你家有几口人?
307.How many persons are there in your family?
你家有几口人?
308. How big is your family?
你家有几口人?
309. What kind of occupation1 do your father do?
你爸爸从事何种职业?
310. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
你有几个兄弟姐妹?
311.There are seven of us:my parents,three brothers and two sisters.
有七口人,爸爸妈妈亲,三个兄弟和两个姐妹。
312. There are only three my parents and I.
只有三口人,父母和我。
313.My father runs an import and export company.
我爸爸经营一家进出口公司。
314.What's your father?
你爸爸做什么职业?
315. What does your mother do?
你母亲的职业是什么?
316. My father is a civil engineer.
我爸爸是个土木工程师。
317. My mother is a teacher.
我妈妈是一位教师。
318. My father is a retired2 doctor.
我的爸爸是一个退休的大夫。
319. My mother doesn't have a job.
我妈妈不工作。
320.She is a housewife3.
她是位家庭主妇。
321.How old is your father,may I ask?
我能问一下你爸爸的年龄吗?
322.He is fifty-six years old.
他56岁。
323.Who supports your family?
哪个保持你家的生活?
324.Both my father and mother do.
爸爸和妈妈保持家的生活。
Dialogue A
( I=Interviewer主试人 A=Applicant受试人)
I: How many persons are there in your family?
A: There are only three:my parents and I.
I: Who supports your family?
A:Both my father and mother do.
I:What's your father?
A: He is a civil engineer.
I: What kind of occupation do your mother do?
A:My mother is a teacher.
I:How old is your father, may I ask?
A:He is 56 years old.
I: Are you married?
A: No, I'm not married. I'm still single.
Dialogue B
I:How big is your family?
A:There are five of us.
I: How many brothers and sisters do you have?
A:I have a brother and a sister.
I: Who is the oldest of you three?
A:I am.
I: Do you have to support your family?
A: Yes, sir.I run a shop in this city.
Notes注解
1.Are you married?
你有没有结婚?
2.No, I'm not married. I'm still single.
不,我没结婚,我仍是单身。
3.Do you have to support your family?
你得供养家庭吗?
Words and expressions
occuption n.职业,工作
civil engineer 土木工程师
retire v.退休
housewife n.家庭主妇
support v.支撑,养活