以【005 談家庭】為例
►老外教你長話短說，這樣超簡單！
我生長在一個大家庭裡。
【學校課本教的】I was raised in a big family.
【老外簡單說】I’m from a big family.
【答】你喜歡嗎？Do you love it?

你有兄弟姊妹嗎？
【學校課本教的】Do you have brothers or sisters?
【老外簡單說】Any brothers or sisters?
【答】有的，我有一個哥哥。I do. I have an older brother.

我和我太太正在分居中。
【學校課本教的】My wife and I are not divorced but currently separated.
【老外簡單說】My wife and I are separated now.
【答】我很遺憾。I’m sorry.

我的妹妹比我小 8 歲。
【學校課本教的】My sister is eight years younger than me.
【老外簡單說】My sister is eight years younger.
【答】你一定很疼她。You must love her very much.

我是獨生子／女。
【學校課本教的】I’m the only child in the family.
【老外簡單說】I’m the only child.
【答】我有一個姊姊。I have an older sister.

你們家裡怎麼度週末的？
【學校課本教的】How do your family spend your weekends?
【老外簡單說】What do you do on family weekends?
【答】我們會去海邊。We go to the beaches.

我們全家人都很親密。
【學校課本教的】My family members are all very close to one another.
【老外簡單說】We’re a close family.
【答】我們家就沒那麼親密。Mine is rather alienated.

我大學就搬出來住了。
【學校課本教的】I moved out of my parents’ house since college.
【老外簡單說】I moved out since college.
【答】我也是。Same here.

►相關單字馬上學會， 不用查字典！
□ family n. 家庭
□ brother n. 兄弟
□ sister n. 姊妹
□ only adj. 唯一的
□ close adj. 親密的

►不夠！不夠！我要更多實用短句！
□ 我跟家人沒那麼親。I’m not really close to my family.
□ 我爸爸是個記者。My dad is a reporter.
□ 我還跟媽媽住在一起。I still live with my mom.
□ 我要和我姐姐講 Skype。I’m going to Skype with my sister.
□ 我們家養了隻狗。We had a dog in our family.

►這個關鍵句型最常用！
●關鍵句型現學現用
□ I’m from… 我來自⋯⋯
●句型怎麼用？看例句學最快！
I’m from a small family. 我來自一個小家庭。
I’m from the south. 我來自南方。
I’m from Spain. 我來自西班牙。
●活用句型跟老外交談吧！
A: I’m from a big family.
B: Sounds fantastic to me. I’m the only child in my family.
A: 我來自一個大家庭。
B: 對我來說很棒，我是個獨生子。