[转贴]你有几个孩子?

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http://www.sina.com.cn 2006/01/22  

　　How many children have you got?

　　你有几个孩子?

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　　A：Yan, I’d like to buy some presents for my kids.

　　A：燕，我想给我的孩子们买些礼物。

　　B：How many kids do you have, Sue?

　　B：你有几个孩子，苏？

　　A：Two. A son and a daughter. My daughter is at university, and my son works in an office in London.

　　A：两个。一个儿子和一个女儿。我女儿在上大学，我儿子在伦敦工作。

　　B：Do you know what kind of presents they would like?

　　B：你知道他们喜欢什么样的礼物吗？

　　A：No, I’m not sure. Let’s go to the shops and try and find something good.

　　A：不，我不太确定。咱们去商店看看能不能找到好东西。

　　B：Ok, I’m sure you’ll be lucky.

　　B：好的，我相信你会很幸运的。

　　Notes  注释

　　1、If you wish to do something, or would like to do something, you can say: I would like to . . . / I would like to . . . You can shorten I would / I would to I’d / I’d: e.g.: I’d like to buy some presents / I’d like to buy some presents: I’d like to go shopping / I’d like to go shopping.

　　如果你想做某事，或者愿意做某事，你可以说：I would like to . . . / 我想 . . . 你可以把I would简略说成 I’d 。例如: I’d like to buy some presents / 我想买一些礼物 : I’d like to go shopping / 我想去购物。

　　2、If you want to ask how many, you say: How many . . . ? / How many . . . ? e.g.: How many kids do you have? / How many kids do you have? ; How many times have you been to Beijing? / How many times have you been to Beijing?

　　如果想问有多少，你说：How many . . . ? / . . .有多少？例如：How many kids do you have? /你有几个孩子 ? ; How many times have you been to Beijing? /你去过北京几次?

　　3、You can talk about your son / son or daughter / daughter and describe what they do, e.g.: My daughter is at university / my daughter is at university; My son is at school / My son is at school.

　　你可以谈论你的son /儿子或者daughter /女儿以及他们做什么，例如：My daughter is at university /我的女儿在上大学; My son is at school / 我的儿子在(中小学)读书。