人人说英语初级35

　　Unit 35 Family
Conversation 1
Key words and phrases
picture
family
Louise:Ye Ting,who are these people in the picture?
Ye Ting:They're my family.
Louise:So you have two brothers?
Ye Ting:Yeah,I'm the third child.
Conversatio 2
Key words and phrases
parent
hometown
visit
once
A:Do you live with your parents?
B:No, they live in Shanghai,my hometown.
A:How ofen do you go back to visit them?
B:Once a year.
Conversation 3
Key words and phtases
go on
look after
mother-in-law
retire
Kevin:I know you have a son .How old is he?
Song:He's going to turn six next month.
Kevin:Who's looking after him?
Aong:My mother-in-law.She retired¹ last year.
Kevin:You really are lucky!
Song:Yeah,I know.
Additional² useful expressions
only child
single
married
look for
babysitter
alone
proud
raise
theae days
shouldn't
spoil³
How many people are there in your family?
Do you have any brothers and sisters?
I'm the only child.
I'm still single.
I'm merried,but no child.
I don't want to start a family yet.
I'm looking for a babysitter.
Do you live alone?
You do have a happy family!
You are a proud father!
It's not easy to raise a child these days.
You shouldn't spoil your child.

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 additional   

adj.添加的，额外的，另外的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
• I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。

3 spoil   

n.战利品，赃物，奖品，掠夺，次品；vt.损坏，破坏，溺爱；vi.腐坏，掠夺

参考例句：

• Don't bunch the flowers up so tightly,you'll spoil them.别把花束得这么紧，会弄坏的。
• Overacting will only spoil the effect.表演过火，效果反而不好。