大家说英语 第446期:亲朋好友(2)

 So, your great-aunt is one of your grandparents' siblings¹? 那么，你的姑奶奶是你爷爷奶奶的姐妹吗？

Yes. Great-aunt Pippa is my grandma's sister. 是的。皮帕姑奶是我祖母的姐姐。

Your maternal² grandmother or your paternal³ grandmother? 是你的姥姥还是你的奶奶那边的？

My paternal grandmother. She is my dad's mom. 是我奶奶那边的。也就是我爸爸的母亲那边的。

I see. So, Great-aunt Pippa is your father's mother's sister. 我懂了。所以皮帕姑奶是你爸爸的妈妈的姐姐。

That's correct. And everyone in my family loves Great-aunt Pippa! 没错。我们家族中每个人都很爱戴皮帕姑奶！

What will you do with your family this weekend, Linda? 琳达，这周末你和你的家人要做什么？

My sister wants to go to the mall on Saturday. 我的姐姐周六想要去商场。

Oh, I'm going there on Saturday, too! 哦，我周六也要去那里！

Who are you going with? 你和谁一起呢？

I'm going alone. I just need to buy a few things. 我自己去。我只需要买很少的东西。

Well, maybe we can have lunch together. Then you can meet my family. 恩，也许我们能一起吃午饭。这样你就能见到我的家人了。

What do your friends talk about at brunch⁴, Taylor? 泰勒，你的朋友在早午餐上都谈了什么？

Well, we usually just catch up. We talk about our lives. 恩，我们通常就是聊聊近况。我们会谈谈我们的生活。

That's nice. It's good to share with friends. 那不错。和朋友分享是一件很好的事情。

Yes, I appreciate my friends. They help me with my problems. 是的，我很感谢我的朋友。他们帮我解决了困难。

It's important to have good friends. 有好朋友是很重要的。

And it's always nice to have a good meal! 并且吃一顿大餐也总是极好的！

1 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

2 maternal   

adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的

参考例句：

• He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
• The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

3 paternal   

adj.父亲的，像父亲的，父系的，父方的

参考例句：

• I was brought up by my paternal aunt.我是姑姑扶养大的。
• My father wrote me a letter full of his paternal love for me.我父亲给我写了一封充满父爱的信。

4 brunch   

n.早午餐

参考例句：

• They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西。
• What did you have for your brunch?你早午饭都吃些什么？