与brother相关的情景对话
衣食住行 / 介绍
A:
Mary, this is Joe's brother David.
玛丽，这是乔的兄弟大卫。
B:
I'm very glad to meet you.
我很高兴见到你。
A:
It's a pleasure to meet you.
很高兴见到你。
B:
How do you like Beijing so far?
到现在你觉得北京怎么样？
A:
It's really different from what I expected.
与我想象的很不一样。
B:
Don't worry. You'll get used to it in no time.
别担心。你很快就会习惯它了。
态度情感 / Character-(性格)
A:
Have you heard the news about Michael?
你听到有关迈克尔德消息了吗？
B:
No, David, what happened?
没有，大卫。发生什么事了。
A:
Well, I heard that he was arrested.
噢，我听说他被逮捕了。
B:
What? Arrested? For what?
什么，被逮捕了，为什么？
A:
Apparently, he got in a fight at a bar.
显然是他卷入了一场酒吧斗殴。
B:
I don’t believe it! He wouldn’t hurt a fly!
我不相信，他心地那么善良，连只苍蝇都不会伤害。
A:
I agree with you. He’s usually so calm.
是啊，而且他通常都很冷静。
B:
Maybe he was just trying to be a good Samaritan.
也许他只是在帮助陷入麻烦的人。
A:
That’s possible. I can’t picture him trying to start a fight with someone.
很可能，我无法想象他会挑起与别人的争端。
B:
Now that I think about it, though, I do remember him being a bit aggressive once.
说得对，既然想到这儿，我的确记得他有一次曾有些好斗。
A:
Maybe he’s one of those people whose personality changes a lot when he drinks.
也许他是那种一旦喝酒性格就大变的人。
B:
Does he often drink?
他常喝酒吗？
A:
No, in fact I’ve only seen him drink once… and that was when I saw him behaving oddly.
不经常，事实上我只见他喝过一次酒，也就是那次我见到他举止有些反常。
B:
Some people are not what they seem.
有些人不能单从表面判断。
A:
However, in all fairness, we shouldn’t jump to conclusions.
不管怎样，为了公平起见，我们不应匆忙下结论。
B:
You’re right. We don’t even know if he was actually arrested or not?
你说得对。我们甚至还不知道他是否真的被逮捕了呢。
A:
Shall we call him?
我们给他打电话吗？
B:
Ok, let me just get my phone… “Hello, Michael? It’s Samantha… I’m fine. Are you alright?... Your brother was mugged?...”
好吧，让我拿出我的电话。“你好！迈克尔吗？我是萨曼萨…我很好。你好吗？你弟弟被抢劫了吗？…”
衣食住行 / 家庭
A:
Tell me about your family, Simon. Are you from a big family?
西蒙，给我们讲讲你们家的事。你来自一个大家庭吗？
B:
No, my immediate family is quite small. There are only five of us. My parents, my younger brother and my younger sister. But my parents both come from large families.
不，我们自己的直系家庭相当小，只有五口人，（包括）我的父母，弟弟和妹妹。但是我父母都来自大家庭。
A:
How many people are in your extended family?
你的大家庭中有多少人呢？
B:
There are too many to count. I suppose, well over 100 people.
太多了，数不过来。我想有一百多人吧。
A:
Do you get to see your family often?
你常和家里人见过面吗？
B:
I see my immediate family every weekend, and I see my extended family about once or twice a year.We usually see each other for Christmas, Easter, and other big celebrations, like weddings.
我每个周末都和直系小家庭成员见面。我一年中能见到其他大家庭的成员一或俩次。我们经常在圣诞节，复活节和其他大的庆祝活动，如婚礼上见面。
A:
Have you ever been to a family reunion?
你参加过家庭聚会吗。
B:
Actually, I have been to one, but it wasn’t mine! It was one of my friends’. He didn’t want to be theonly boy there, so I went with him to keep him company. This was a long time ago, of course.
我倒是去过一次。但不是我自己家的聚会，是我的一个朋友家的聚会。他不想成为聚会上的唯一男孩，所以我去陪他。当然了，这也是很久以前的事了。
A:
Are many of your relative divorced?
你的亲属中有很多人离婚吗？
B:
Let me think. I believe it’s just my one uncle. He’s always been a rebel. My grandmother was very religious, so most of my relatives were too scared to get divorced!
让我想一下。我想只有我的一个叔叔离了婚。他一直是个叛逆者。我奶奶是个很虔诚的教徒，所以我的大多数亲属都不敢离婚！
A:
Do you have any relatives who are single mothers?
你的亲属中有单身母亲吗？
B:
I have just one-her father is the one who got divorced. Their family is sort of the black sheep of our extended family.
我只有一个亲属是单身母亲。她的父亲也离了婚。他们家是我们大家庭中的另类。