2.實(shí)用對(duì)話(huà)
On Family談家庭
Jones: Is this a photo of your family?
瓊斯:這是你家人的照片嗎?
Nancy: Yes, it is. It was taken three years ago.
南茜:是的。這是三年前照的。
Jones: You look so lovely.
瓊斯:你看上去真可愛(ài)。
Nancy: Everyone looks lovely when they're with their family.
南茜:每個(gè)人和家人在一起的時(shí)候看上去都很可愛(ài)。
Jones: What does your mother do?
瓊斯:你母親是做什么工作的?
Nancy: My mother is an accountant.
南茜:我母親是個(gè)會(huì)計(jì)。
Jones: Is she busy?
瓊斯:她忙嗎?
Nancy: Not always. We have a lot of time to enjoy together.
南茜:不總是很忙。我們有很多時(shí)間可以往一起。
Jones: This must be your sister. She's really pretty.
瓊斯:這位一定是你姐姐吧。她真漂亮。
Nancy: Yes, she is. She won a beauty contest when she was in college.
南茜:是啊,她是很漂亮。她讀大學(xué)時(shí)還贏得了選美比賽呢。
Jones: Do you get along well with her?
瓊斯:你跟她相處得好嗎?
Nancy: Yeah, she's my best friend. She can be a little conservative at times though.
南茜:好,她是我最好的朋友。盡管她有時(shí)候有些保守。
Jones: Look at her eyes. She looks like she's a bit serious about life.
瓊斯:看她的眼睛,看起來(lái)她對(duì)生活有點(diǎn)嚴(yán)肅。
Nancy: Yeah, maybe a little. But she knows how to have fun too.
南茜:是的,有點(diǎn)兒吧。不過(guò)她也知道如何享樂(lè)。
Jones: Maybe you can introduce me to her someday.
瓊斯:改天給我們介紹一下吧。
Nancy: Of course. But she lives in another city. She comes home twice a year. Next time if she's here, I'll hook you two up.
南茜:當(dāng)然,但是她在另一個(gè)城市生活,一年只回兩次家。如果她下次回來(lái)的話(huà),我會(huì)介紹你們認(rèn)識(shí)的。