Calling Her Brother

(R1024)

短文

Calling Her Brother

Karen lives in California. Her brother lives in Ohio. They miss each other.
They only see each other once a year. Karen calls him almost every day.
She talks about their parents. She also tells him about her day at school.
He tells her about his day at college. They never want to say goodbye to each other.

音标

Calling Her Brother
/ˈkɔlɪŋ hər ˈbrʌðər/
Karen lives in California.
/ˈkɛrən lɪvz ɪn ˌkælɪˈfɔrnyə/
Her brother lives in Ohio.
/hər ˈbrʌðər lɪvz ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
They miss each other.
/ðeɪ mɪs itʃ ˈʌðər/
They only see each other once a year.
/ðeɪ ˈoʊnli si itʃ ˈʌðər wʌns ə yɪr/
Karen calls him almost every day.
/ˈkɛrən kɔlz ɪm ˈɔlmoʊst ˈɛvri deɪ/
She talks about their parents.
/ʃi tɔks əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈpɛrənts/
She also tells him about her day at school.
/ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ tɛlz ɪm əˈbaʊt hər deɪ ət skul/
He tells her about his day at college.
/hi tɛlz hər əˈbaʊt hɪz deɪ ət ˈkɑlɪdʒ/
They never want to say goodbye to each other.
/ðeɪ ˈnɛvər wɑnt tə seɪ ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ tə itʃ ˈʌðər/

英中对照

Calling Her Brother
给她哥哥打电话

Karen lives in California.
卡伦住在加利福尼亚州。
Her brother lives in Ohio.
她的哥哥住在俄亥俄州。
They miss each other.
他们彼此想念。
They only see each other once a year.
他们一年只见一次面。
Karen calls him almost every day.
卡伦几乎每天都给他打电话。
She talks about their parents.
她会聊他们的父母。
She also tells him about her day at school.
她也会告诉他自己在学校的一天。
He tells her about his day at college.
他也会告诉她自己在大学的一天。
They never want to say goodbye to each other.
他们从来都不想和彼此说再见。

问答

1. Where does Karen live?
（卡伦住在哪里？）

2. How often do they see each other?
（他们多久见一次面？）

3. How often does Karen call her brother?
（卡伦多久给她哥哥打电话？）

参考答案：

答案 1

Karen lives in California.（卡伦住在加利福尼亚州。）

答案 2

They see each other once a year. （他们一年见一次面。）

答案 3

Karen calls her brother almost every day. （卡伦几乎每天都给她哥哥打电话。）