350 Talking About Relatives

A:What are you doing this weekend?                                                                                                     
 B:My brother in law is having a small get together at his house and he invited me.                                                     
 A:Is it a family thing or just friends?                                                                                                
 B:A bit of both. Some cousins, aunts and uncles will be there, but also some friends from the neighborhood.                            
 A:Is your great uncle Rick going to be there? He is really funny.                                                                      
 B:Yeah he is going to be there with his step-son and his ex-wife.                                                                      
 A:You mean your sister?                                                                                                                
 B:No, Rick is actually my great uncle, so he is my grandmother’s brother.                                                              
 A:You lost me.                                                                                                                         
 B:I’ll explain later, let’s go. /ɪkˈspleɪn/                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                        
 get together 聚在一起 ; 聚会                                                                                                           
 brother in law 姐夫 ; 姐夫，妹夫                                                                                                       
 great uncle 叔祖父 ; 伯祖                                                                                                              
 step-son 继子                                                                                                                          
 relative [ˈrelətɪv] 亲属                                                                                                               
 extending family  大家族                                                                                                               
 divorce [dɪˈvɔrs]    n.离婚