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　　When you have children, you are a parent. 当你有了孩子，你就是家长。

　　If you are a male parent, you are a father. 如果你是男性，你就是父亲。

　　If you are female parent, you are a mother. 如果你是女性，就是母亲。

　　If one of your children is a boy, he is your son. 如果你的孩子中有一个是男孩，他就是你儿子。

　　If one of your children is a girl, she is your daughter. 如果你的孩子中有一个是女孩，他就是你女儿。

　　When a couple gets married, the man is the husband, and the woman is his wife. 一对夫妇结了婚，男人就是丈夫，女人就是他的妻子。

　　A brother and sister both have the same parents. 哥哥/弟弟和姐姐/妹妹同父同母。

　　One collective word to describe bro thers and sisters is siblings. However this word is normally only used in written English, not orally.

　　形容兄弟和姐妹的集体词是"siblings"。这个词通常用在书面英语中，而不是口语中。

　　Relatives and Extended Family 亲属和远房亲戚

　　grandparents: the parents of your parents 祖父母：父母的父母

　　grandfather: the father of your father/mother 祖父：父亲/母亲的爸爸

　　grandmother: the mother of your father/mother 祖母：父亲/母亲的妈妈

　　grandchildren: the children of your children 孙子孙女：你孩子的孩子

　　grandson: the son of one of your children 孙子：你孩子的儿子

　　granddaughter:the daughter of one of your children 孙女：你孩子的女儿

　　great grandfather: the father of your grandfather/grandmother 曾祖父：祖父/祖母的父亲

　　great grandmother: the mother of your grandfather/grandmother 曾祖母：祖父/祖母的母亲

　　uncle: the brother (or brother-in-law) of your mother/father 叔叔：你母亲/父亲的兄弟

　　aunt: the sister (or sister-in-law)of your mother/father 阿姨：母亲/父亲的姐妹

　　cousin: the child of your aunt/uncle 堂兄弟姐妹/表兄弟姐妹:你叔叔/阿姨的孩子

　　nephew: the male child of your brother/sister 侄子/外甥：你兄弟/姐妹的儿子

　　niece: the female child of your brother/sister 侄女/外甥女：你兄弟/姐妹的女儿

　　The In-Laws 亲家

　　The in-laws are the members of the family of your spouse (the person you are married to) or via a marriage in your family:

　　亲家是你配偶的家人或与你家人结婚的人

　　father-in-law: the father of your spouse 公公/岳父：你配偶的父亲

　　mother-in-law: the mother of your spouse 婆婆/岳母：你配偶的母亲

　　son-in-law: the husband of your daughter 女婿：你女儿的丈夫

　　daughter-in-law: the wife of your son 儿媳：你儿子的妻子

　　brother-in-law: the husband of your sister 姐夫/妹夫：你姐姐/妹妹的丈夫

　　sister-in-law: the wife of your brother 嫂子/弟媳：你哥哥/弟弟的妻子

　　Note: To refer to more than one brother-in-law or sister-in-law etc. we has an S to the brother/sister part.

　　注意：当提到两个或两个以上姐夫/妹夫或嫂子/弟媳时，可以在brother/sisiter后加S。

　　The Family Mix 组合家庭

　　Nowadays in many countries a person can get married more than once. These are the terms used to describe the "new" members of the family when someone gets remarried.

　　如今在很多国家，一个人不只可以结一次婚。当某人再婚后新的家庭成员该怎么表述呢?

　　"Step-" means that you are related as a result of one parent marrying again

　　"Step-"意味着，父母一方再婚，你就是在婚后家庭的一员

　　stepfather: the (new) husband of your mother but not your biological father

　　继父：你母亲再婚后的丈夫，他不是你的亲生父亲

　　stepmother: the (new) wife of your father but not your biological mother

　　继母：你父亲再婚后的妻子，她不是你的亲生母亲

　　stepson: the son of your (new) husband / wife (he is not your biological son)

　　继子：你再婚的丈夫/妻子的儿子，他不是你的亲生儿子

　　stepdaughter: the daughter of your (new) husband / wife (she is not your biological daughter)

　　继女：你再婚的丈夫/妻子的女儿，她不是你的亲生女儿

　　stepsister: the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather

　　继姐; 继妹：继母或继父的女儿

　　stepbrother: the son of your stepmother or stepfather

　　继兄; 继弟：继母或继父的儿子

　　Sometimes one of your parents gets married again and they have more children. There

　　有时你的父母再婚后会再有孩子。

　　half-brother: the brother you have only one parent in common with .

　　同父异母的兄弟/同母异父的兄弟：你跟他同父或同母

　　half-sister: the sister you only have one parent in common with.

　　同父异母的姐妹/同母异父的姐妹：你跟她同父或同母