a 你经常能见到你的兄弟吗？

　　b yes, quite often - usually when i go back to the states.

　　b 是的，经常——通常我回美国时看他们的。

　　a how about your older brother what does he do

　　a 你的哥哥怎么样？他是做什么工作的？

　　b my older brother lives and works in los angeles. he’s in business.

　　b 我的哥哥工作、生活在落杉矶。他是生意人。

　　a is he married

　　a 他结婚了吗？

　　b yes, he is. he’s got one kid ╟ a baby girl.

　　b 是的， 他结婚了。他有一个孩子——一个小女婴。

　　notes 注释

　　1 if you answer questions about how often you do something, you can reply using phrases like usually / usually; not often / not often; regularly / regularly; every month / every month. e.g. i see my family often / i see my family often; i usually see them when i go home / i usually see them when i go home.

　　如果你要回答关于你做某事的频率的问题，你可以用下面一些词语来回答。像usually / 通常； not often / 不经常；regularly / 定期地； every month / 每个月。例如：i see my family often / 我经常看望我的家人； i usually see them when i go home /我回家的时候通常看望他们。

　　2 remember the phrases: married / married; single / single; divorced / divorced, e.g.: my brother is married / my brother is married; i’m single / i’m single; they are divorced / they are divorced.

　　记住下面的词语：married /已婚的； single / 单身的； divorced / 离异的, 例如: my brother is married / 我的哥哥（弟弟）结婚了； i’m single / 我是单身； they are divorced /他们离婚了。

　　3 kids / kids is a very common informal word for children.

　　kids /小孩是常见的表示孩子的非正式用语。