一、FAMILIES 家庭类

aunt （阿姨）- My aunt tells me funny stories about my mother's youth.我阿姨告诉我有关我妈小时候的趣事。brother （兄弟）- My brother is very competitive. 我哥哥很有竞争力。cousin （表兄弟）- My cousin left for college last year. 我表哥去年去上大学了。Daughter（女儿） - She has one daughter and one son. 她有一儿一女。father （父亲）- My father spent a lot of time on the road for work.我爸在上班路上花了很多时间。

grandchild （孙子）- That 90 year old woman has twenty grandchildren!那位90岁的女性有20个孙子！granddaughter / son （孙女/孙子）- His granddaughter gave him a birthday card with a bunny.他的孙女给了他一张带兔子的生日贺卡。grandfather / mother （爷爷/奶奶）- Do you remember your grandmothers and grandfathers?你还记得你的祖母祖父们吗？great-grandchild （曾孙）- She has four great-grandchildren .她有四个曾孙。

husband （丈夫）- She sometimes argues with her husband, but that's normal in every marriage. 她有时候和她丈夫吵架，但吵架这种事在每段婚姻中都是正常的。ex-husband （前夫）- She had to divorce her ex-husband because he cheated on her. 因为她前夫出轨了，所以她不得不和她前夫离婚。son-in-law, etc. （继子，等）- Her daughter-in-law told her to mind her own business.她继女告诉她别多管闲事。

mother （母亲）- Mother knows best, or at least that's my mother always said.妈妈知道什么是最好的，至少我妈总是这么说。niece （侄女）- His niece works in a shop in Seattle selling eye-wear. 他侄女在西雅图的一家商店里卖眼镜。nephew （侄子）- I have a nephew who lives in town. 我有个住在城里的侄子。parents （父母）- All of us have two biological parents.Many grown up with adopted parents.我们所有人都有两个生父生母，但我们大部分都随养父母长大。sister （姐妹）- His sister drove him crazy with her constant complaining about the parents.他姐姐不停地抱怨父母，这一点把他逼疯了。son （儿子）- Many people say that sons are harder to raise than daughters because they cause more trouble. 许多人说，儿子比女儿难养，因为儿子惹的祸更多。

step-father （继父）- She gets along with her step-father, but she prefers to not call him 'Dad'.她和她继父相处得很好，但她还是不愿意叫他“爸爸”。step-daughter, etc. （继女，等）- If you marry him, you'll have two step-daughters and one step-son. 你要是嫁给他，你就会有两个继女和一个继子。Twin（双胞胎） - It's amazing how similar some twins are. They look, act, and talk alike.有些双胞胎的相似程度实在是太惊人了。他们的长相、行为和说话方式都一样。uncle （叔叔）- My uncle lives in Texas. He's nothing like my father. 我叔叔住在德州，他跟我父亲一点也不像。widow (woman) （寡妇）- She became a widow twenty years ago and never remarried.她二十年前成了寡妇，并且从未再婚。widower (man) （鳏夫）- The widower is very sad because he's all alone now.鳏夫总是非常悲伤，因为他现在形单影只。wife （妻子）- My wife is the most amazing woman in the world . 我妻子是世界上最棒的女人。ex-wife （前妻）- His ex-wife took all his money. 他前妻把他所有的钱都拿走了。

二、MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS 婚姻关系

divorced （离婚的）- Jennifer is divorced, but she's happy to be single again. 珍妮弗离婚了，但她很高兴再次单身。engaged （订婚的）- Helen is engaged to be married next June. 海伦订婚了，六月就结婚。married （已婚的）- I've been married for over twenty-five years. I consider myself lucky. 我已经结婚25年了。我觉得我是个幸运的人。separated （分居的）- In many countries, couples must be separated for more than a year in order to divorce. 在很多国家，夫妻必须分居一年以上才能离婚。single （单身的）- He's a single man living in New York. Need I say more?!他是个住在纽约的单身汉。还需要我多说吗？widowed （丧偶的）- Hank became widowed last year. He hasn't been the same since.汉克去年丧偶。 他跟之前再也不一样了。

三、BECOMING FAMILY 组成家庭

get divorced (from) （离婚）- My husband and I got divorced three years ago. Now, we're best friends, but we know marriage was a mistake. 我丈夫和我三年前离婚了。现在，我们是最好的朋友，但是我们都知道我们之前的婚姻是个错误。get engaged (to) （订婚）- I got engaged to my wife after just two months of dating.我和我妻子约会两个月之后订婚了。get married (to) （结婚）- We're planning on getting married in May. 我们计划五月结婚。get on (well) with someone （和某人相处）- My wife gets on well with my best friend. That makes me happy!我妻子和我的好友相处得很好。这使我很开心！marry someone （和某人结婚）- She married Tom fifty years ago today. 她和Tom在五十年前的今天结婚了。start / end a relationship with someone （和某人展开/结束一段关系）- I think we should end our relationship. We're not happy with each other. 我觉得我们应该分手。我们相处得并不愉快。

四、OTHER RELATED WORDS 相关词汇

acquaintance （熟人）- I have many acquaintances from all over the world. 我有很多熟人，他们来自世界各地。Boss（老板） - My boss is a nice guy.我老板是个好人。colleague （同事）- I have great colleagues at work.我有很棒的同事。employee （雇员）- All employees should keep their mouths shut and work hard. 所有员工应该闭上嘴巴，努力工作。employer （雇主）- In today's work environment, employers are unfair to their employees. 在如今的工作环境，雇主对员工并不公平。fiancée （未婚夫）- My fiancée works as a physical fitness instructor. 我未婚夫是健身教练。friend （朋友）- Friends are just as important as family.朋友就和家人一样重要。best friend （至交）- My best friend plays the violin and is a successful entrepreneur.我最好的朋友会拉小提琴，同时他也是个成功的企业家。neighbor （邻居）- It's important to keep up a friendly relationship with your neighbor if possible. 如果可能的话，与邻居保持友好关系很重要。partner （伙伴）- Many of those who choose not to get married live with their partners for years. 很多选择不结婚的人和他们的小伙伴们一起生活多年。

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