034　Visiting Relatives and Friends　走親訪友

Key Words　核心詞匯1

close[kl?uz]v.結束，使靠近　adj.緊密的，親近的

pay[pei]n.工資，薪水；付款　v.支付；償還

pay for　賠償，為……付錢，為……付出代價

pay a visit to　參觀，拜訪

Mother's Day　母親節

gerontic[d???r?nt?k]adj.年邁的，老年的，老年人的

lineage[?liniid?]n.血統；家系，世系

stock[st?k]n.門第，血統；樹干；股份，股票

generation[?d?en??rei??n]n.一代；一代人；生殖；產生

branch[brɑ:nt?]n.支，系

tribe[traib]n.部族，部落

clan[kl?n]n.宗族；氏族；部落；集團

race[reis]n.種族

noble[?n?ubl]n.貴族　adj.高尚的；貴族的；宏偉的

birth[b?：θ]n.出生；血統，出身；起源

of noble birth　貴族出身

humble[?h?mbl]adj.平民的；低下的

of humble birth　平民出身

dynasty[?din?sti]n.王朝，朝代

origin[??rid?in]n.出身

ancestry[??nsestri]n.祖先；先輩；血統

ancestor[??nsest?]n.祖先

descent[di?sent]n.下降；血統

descendant[di?send?nt]n.后裔；子孫　adj.祖傳的

ofispring[??fspri?]n.后代，子孫；產物

succession[s?k?se??n]n.繼承；繼位；繼承權；連續

relations[ri?le??nz]n.親屬；關系；交往；事務

relative[?rel?tiv]n.親戚；相關物　adj.相對的；有關系的

caste[kɑ?st]n.種姓；社會地位

uncle[???kl]n.叔叔；伯父；伯伯；舅父；姨丈；姑父

aunt[ɑ:nt]n.阿姨；姑媽；伯母；舅媽

cousin[?k?zn]n.堂兄弟姊妹；表兄弟姊妹

nephew[?nefju?]n.侄子；外甥

niece[ni:s]n.外甥女，侄女

2　Daily Dialogue　日常會話

My Family

Gino:The world is changing, and the family is changing, too.

Emma:What?What do you mean?

Gino:People prefer small family. More and more children are only children.Do you know it?

Emma:One-child policy is not popular in China anymore. That is called a core family.Is it popular in your country?

Gino:I'm not sure. But I don't like such a family.

Emma:What kind of family do you like best?

Gino:I like big family as my family.

Emma:Well, how many people are there in your family?

Gino:Five. I have a brother and a lithle sister.

Emma:I like a traditional family, too.It’s composed of many people, including uncle, aunt and cousin.

Gino:My ancestry came from Mexico several centuries ago. My grandfather claimed he was a descendant of noble birth.

Emma:Really?

Gino:I'm not sure. Maybe not.He always likes to crack a joke with me.