III. People and Family

Он мой тёзка	He is a namesake of mine
Назвать в честь	To name smb. after smb.
Какие у тебя отношения с….?	What kind of relationship do you have with…
У меня есть десятилетняя сестра	I have a ten-year-old sister
Они трехлетки	They are three-year-olds
Единственный ребенок	An only child
Мне одиноко; грустно	I feel lonely
Я не люблю одиночество	I hate to be alone
Он мой родственник	He is a relation of mine
Думаю, мы раньше не встречались	I don’t think we have met before
Нас четверо в семье	There four of us in the family
Старший брат	An elder/older brother
Он на два года старше сестры	He is two years older than his sister
Он мой старший сын	He is my eldest/oldest son
Он самый старший в семье	He is the oldest/eldest in the family
Она имеет собственную семью	She has got a family of her own
Он тебе кем-то приходится?	Is he any relation to you?
Кем он тебе приходится?	What relation is he to you?
Вы родственник мистеру Джонсу?	Are you related to Mr. Jones?
Вы родственники с мистером Джонсом?	Are you and Mr. Jones related?
Вы живете с родителями мужа?	Do you live with your in-laws?
Мы живем отдельно	We live by ourselves
Быть совершеннолетним	To be of age
Стать совершеннолетним	To come of age
Быть несовершеннолетним	To be under age
Быть одного возраста	To be the same age
Быть разного возраста	To be a different age
Пожилые люди	Elder people/elders/the elderly
Выйти замуж за кого-либо (жениться)	To marry smb./To get married to smb.
Быть замужем за кем-либо (женатым)	To be married to smb.
Разойтись	To divorce smb./to separate from smb./to split up/to break up
Быть помолвленным с кем-либо	To be engaged to smb.
Делать предложение кому-либо	To propose to smb.
Ухаживать за кем-либо	To court smb./to make love to smb.
Жених	Fiancé [fɪ'ɔnseɪ ] Syn: bridegroom
Невеста	Fiancée [fɪ'ɔnseɪ ], [fɪ'ɑ:nseɪ] Syn: bride
Подруга невесты	Bridesmaid
Друг жениха	Bestman
Новобрачные	Newly-weds
Медовый месяц	Honeymoon
Свадебное путешествие	Honeymoon
Проводить медовый месяц	To honeymoon/to go honeymooning
	Honeymooners
У нас дружная семья	We are a united family
Хорошо ладить	To get on/along well with smb.
Плохо ладить	Don’t see eye to eye
Помириться	To make it up
Поссориться	To fall out with

VOCACABULARY EXERCISES

1. Translate the sentences into Russian, then back into English. Pay attention to the use of the underlined words and word combinations.

to marry (sm.), to be married (to), to get married

Tom wants to marry Susan. He married young. He has three daughters have been married for ten years. All my close friends are married. I'm married to a doctor. We got married many years ago. My sister was always dreaming to get married to a military man.

To relate, to be related, to connect, to keep in touch

Are you related to Mr. Smith? Are you and Fred related? It's very difficult to relate these results with any known cause. He is connected with the royal family. He keeps in touch with all his old friends.

To trust, to believe

He is not a man I would trust. I trust her to pay the loan back on time. I believe what that man says. They believed that he was insane.

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