新洋话1000句 lesson 38

    How many people are there in your family?
    Do you have any brothers or sisters?
    Are you the oldest in your family?
    Are you the youngest in your family?
    I still live with my parents.
    What do your parents do?
    My mother is a housewife and my father is retired¹.
    My mother passed away. My father passed awayI grow up in a very close loving familyI keep in touch with my family regularly.
    I miss my family very much.

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。