情景对话 部分内容改编自 《日常英语》

Monica: How many brothers and sisters do you have?

Gary: I have three sisters and a brother.

Monica:Wow！You come from a big family.

Gary: Yeah, it gets pretty crowded at holiday time, especially with all the nieces and nephews,too. How about you?

Monica: Oh, I don’t have any siblings. I’m an only child.

Gary:You can have some of mine!Ha!　

Monica:Sure!

口语点津
1.How many brothers and sisters do you have? 你有几个兄弟姐妹？

【常见的同义句】　
How many　siblings do you have?
siblings就是指“兄弟姐妹“的意思。
How many memebers are there in your family?
How many people are there in your family?

【相关词汇】
grandfather/grandmother 祖父母
brothere/sister/sibligns　兄弟／姐妹／兄弟姐妹
elder brother/elder sister 哥哥/姐姐
younger brother/ younger sister 弟弟/妹妹
nephew 侄儿 niece 外甥女
cousin 堂表兄弟/堂表姐妹

2. You come from a big family. 你们是大家庭。
【常见的同义句】 You have a big family.

3. I’m an only child. 我是独生子/独生女。
only意为“唯一的“。

【相关词句】
I’m an only son. 我是独生子。
I’m an only daughter. 我是独生女。
I have no brothers or sisters.我没有兄弟姐妹。

参考译文
莫妮卡：你有几个兄弟姐妹？

盖瑞：我有三个姐妹和一个兄弟。

莫妮卡：哇！你们是大家庭。

盖瑞：是呀，每到放假的时候就会相当拥挤，特使还有外甥和织女回来时。你呢？

莫妮卡：我没有兄弟姐妹，我是独生女。

盖瑞：你可以分一些我的兄弟姐妹过去，呵呵！

莫妮卡：好呀！