么的？

　　What does your father do?

　　What is your fathers occupation⁵?

　　What is your father's profession?

　　For example:

　　A: What does your father do?你的父亲是做什么的？

　　B: My father works⁶ for the railway company.我的爸爸在铁路局工作。

　　你父亲多大年纪了？

　　How old is your father?

　　For example:

　　A: How old is your father?你父亲多大年纪了？

　　B: He is sixty years old.他 60 岁了。

　　我的父亲去年过世了。

　　My father passed away last year.

　　pass away 去世

　　你和家人一起住吗？

　　Do you live with your family?

　　For example:

　　A: Do you live with your family?你和家人一起住吗？

　　B: Yes,I live with my parents.是的，我同父母一起住。

　　你有没有兄弟姐妹？

　　Do you have any brothers and sisters?

　　Any brothers and sisters?

　　For example:

　　A: Do you have any brothers and sisters?你有没有兄弟姐妹？

　　B: No,I am the only son.不，我是家中的独生子。

　　你是家中年龄最大的孩子吗？

　　Are you the oldest child in your family?

　　For example:

　　A: Are you the oldest child in your family?你是家中年龄最大的孩子吗？

　　B: Yes,I am.是的，我是。

　　你花很多时间和家人交谈吗？

　　Do you spend much time talking with your family?

　　For example:

　　A: Do you spend much time talking with your family?

　　你花很多时间和家人交谈吗？

　　B: Oh,yes. We all work at taking time to talk with each other.

　　哦,是的。我们都努力花时间互相交谈。

　　spend some time doing sth.花费时间去做某事。

　　我通常在周末和家人聚会。

　　I usually get together my family on weekends.

　　你和你弟弟相处得怎样？

　　How do you get along with your brother?

　　For example:

　　A: How do you get along with your brother?你和你弟弟相处得怎样？

　　B: We get along very well.我们相处得很好。

　　get along with 与......相处

1 marital   

adj.婚姻的，夫妻的

参考例句：

• Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
• I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。

2 unmarried   

adj.未婚的，单身的

参考例句：

• Though he is forty,he is still unmarried.尽管他已经40岁了，但还是独身。
• I was still unmarried then.当时我还没有结婚。

3 transfer   

n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任

参考例句：

• He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
• I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。

4 inconvenient   

adj.不方便的，令人感到麻烦的

参考例句：

• You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
• Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗？

5 occupation   

n.职业，工作；占领，占据；占用

参考例句：

• I haven't entered up your name and occupation yet.我尚未记下你的名字和职业。
• Reading is a useful occupation to us.阅读对我们是一种有益的消遣。

6 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。