词汇解析:Family Members
📚 核心家庭成员
1. 父母
Parents (父亲father/母亲mother)
My parents live in Shanghai.
My parents live in Shanghai.
2. 子女
Children (儿子son/女儿daughter)
They have three children.
They have three children.
3. 兄弟姐妹
Siblings (哥哥elder brother/弟弟younger brother/姐姐elder sister/妹妹younger sister)
I have two siblings.
I have two siblings.
💡 顾老师提示:注意"siblings"只指兄弟姐妹,不包括父母。中文的"兄弟姐妹"在英语中通常需要区分性别和长幼。
🔊 发音指导
重点词汇发音:
/ˈfæməli/ [ˈfæməli] (family)
/ˈpeərənts/ [ˈpeərənts] (parents)
/ˈtʃɪldrən/ [ˈtʃɪldrən] (children)
发音要点:
- "family"重音在第一个音节,注意"a"发/æ/音
- "parents"中的"are"发/eə/双元音
- "children"的"ch"发/tʃ/音,"dren"部分要轻读
💡 顾老师纠音:常见错误:
- 把"family"读成"饭米粒"(正确:[ˈfæməli])
- "parents"读成"拍润茨"(正确:[ˈpeərənts])
- "children"漏掉"d"音(正确:[ˈtʃɪldrən])
🎯 扩展家庭成员
1. 祖父母
Grandparents (祖父grandfather/祖母grandmother)
My grandparents are over 80 years old.
My grandparents are over 80 years old.
2. 叔叔阿姨
Uncle (叔叔/舅舅/姑父) / Aunt (阿姨/姑姑/姨妈)
Uncle Wang is my father's brother.
Uncle Wang is my father's brother.
3. 堂表兄弟姐妹
Cousin (堂/表兄弟姐妹)
I have five cousins on my mother's side.
I have five cousins on my mother's side.
文化差异:
- 英语中不区分"堂"和"表",都用"cousin"
- "uncle/aunt"可指父母双方的兄弟姊妹及其配偶
- "nephew"侄子/外甥,"niece"侄女/外甥女
📝 姻亲关系
1. 配偶
Husband (丈夫) / Wife (妻子)
Her husband is a doctor.
Her husband is a doctor.
2. 岳父母/公婆
Parents-in-law (岳父father-in-law/岳母mother-in-law)
We visit our parents-in-law every weekend.
We visit our parents-in-law every weekend.
3. 女婿/媳妇
Son-in-law (女婿) / Daughter-in-law (媳妇)
Their son-in-law is very kind.
Their son-in-law is very kind.
💡 顾老师提示:所有姻亲关系都使用"-in-law"后缀,如:brother-in-law(姐夫/妹夫/小叔子等),sister-in-law(嫂子/弟媳/大姑子等)
📝 随堂练习
1. 翻译:
"我外婆和两个舅舅住在乡下。"
2. 听录音跟读:
[ˈfæməli] → family members
[ˈkʌzn] → cousin
3. 改错:找出表达错误
学生说:"He is my uncle on father side."(错误:正确应为"father's side")
正确:He is my uncle on my father's side.