情景交际-你是独生子女吗

 　　N: great. My family came to visit me.

　　I: oh, you must be very happy. How many people are there in your family?

　　N: my immediate¹ family is very large. It's my mother, my father, my two older brothers, my younger sister and me.

　　I: I have a small family. They are my parents, my younger brother and me.

　　N: I thought you were the only child in the family. Didn't China practice the only-child policy² in the early 1980s?

　　I: yes, it did. But my parents are ethnic³ minority people. It's a preferential policy for an ethnic minority family to have two children.

　　N: interesting. What do you think about families with only one child?

　　I: the child must feel very longly. My younger brother is 10 years younger than me. Before he was born, I used to be the only child and always dreamed that I would have a younger sister or brother one day.

　　N: do you get along well with each other?

　　I: yes, we are very close. He is 12 years old and very smart. He always makes us laugh a lot.

　　N: you are very lucky to have such a nice family.

　　I: thank you.

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 policy   

n.政策，方针，保险单

参考例句：

• This policy is very tough.这个政策是很强硬的。
• The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。

3 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。