出生地和家庭情况是人们常谈论的话题，但仅仅谈论地点名称或者有无兄弟之类的话，不免太枯燥无味。

　　家庭、亲戚

　　

　　I was a so-called latchkey kid.

　　我曾被叫做“挂钥匙儿童”。

　　

　　My father puts family before everything else.

　　我爸爸把家庭放在第一位。

　　

　　Taking care of my grandfather is a lot of work.

　　照顾爷爷是件很辛苦的事。

　　

　　We don't have much to do with our relatives.

　　我们和亲戚之间不大走动。

　　

　　On New Year's Day, all the relatives get together at my house.

　　新年那天，所有亲戚都聚集在我家里。

　　住宅、环境

　　

　　I wish I had a bigger house.

　　我想要间更大的房子。

　　

　　Sometimes it's depressing when you live alone.

　　一个人生活有时会感到忧郁。

　　

　　My house is 20 years old.

　　我家房子盖了有20年了。

　　

　　There's only one train into town per hour.

　　去城里的电车一小时只有一趟。

　　

　　How long does it take you to get to the work?

　　上班要花几个小时？