J:Hi Melissa, are you going home this weekend?
你好,梅利莎。你這個(gè)周末回家嗎?
M:No, not this weekend. I have too much work to do.
不,這周不回,我有很多工作要做。
J:Where do your parents live?
你父母住在哪兒?
M:My father lives in Washington DC.
我父親住在華盛頓。
J:How about your mother?
你母親呢?
M:My mother died two years ago.
我母親兩年前就去世啦。
J:Oh, I am sorry to hear that. Is your father still working?
哦,真對不起。你父親還工作嗎?
M:No, he's retired.
不,他已經(jīng)退休啦。
J:Do you have any family here?
你在這里有家人嗎?
M:Yes, two of my cousins live here and my aunt and uncle live about 30 miles from here.
是的,我兩個(gè)堂弟住在這里,我伯伯和伯母住在離這兒大概30英里的距離和地方。
J:Do you have any brothers or sisters?
你有兄弟姐妹嗎?
M:Yes, I have two brothers who live in New York and a sister who lives in Boston.
是的,我有兩個(gè)哥哥,他們住在紐約,還有一個(gè)姐姐住在波士頓。
J:Do you see them a lot?
你經(jīng)常見到他們嗎?
M:Not as much as I'd like to. Usually just on holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
不是經(jīng)常見面,通常是在像感恩節(jié)和圣誕節(jié)這樣的假期見面。