心涛：洋洋，周末是我奶奶八十岁生日。我要去向奶奶祝寿。    洋洋：这可是件大喜事。你大伯和叔叔也去吗？    心涛：当然了。我大伯、大伯母、叔叔、婶婶、哥哥、姐姐、弟弟、妹妹都去。    洋洋：你奶奶现在儿孙满堂了，一定特别开心。    心涛：是呀，奶奶每次看到我们都特别开心。     XT: Yang yang, my grandma will be turning 80 this weekend. I'll be celebrating her birthday with her.
YY: Wow, that's gonna be a grand birthday bash. Will your uncles [i.e. father's eldest brother and younger brother] be present?
XT: Of course. My uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters will all be present.
[lit. XT: Of course. My eldest uncle and his wife, younger uncle and his wife, older brother, older sister, younger brother, younger sister will all be present.]
YY: Your grandma has so many children and granchildren, I'm sure she's very happy.
XT: Yep, grandma's very happy every time she sees us.

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Xin Tao's family will be having a big party this weekend. Let's find out who his family members are. Lesson Content: XT: Yang yang, my grandma will be turning 80 this weekend. I'll be celebrating her birthday with her.
YY: Wow, that's gonna be a grand birthday bash. Will your uncles [i.e. father's eldest brother and younger brother] be present?
XT: Of course. My uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters will all be present.
[lit. XT: Of course. My eldest uncle and his wife, younger uncle and his wife, older brother, older sister, younger brother, younger sister will all be present.]
YY: Your grandma has so many children and granchildren, I'm sure she's very happy.
XT: Yep, grandma's very happy every time she sees us.

• grandma [´grænmɑ:]   n.奶奶；外婆   (高中英语单词)
• eldest [´eldist]   a.最年长的   (高中英语单词)
• weekend [´wi:kend, ,wi:k´end]   n.周末休假   (英语四级单词)
• summary [´sʌməri]   a.&n.摘要(的)   (英语四级单词)