Chapter 1 Family,Relatives&Friends
accompanied by ★★★★
<词组> 陪同
➢ Youngsters must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
年轻人必须由父母或监护人陪同。
acquaintance ★★★★★ [ə’kweɪntəns]
n. 熟人
➢ He is not a friend of mine,only an acquaintance—in other words,friends of friends.
他不是朋友我的，只是个熟人——换句话说，朋友的朋友。
born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth ★★★★★
<词组> 生于富贵之家
➢ I was not exactly born with a silver spoon in my mouth—my family is quite normal.
我并不是生于富贵之家，我的家庭很普通。
build ★★★ [bɪld]
n. 身材
➢ He is heavier in build than his brother.
他身材比他弟弟健壮一些。
bump into ★★★★
<词组> 偶遇，碰到
➢ I bump into my childhood friends occasionally,though we have got nothing in common anymore.
close to ★★★
<词组> 接近
➢ I am close to my uncle. He is hilarious,always telling jokes,and he is very enthusiastic about everything he does. We spent a lot of time together when I was grow ing up.
我和我的叔叔比较亲近。他非常有趣，总是在讲笑话，对做的所有的事情都非常有热情。在我成长的过程中我们总是待在一起。
commitment ★★★★★ [kə’mɪtmənt]
n. 承诺
➢ Friendship does not interfere with other commitments like the job or the family life.
友谊不会去干扰工作或家庭生活的承诺。
creative ★★★★ [kri’eɪtɪv]
adj. 创造的，创造性的；创作的
➢ I am a creative person,so I enjoy making things. For example,I like drawing pictures or making cakes.
我是一个爱创作的人，因此我喜欢制作，比如画画或者做蛋糕。
determined ★★★★★ [dɪ’tɜːmɪnd]
adj. 坚定的；果断的
➢ I am well-organized,determined and I can work well under pressure.
我是一个有条理、果断的人，而且我工作抗压。
extended family ★★★★
<词组> 大家庭
➢ My father is from an extended family. He has two sisters and one brother who looks like him a lot.
我父亲来自一个大家庭，他有两个姐姐和一个长得非常像他的弟弟。
extrovert ★★★★★ [‘ekstrəvɜːt]
n. 性格外向的人
➢ If you like going to parties and meeting new people,then you are probably quite extrovert.
如果你喜欢参加聚会、结识新朋友，那么你可能很外向。
family ★★★ [‘fæməli]
n. 家庭
➢ She wants to live with a British family so that she can improve her English as much as possible.
她想要和一个英国家庭住在一起，以便于她尽可能地提高英语水平。
gregarious ★★★★★ [ɡrɪ’ɡeəriəs]
adj. 合群的
➢ He is an honest,generous,gregarious guy with a genuine interest in other people.
他是个诚实、慷慨、合群的人，对别人很真诚。
grow apart from ★★★★
<词组> 渐渐疏远
➢ We often grow apart from old school friends or old colleagues.
我们经常和我们的老校友或者老同事渐渐疏远。
hardworking ★★★ [hɑːd’wɜːkɪŋ]
adj. 努力工作的；勤奋的
➢ She was surrounded by energetic,hardworking people.
她周围都是些充满精力、努力工作的人。
have … in common with ★★★
<词组> 有共同之处
➢ I find that I have less in common with some friends than I used to. I sometimes wonder what we used to find to talk about.
我发现我和一些朋友的共同点相比以前少了一些。我有时会想过去我们都谈论了些什么。
height ★★★ [haɪt]
n. 身高
➢ He was medium height with short dark hair and a pair of glasses.
他中等身材，黑色短发，带了一副眼镜。
immediate family ★★★★
<词组> 直系家庭
➢ My immediate family is relatively small,just my parents,my two brothers and me.
我的直系家庭相当小，就我父母、两个哥哥和我。
in one’s early 20s ★★★
<词组> 在二十岁出头
➢ He looks in his early 20s wearing scruffy jean.
他看起来二十岁出头，穿着邋遢的牛仔裤。
intimate ★★★★ [‘ɪntɪmət]
adj. 亲密的
➢ My relationship with him is not as intimate as my relationship with John.
我和他的关系比不上和约翰这样亲密。
<词组> 加入运动俱乐部
➢ I want to join a sports club to meet new people.
我想加入运动俱乐部去结识一些新朋友。
nuclear family ★★★
<词组> 核心家庭
➢ The children stay in the nuclear fam ily until they grow up and marry.
孩子们在核心家庭中生活一直到长大结婚。
only child ★★★
<词组> 独生子（女）
➢ I do not have any brothers or sisters. I am an only child.
我没有哥哥或者姐姐，我是一个独生子。
open-minded ★★★ [‘əʊpən ‘maɪndɪd]
adj. 思想开明的
➢ My father encourages us to be open-minded about new ideas and experiences.
我父亲经常鼓励我们对于新鲜的想法和经验抱有开放的态度。
own flesh and blood ★★★★
<词组> 亲骨肉，至亲
➢ Obviously my siblings are my own flesh and blood,so I love them very much.
显然我的兄弟姐妹是我的至亲，所以我非常爱他们。
parents ★★★ [‘peərənts]
n. 父母；双亲
➢ I am living with my parents at the moment,and I visit my grandparents every weekend.
relative ★★★ [‘relətɪv]
n. 亲戚
➢ There are laws to maintain safe working conditions and to allow release time for childbirth,adoption,or to care for sick relatives.
有法律保障安全的工作环境，且对于出生、领养或者照顾病中亲戚都可以请假。
reliable ★★★ [rɪ’laɪəbl]
adj. 可靠的；可信的
➢ A good friend has to be reliable. I cannot stand being stood up or having my emails and texts ignored.
好朋友应该靠得住，我无法忍受爽约或者不回复邮件和信息的人。
reserved ★★★ [rɪ’zɜːvd]
adj. 保守的
➢ They are too reserved in class.
他们在课堂上太保守了。
sensitive ★★★★ [‘sensətɪv]
adj. 敏感的
➢ She is a little sensitive,often getting offended for seem ingly no reason.
她有一点敏感，经常毫无缘由地感觉受到冒犯。
run in the blood ★★★★
<词组> 世代相传
➢ A ll my fam ily are really fond of reading—I guess it runs in the blood.
run in the family ★★★★
<词组> 世代相传
➢ The trait tends to run in the family.
这种性格倾向于家庭中遗传。
shared in terests ★★★★
<词组> 共同的兴趣
➢ The appeal of shared interests may be significant to long-term friendship.
拥有共同兴趣的吸引力对长期的友谊是特别重要的。
sibling ★★★★★ [‘sɪblɪŋ]
n. 兄弟姐妹
➢ When we were little there was not very much sibling rivalry between us.
我们还小的时候，我们之间没有兄弟姐妹的竞争。
skinny ★★★★ [‘skɪni]
adj. 皮包骨头的；很瘦的
➢ She is medium height,rather skinny and she looks in her late 30s.
她中等身材，相当削瘦，看起来三十多岁了。
small talk ★★★★
<词组> 寒暄
➢ You will never be regarded poorly for trying to make small talk.
如果试着开始寒暄，人们绝不会觉得表现糟糕。
social function ★★★★★
<词组> 社交活动
➢ He felt a little excited when he came across his former professor attending a social function.
他在一次社交中意外遇见了以前的教授，感到有些兴奋。
socialise ★★★★ [‘səʊʃəlaɪz]
v. 交往；交际
➢ Many people spend too much time sitting in front of their computers rather than going out and socialising,so they put on weight,and they do not develop and maintain friendship circles.
许多人花太多时间坐在电脑前而不出门和其他人交往，因此体重增加，也不去发展、维护友谊圈。
sounding board ★★★★★
<词组> 参谋
➢ I usually turn to my soulmate as a sounding board when I have problems.
当我有问题时，我通常把我的灵魂伴侣当参谋。
spoil a friend ship ★★★★
<词组> 破坏友谊
➢ The quickest way to spoil a friendship is to wake somebody up in the morning before he is ready.
在他还没有准备好起床之前就吵醒他是破坏你们的友谊最容易的方法。
stocky ★★★★★ [‘stɒki]
adj. 矮胖的；健壮结实的
➢ He is short and stocky with short dark hair and a square face.
他身材矮胖结实，方脸短黑发。
take after ★★★★
<词组> 长得像，性格类似于
➢ I take after my dad—we are both quite careless.
我性格随我爸爸——我们都很粗心大意。
the older generation ★★★
<词组> 上一辈
➢ For the older generation,air tickets were expensive and travelling was not very common.
对于上一辈的人来说，机票是很昂贵的，且旅行也并不普遍。
trust ★★★ [trʌst]
v. 信任
➢ Listening skills and an ability to trust are just the hallmarks of a good friend.
倾听技巧和值得信任都是一位好朋友的标志。