( I=interviewer、用C=candidate )
2、about Your Family Status
I: ·How many people are there in your family?
·How big is your family?
C: ·There are three of us:father,mother,an elder sister and me.
·We are only three in all — my parents and I.
I:你家有几口人?
C:我们总共只有三口人:父母亲和我。
I:Who supports your family?
C: Both my father and mother do.
I:谁维持你家的生活?
C:由爸爸和妈妈维持家庭生活。
I:Do you have to support your family?
C:No. My father does.
I:你得维持家庭生活吗?
C:不。是由我爸爸维持家庭生活的。
I:What does your father do?
C:My father works at a factory. He is an electrical engineer.
I:你爸爸是干什么工作?
C:我爸爸在一家工厂工作。他是个电机工程师。
I:What is your mother's occupation?
C:My mother is a accountant.
I:你妈妈的职业是什么?
C:我妈妈是会计。
I:·How old is your father?
·May I ask your father's age.
C:My father is fifty-one(years old).
I:你爸爸多大年纪了?
C:(我爸爸)51岁了。
I:Does your mother have a job?
C: ·Yes,she does. She's a teacher.
·No,she is a housewife.
I:你妈妈有工作吗?
C ·有。她是一名教师。
·没有。她是家庭主妇。
I: What is your father's name?
C:His full name is Zhongren Sun.
I:你爸爸叫什么名字?
C:他的全名叫孙仲仁。
I:Do you have any brothers and sisters?
C: ·No, I'm a singleton.
·Yes,I have a brother.
I:你有没有兄弟姐妹?
C: ·没有,我是独生子。
·有,我有一个兄弟。
I:Who is the oldest of you three.
C: ·I am.
·My sister is. But my brother is younger than I.
I:你们三个人谁年纪最长?
C: ·我年纪最长。
·我姐姐年纪最长。不过,我弟弟比我年纪小。
I:Who is older,your sister or you?
C:My sister is. She is my elder by two years.
I:谁年纪较大?是你的姐妹还是你?
C:我姐姐年纪较大。她比我年长2岁。
I:Are you the oldest child in your family?
C: ·Yes. I am.
·No. My brother is. I'm his junior by three years.
I:你是家中最大的孩子吗?
C:·是的,我是。
·不是。我哥哥最大。我比他小3岁。
I:Are you the youngest girl in the family?
C:No,I'm second to the youngest.
I:你是家中最小的女孩吗?
C:不是。我是第二小的。
I:Are you married?
C: ·Yes,I am.
·No, I'm not married (unmarried)
·I am still single.
I:你结婚了吗?
C:·结婚了。
·不,我没结婚,仍是单身。
I:How long have you been married?
C:I have been married for 1 year.
I:你结婚已多久了?
C:我结婚已1年了。
I:When did you get married?
C:I got married in l999.
I:你什么时候结婚的?
C:我于1999年结婚的。
I:Do you have any children?
C: ·Yes,I have a daughter. She is 2 years old.
·No. We got married not long ago.
I:你有没有孩子?
C:·有,我有个女孩,她今年2岁了。
·还没有,我们刚结婚不久。
I:What is your wife?
C:She is a teacher at a high school.
I:你妻子是干什么的?
C:她是个中学教师。 主试人:请说说有关你家里的情况。
I:Please say something about your family.
C:There are five people in my family:my grandmother, my parents, my elder brother, and myself. My father is a salsman. My mother is runs a grocery. My brother is a journalist. He is still a happy single man like me. We live a happy life together.
I:我家有五口人:我祖母、我父母亲、我姐姐和我自己。 我父亲是个推销员。我母亲经营一家杂货店。我哥哥是 个新闻记者。他象我一样,仍然是个快活的单身汉。我 们一家在一起过着幸福的生活。
I:Would you tell me something about your family?
C:With pleasure. My family is not big. We are four altogether —my mother, my wife, my son,and I. My father is dead. My mother is fifty-seven years old. She is a retired worker. My wife is an nurse.My son is only over one. He is looked after by my mother. He is the apple of our eye.
I:你能不能给我讲讲你家的有关情况?
C:很乐意。我家人口不多,总共4口人。我妈妈,我妻子,我儿子和我。我爸爸去世了。我妈妈今年57岁, 是个退休工人。我妻子是个护士。我儿子只有1岁多,由我妈妈照看。他是全家人的掌上明珠。
I: Do you spend much time staying with your fami1y?
C: Oh,yes. People say there is a generation gap in the world today,but I don't think there is one in my family. We all work at taking time to talk with each other. Especially at mealtimes, we all get together to eat and talk. Meals are very lively at our house. I often watch TV together with my family in the evenings. During the weekends or holidays, we sometimes go to parks,cinemas, and concerts together.
I:你花很多时间和你的家人呆在一起吗?
C:喔,是的。人们说今天这个世界有代沟,但是我认为我们家没有代沟。我们都舍得花时间互相交谈,尤其是用餐的时候,我们都聚在一起吃饭和聊天,吃饭在我们家是很热闹的。晚上我经常和家人在一起看电视。 周未和节假日期间,我们一家人有时一起去上公园,看电影、听音乐会。
I: Your application form says that you have a younger brother. How do you get along with him?
C: We get along very well. He is preparing for college entrance exams right now, so he asks me for adivce a lot on how he should study and things like that. We often go swimming and mountain climbing together
I:你的申请表说你有一个弟弟,你和他相处得如何?
C:我们相处得很好。他现在正在准备大学入学考试,所以,他经常向我讨教一些应该怎样学习诸如此类的问 题。我们时常一起去游泳和爬山。