My Family 我的家庭
基礎家庭成員詞彙。
- 家人稱謂：father、mother、brother、sister、son、daughter。
- 親戚：uncle、aunt，它們的仔女是 cousins。
- 講人數：There are six people in my family.
文體小知識：Family members.
§課文原文 Passage
1There are six people in my family: my father, my mother, my brother, my sister and me. My father is a bus driver, and he works hard every day. My mother is a shop assistant in a supermarket, and she is very kind. They both love us very much, and we are a happy family. On weekends, we sometimes go to the park and have a picnic together.
2My brother is ten years old, and my sister is only five. My sister is the youngest daughter in our family. I am the middle child, but I do not mind. My uncle lives in Shatin with his son and daughter. His children are my cousins, and we play football together on Sundays.
3Every Sunday, my aunt brings her family to our home for dinner. Grandmother always cooks our favourite dishes, and the whole flat smells wonderful. After dinner, my cousins and I watch TV and share funny stories. I love my big, warm family. They are always there when I need them. Family is the most important thing in the world.
§逐句中文翻譯 Sentence-by-sentence translation
There are six people in my family: my father, my mother, my brother, my sister and me.
我家有六個人：爸爸、媽媽、哥哥、妹妹同我。
My father is a bus driver, and he works hard every day.
爸爸是巴士司機，他每天都很努力工作。
My mother is a shop assistant in a supermarket, and she is very kind.
媽媽在超級市場做店務員，她好善良。
They both love us very much, and we are a happy family.
他們兩個都好愛我們，我們是幸福的一家人。
On weekends, we sometimes go to the park and have a picnic together.
週末我們有時會一起去公園野餐。
My brother is ten years old, and my sister is only five.
哥哥十歲，妹妹只有五歲。
My sister is the youngest daughter in our family.
妹妹是家裡最小的女兒。
I am the middle child, but I do not mind.
我排中間，但是我不介意。
My uncle lives in Shatin with his son and daughter.
叔叔同他的兒子、女兒住在沙田。
His children are my cousins, and we play football together on Sundays.
他的孩子就是我的堂兄弟姊妹，我們星期日一起踢球。
Every Sunday, my aunt brings her family to our home for dinner.
逢星期日，姑媽會帶著一家人來我們家吃飯。
Grandmother always cooks our favourite dishes, and the whole flat smells wonderful.
奶奶常常煮我們最喜歡吃的菜，整間屋都香噴噴。
After dinner, my cousins and I watch TV and share funny stories.
吃完飯，我同表兄弟姊妹會一起看電視、講笑話。
I love my big, warm family.
我好愛我這個溫暖的大家庭。
They are always there when I need them.
我需要他們的時候，他們總會在。
Family is the most important thing in the world.
家人是世界上最重要的東西。
1重點摘要 Summary
家庭成員詞彙。
2生字卡 Vocabulary
爸爸
媽媽
兄弟
姊妹
兒子
女兒
叔叔/伯伯
嬸嬸/姨媽
3逐步講解 Steps
- 核心家庭成員介紹家庭先要認識最基本的成員稱呼：father（爸爸）、mother（媽媽）、brother（兄弟）以及 sister（姊妹）。提到自己家人時通常加上 my，例如 my father、my mother。例句：I have one brother and two sisters. 要注意 brother 與 sister 本身不分年長或年幼，如需說明可用 elder brother（哥哥）與 younger sister（妹妹）；這幾個詞幾乎每次介紹家人都會用到，必須記熟拼寫。
- 兒女的說法son 是兒子，daughter 是女兒，兩個詞多從父母的角度使用。例句：My parents have one son and one daughter. 從子女的角度則說 I am their only son，意思是我是他們唯一的兒子。要注意 daughter 的拼寫較難，中間的 gh 不發音，讀出來只有兩個音節；複數形式直接加 s，即 sons 與 daughters，例如 They have three daughters.
- 祖輩的稱呼grandfather 指祖父或外祖父，grandmother 指祖母或外祖母。英語不像中文那樣細分爺爺、奶奶、外公、外婆，一律用 grand 與 parent 合成的方式表達。例句：My grandmother lives with us and cooks delicious meals every day. 要注意 grandparent 是祖父母的統稱，指四位長輩時說 grandparents；如需說明是哪一方，可以用 my father's mother 這類結構，意思是我爸爸的媽媽。
- 親戚的稱呼uncle 泛指叔伯、舅父、姑丈、姨丈，aunt 泛指姑母、姨母、伯母、舅母，cousin 則統稱堂兄弟姊妹與表兄弟姊妹。例句：My uncle is a policeman. I have five cousins. 要注意英語的親戚稱呼不分父方或母方，也不分年長年幼，範圍比中文寬得多；cousin 一詞男女通用，指表姐或堂弟都可以用，說複數時直接加 s，例如 cousins。
- 介紹職業介紹家人的職業時，用 be 動詞加 a 或 an，再加職業名詞。例如：My father is a bus driver. My mother is a shop assistant in a supermarket. 要注意單數可數的職業名詞前面必須有冠詞，不能說 My father is bus driver；職業名詞以元音音素開頭時用 an，例如 an artist、an engineer；主語是複數時則不用冠詞，例如 They are teachers。這是考試常考的重點。
- 說年齡與排行說年齡用 be 動詞加數字加 years old，例如：My brother is ten years old. 剛好一歲時用 one year old，year 用單數。描述排行可用 the eldest（最年長）、the middle child（中間的孩子）、the youngest（最年幼），例如：I am the middle child. My sister is the youngest in our family. 要注意作定語時要寫成 a ten-year-old boy，有連字符且 year 不加 s；兩種用法不可混淆。
5例題示範 Example
問題：怎樣有條理地介紹自己家庭的人數與成員？
- 第一步：先說明家裡一共有多少人，用 There are 加數字加 people 的句式開頭，例如：There are six people in my family.
- 第二步：逐個點名家庭成員，並列多項時用 and 連接最後一項，使句子讀起來自然完整，例如：my father, my mother, my brother, my sister and me.
- 第三步：為其中一兩位成員補充職業或年齡等細節，使介紹更具體，例如：My father is a bus driver. My sister is only five.
- 第四步：描述全家一起做的事，用 we 作主語並可加上頻率副詞，說明相處的日常，例如：On weekends, we sometimes have a picnic together.
- 第五步：以對家庭的感受作結，例如：I love my big, warm family. 這樣文章有開頭也有收結，結構才完整。
- 答案：示範答案：There are six people in my family: my father, my mother, my brother, my sister and me. My father is a bus driver and my mother is a shop assistant. On weekends, we sometimes have a picnic together. I love my big, warm family.
6常見錯誤 Mistakes
76 題快測 Quick check
Q1爸爸？
Q2媽媽？
Q3兄弟？
Q4姊妹？
Q5兒子？
Q6女兒？
8重點回顧 Recap
- 家人稱謂：father、mother、brother、sister、son、daughter。
- 親戚：uncle、aunt，它們的仔女是 cousins。
- 講人數：There are six people in my family.
- 職業前面要 a / an：a bus driver、a shop assistant。
- 排行講法：the youngest（最小）、the middle child（排中間）。