老外最想聊的100個(gè)口語話題（09)：甜蜜之家

　　Home,Sweet Home 甜蜜之家

　　dialogue英語情景對話 1

　　I: hi, Natasha, how's life?

　　嗨，娜塔莎，最近怎么樣?

　　N: great. My family came to visit me.

　　挺好的，我家里人來了。

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

　　那你一定很高興了。順便問一下，你們家有幾口人?

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

　　我的直系親屬很多，有媽媽，爸爸，兩個(gè)哥哥，妹妹和我。

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

　　我家人不多。父母，弟弟和我。

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

　　我以為你是獨(dú)生子女呢。中國不是從20世紀(jì)80年代早期就開始實(shí)行計(jì)劃生育政策了嗎?

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

　　是的，的確是，不過我父母是少數(shù)民族的。少數(shù)民族極家庭可以享受優(yōu)惠政策生2個(gè)孩子。

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

　　挺有意思的，那你怎么看待獨(dú)生子女家庭呢?

　　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.

　　我覺得孩子一定很孤獨(dú)。我弟弟比我小十歲。他出生之前，我一直是家里的獨(dú)生子，那時(shí)我一直希望自己能有個(gè)弟弟或妹妹。

　　N: do you get along well with each other?

　　那你們相處的好嗎?

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

　　是的，我們倆關(guān)系很好。他今年12歲了，很聰明。經(jīng)常逗得大家笑個(gè)不停。

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

　　你真幸運(yùn)，有這么幸福的家庭。

　　I: thank you.

　　謝謝你。

　　dialogue英語情景對話 2

　　i: Have you ever thought about having childrcn. Natasha?

　　娜塔莎，你考慮過要孩子嗎?

　　N: My parents-in-law want us to have one a8 soon as possible. But my husband and I decide to wait for a COuple of years.

　　N：我公公婆婆想讓我們盡快要孩子.但是我們決定再等幾年.

　　l: Is it because of your work?

　　是因?yàn)楣ぷ鞯脑騿?

　　N:YeS. kind of. but that's not the whole story. Wc thougbt it'sjust not the right time and we are not ready to be parents. What about you?

　　是啊，一部分原因吧，也不全是.我想現(xiàn)在還不是時(shí)候，我們還沒準(zhǔn)備好傲父母呢。你了?

　　l: Well, I'vc always wanted to have lots of children. Growing up as the only child. I always felt a bit loneIy. I want to have two children and my husband loves kids, too,

　　嗯，我_直想要很多孩子。我是獨(dú)生子，小時(shí)候一個(gè)人很孤獨(dú)。我想要兩個(gè)孩子，我丈夫也很喜歡小孩.

　　N: Will you have Children soon?

　　你會很快要孩子嗎?

　　l: Maybe next year. You know, we've just bought a car and we need time to save up for the new baby.Bvcrything is just so expensive nowadays.

　　也許明年吧。我們剛買車，需要攢點(diǎn)錢為孩子的出生做些準(zhǔn)備。現(xiàn)在什么都貴。

　　N: What do you think of the one-cbild policy in China?

　　那你怎么看中國的獨(dú)生子女政策呢?

　　l: It's hard to imaginc how many people there would bc in China if it doesn't have this policy. But I still would prefcr to have two children. We don't want our children to be as IoneIy as we were. It's so nice to share your childhood witb a sister or brother.

　　很難想象如果沒有獨(dú)生子女政策，中國現(xiàn)在會有多少人.但是我還是想要兩個(gè)孩子.我們可不想讓孩子和我小時(shí)候一樣孤獨(dú).能有一個(gè)兄弟姐妹分享童年，多幸福啊。

　　N: That's true.

　　那倒是，