Kitty's cousins, Lucy and Simon, have come to Garden City to visit the Li family.
基蒂的兄弟姐妹露西和西蒙,來到了花園城市來拜訪李家。
What's Aunt Maggie's job?
瑪吉阿姨的工作是什么???
My mother is a teacher.
我媽媽是一名教師。
She teaches Maths in a school.
她在一所學校里教數學。
How long has she been a teacher?
她當教師多久了?
She has been a teacher since 1997.
自從1997年以來,她一直是一名教師。
She has been a teacher for quite a few years.
她當教師已經有好多年了。
What's Uncle David's job?
大衛叔叔的工作是什么?
My father is a policeman.
我爸爸是一名警察。
He has been a policeman for twelve years.
他當警察已經有12年了。
He catches thieves and helps keep the city safe.
他抓小偷并且維護這個城市的安全。
Aunt Betty works in a company in Beijing, doesn't she?
貝蒂阿姨在北京的一家公司里工作,是嗎?
Yes,you're right. My mother is an architect.
是的,你說對了。我媽媽是個建筑師。
She has been an architect for ten years.
她已經做建筑師十年了。
What does an architect do?
建筑師是做什么的?
An architect draws plans of buildings.
建筑師設計大樓。
I know Uncle Weiming is an engineer.
我知道偉明叔叔是一個工程師。
He works in a company and designs machines.
他在一家公司工作,設計機器。
That's right. My father has been an engineer since 2004.
對了。我爸爸從2004年開始成為一名工程師。
He has been an engineer for several years.
他已經做工程師好幾年了。