介紹家庭成員數(shù)目：①I come from a big/small family.②I was an only child.

③I was one of?...?siblings.(siblings=brothers and sisters)④There are ... of us in my family.

Sibling rivalry=brothers and sisters competing

Extended family大家庭（如多代同堂）?nuclear family核心家庭（只包含父母和子女）

Like 2 peas in a pod=too similar??like chalk and cheese=different截然不同

Ups and downs起落波折???see eye to eye看法一致

Fall out=argue and no longer talk??to make up=to become friends again

Tightly knit family=close family???to have your differences=to have disagreements

家庭對于自己的重要性：①My family is everything to me.②I love them(my family) to bits.???③My family means the world to me.

作為家長：?①As a parent,I try not to be overprotective.②I don’t want to spoil my children.?③I try not to spoon feed them.

相似度：①I look like...②I am the spitting image of...③I take after...

To take after=to have the same personality with your parent

作為子女：①As for ...,I don’t see a lot of him/her.②bring me up with good values

Bring...up=to educate and raise??pass away=die

夫妻愛情：①It was love at first sight.（一見鐘情）②I fell for him/her instantly.③We just clicked.

Click=get on well

情感增長：①We’ve grown to love each other over time.

②We’ve grown closer and closer over the years.

諺語：Blood is thicker than water.=Family is more important than friends.血濃于水。