地道美语听力练习:家庭成员

Larissa: I'm really nervous about meeting your family.
拉瑞莎：想到要见你家人我就紧张。

Vince: You don't need to be. They'll love you and you'll fit right in.
文斯：你没必要这样。他们肯定喜欢你，你们在一起会合得来。

Larissa: Okay, but I want to make sure I know everyone I'll be meeting. Your Grandmother Celine is the matriarch of the family and your Uncle Nick is the black sheep of the family, is that right?
拉瑞莎：好吧，但我还是想确保每个人我都认识。你的奶奶席琳是这个家庭的女家长，你的叔叔尼克是个败家子，是吗？

Vince: That's right, but none of us let on that Uncle Nick is considered the prodigal son. He was really rebellious when he was young and left home when he was 17. He came back 15 years later, but nobody really knows what happened during that time. He's always been a little eccentric.
文斯：对，家里没人不承认尼克叔叔是回头的浪子。他年少时很反叛，17岁那年离开了家，过了15年才回来，没人真正清楚那段时间发生了什么。他的行为一直有点古怪。

Larissa: I'll be sure to steer clear of Uncle Nick, in that case. Let's see, you told me that he is the oldest and your Aunt Sue is the baby of the family. Where does your Aunt Lily come in?
拉瑞莎：如果是这种情况的话，我保证会尽量避开尼克叔叔。你告诉过我，他是你爷爷奶奶的长子，苏阿姨是最小的女儿，那么莉莉阿姨排行老几呢？

Vince: She's the middle child and is always the scapegoat for anything that goes wrong. At least that's what my grandfather has told me all these years.
文斯：她是老二，一出岔子她就是替罪羊。至少这些年我爷爷是这么对我说的。

Larissa: That's your Grandfather Albert, the patriarch of the family, right?
拉瑞莎：那是你爷爷艾伯特，他是一家之主，对吗？

Vince: Yes, you've got it. I'm impressed you remembered so much about my family.
文斯：是的，你都知道了。我是在帮你加强对我们家庭的印象。

Larissa: If I'm walking into the lion's den, then I want to be prepared.
拉瑞莎：进狮子坑之前，我得充分准备。

Vince: Don't think of it that way. They're all going to love you.
文斯：不要那样想。他们肯定喜欢你。

Larissa: Famous last words!
拉瑞莎：经典的遗言啊！