你好，I ' m oli . welcome to Oxford online English！

你好，我是奥利。

In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about your family in English.

在本节课中，大家可以学到怎样用英语谈论家庭。

Do you have a big family?

你有一个大家庭吗？

What do you like doing when you spend time with your family?

当你和家人在一起的时候，你们喜欢做什么呢？

Talking about family can be a good way to start a conversation in English, so it's useful if you know what to say and if you have some questions to ask.

谈论家庭是开启英语对话的一个很好的方式，如果你知道说什么，知道要问什么问题的话，那其实是很有用的。

Let's start with something simple.

让我们从简单的方面开始吧。

Part one: introducing your family.

第一部分：介绍你的家庭。

OK. So let's start with a simple sentence: "There are __ people in my family." So you can say: "There are five... There are ten... There are thirty people in my family." That's not too hard, but it's not so interesting, either!

我们从一个简单的句子开始吧：“我的家里有__口人。”那么你可以说：“我的家里有五/十/三十口人。”并不是很难，但是也没什么意思！

You should say who these people are.

你要介绍一下那些人是谁。

"There are ten people in my family: I have two sisters, my brother, my uncle and aunt, two grandparents and my parents of course." "There are four people in my family: my wife, my two sons and myself." Part two: Talking about your brothers and sisters.

“我家里有十口人。我有两个姐妹，一个兄弟，叔叔和婶婶，两个祖父母，当然还有我的父母。”“我家里有四个人：我的妻子、我的两个儿子和我自己。”第二部分：谈论你的兄弟姐妹。

How many brothers and sisters do you have?

你有多少兄弟姐妹？

You could say: "I have two brothers and one sister." "I just have one sister." "I'm an only child." Let's make it more interesting by adding more information.

你可以说：“我有两个兄弟和一个姐妹。”“我只有一个妹妹。”“我家就我一个孩子。”我们可以增加更多信息让表达更加有趣。

Are your brothers and sisters older or younger?

你的兄弟姐妹比你年纪大还是小呢？

Where are you in the family?

你在家里排行第几？

"I have two older brothers and one older sister.

“我有两个哥哥和一个姐姐。

I'm the youngest in the family." "I just have one sister, who's five years older than me." "I'm the middle child: my brother is two years older, and I have a younger sister who's finishing university this year." Part three: talking about your immediate and your extended family.

我是家里最小的。”“我只有一个姐姐，她比我大五岁。”“我是中间的孩子：我的哥哥比我大两岁，我还有一个妹妹，她今年就要完成大学学业了。”第三部分：谈论你的直系亲属和大家庭。

In English, we sometimes draw a line between your immediate family.

在英语中，我们有时会在直系亲属之间画一条线。

That means: you, your husband/wife, your children, parents, and brothers and sisters.

意思就是：你、你的配偶、你的小孩、父母和兄弟姐妹。

Then, you have your extended family.

然后就是你的大家庭。

That means: aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, grandparents, grandchildren, and so on.

指的是：姨妈姑姑、叔舅伯父、表堂兄弟姐妹、侄子和外甥、侄女/外甥女、爷爷/外公和奶奶/外婆、孙子/女和外孙/女等等。

Now, you can give more details about the people in your family, like this: "My immediate family is quite small, because I'm an only child.

你现在可以给出关于家庭成员的更多细节，比如说：“我的直系亲属非常少，因为我是独生子女。

My mum is one of five children, so I have a lot of cousins, who are kind of like my brothers and sisters.

我妈妈有五个兄弟姐妹，所以我有很多堂兄弟姐妹，他们就像我的亲兄弟姐妹一样。

There are six people in my immediate family: my parents, my brother and his wife, my sister and me.

我的直系亲属有六个人：我的父母、我的兄弟和他的妻子、我的姐姐和我。

I have a lot of other relatives, but they live in Canada so we don't see them often." Part four: talking about your children.

我有很多其他亲戚，但他们住在加拿大，所以我们不经常见面。”第四部分：谈论你的孩子。

Do you have children?

你有小孩吗？

Let's see what you can say: "I have three kids: two girls and a boy." "We have a newborn son." "We have one daughter, and my wife's expecting our second child." As always, you should add details to make your answers longer and more interesting: "I have three kids: two girls and a boy.

让我们来看看你可以说什么吧：“我有三个孩子：两个女孩和一个男孩。”“我们刚有了一个新生儿。”“我们有一个女儿，我妻子正在期待我们的第二个孩子的来临。”同样地，你要增加细节来让你的回答更长，也更有意思。“我有三个孩子：两个女孩和一个男孩。

Our eldest daughter has just started secondary school, and the two younger ones are still in primary school." "We have a newborn son.

我们的大女儿刚刚开始上中学，两个小女儿还在上小学。”“我们有一个刚出生的儿子。

He's just three weeks old now, so we're still getting used to things!" "We have one daughter, and my wife's expecting our second child.

他现在才三周大，所以我们还在适应中！”“我们有一个女儿，我妻子正在期待我们的第二个孩子的来临。

We don't know if it's a boy or a girl, but we'll find out in three months." Part five: talking about your relationship with your family.

我们不知道是男孩还是女孩，但三个月后我们就会知道了。”第五部分：谈论你和家人的关系。

Finally, let's add some information about how often you see your family, and what you like to do together.

最后，让我们来增加一些关于你和家人的关系，以及你们在一起的时候会做什么事情的信息吧。

For example: "I'm very close to my family.

例如：“我和我的家人非常亲近。

We have lunch together every weekend." "I see my older brother once a week; we play tennis or basketball together." "I try to spend as much time as possible with my kids." What now?

我们每个周末都会一起吃午饭。”“我每周可以见到我的哥哥一次；我们会一起打网球或篮球。”“我尽量多花时间陪我的孩子。”现在怎么样呢？

You should know the answer: add more details!

你应该知道答案了：增加更多细节！

Let's look: "I'm very close to my family.

让我们来看看：“我和我的家人非常亲近。

We have lunch together every weekend at my grandmother's house.

我们每个周末都会在我奶奶家一起吃午饭。

She always cooks something delicious!" "I see my older brother once a week; we play tennis or basketball together.

她总是会做一些美味的东西！”“我每周可以见到我的哥哥一次；我们会一起打网球或篮球。

I don't see my other brother so often, because he lives overseas, although we talk on Skype every so often." "I try to spend as much time as possible with my kids.

我不经常看到我的另一个兄弟，因为他住在海外，虽然我们每隔一段时间就在Skype上交流。”“我尽量多花时间陪我的孩子。

We play cards, we watch films, or we go to the park if the weather's nice." OK. Part six: making a longer answer.

我们会打牌，看电影，或者如果天气好的话会去公园。”第六部分：让你的回答更长。

Now you should be able to make a longer answer talking about your family.

现在你肯定可以用更长的回答来谈论你的家庭了。

You should be able to talk about your relatives, your brothers and sisters, your children if you have any, and your relationship with your family.

你应该可以谈一下你的亲戚、你的兄弟姐妹、你的小孩（如果有的话），以及与家人的关系。

Let's look at a sample answer: "There are five people in my immediate family, although my extended family is quite large.

我们来看一个回答的例子：“我的直系亲属有五个人，尽管我的大家庭相当大。

I have two sisters, both younger, so I'm the oldest child.

我有两个妹妹，都比较小，所以我是最大的孩子。

I don't have kids yet but I'd like to have a big family one day.

我还没有孩子，但我希望有一天能有一个大家庭。

I see my parents and my sisters quite often, because we all live near each other, although I don't see my other relatives that much." OK?

我经常看到我的父母和我的姐妹们，因为我们都住在彼此附近，虽然我不经常看到我的其他亲戚。”可以吗？

Could you make an answer like this?

你可以说出一个像这样的回答吗？

Let's look at one more sample answer first: "I come from a big family: I'm the fifth child, and I have three brothers and one sister.

我们再来看一个回答例子吧：“我来自一个大家庭。我是第五个孩子，我有三个兄弟和一个姐妹。

They're all close to each other in age, but there's a big gap between them and me.

他们年龄都很接近，但他们和我之间有很大的差距。

I don't have children, but I have lots of nieces and nephews!

我没有孩子，但我有很多侄女和侄子！

I don't see my family often because I live in a different country, but I speak to them regularly and we all get together once or twice a year, which is always very noisy but lots of fun." What about you?

我不经常看到我的家人，因为我住在另一个国家，但我经常与他们交谈，我们每年都会聚个一两次，虽然聒噪，但有很多乐趣。”那么你呢？

Try to make a longer answer talking about your family.

试着说一个谈论你的家庭的更长的回答吧。

Use the vocabulary and ideas from the lesson to help you.

用本节课里的词汇和想法来帮助你组织答案。

Next time you talk about your family in English, hopefully you'll have lots to talk about!

下次用英语来谈论你的家庭时，希望你可以有很多可以谈的！

OK. That's the end of the lesson.

本节课就到这啦。

I hope it was useful.

希望本节课对你们有用。

You can see more of our free English lessons on our website: oxford online English dot com.

你可以在我们的网站上看到更多的免费英语课程：oxford online English dot com。

Thanks very much for watching!

感谢大家观看！

See you next time.

下次见。