Hi Melissa, are you going home this weekend?

メリサ、こんにちは。今週末、家に帰る？ volume_up

No, not this weekend. I have too much work to do.

ううん、今週末は帰らない。仕事がたくさんあるの。 volume_up

Where do your parents live?

両親はどこに住んでるの？ volume_up

My father lives in Washington DC.

父はワシントンDCに住んでる。 volume_up

How about your mother?

お母さんは？ volume_up

My mother died two years ago.

母は２年前に、亡くなったの。 volume_up

Oh, I am sorry to hear that. Is your father still working?

そう、それはお気の毒様。お父さんはまだ働いているの？ volume_up

No, he's retired.

ううん、もう退職したよ。 volume_up

Do you have any family here?

ここに家族は誰かいるの？ volume_up

Yes, two of my cousins live here and my aunt and uncle live about 30 miles from here.

うん、いとこが二人ここに住んでて、ここから３０マイルの所に叔父と叔母が住んでるよ。 volume_up

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

兄弟はいないの？ volume_up

Yes, I have two brothers who live in New York and a sister who lives in Boston.

いるよ、弟が二人ニューヨークに住んでて、姉が一人のボストンに住んでる。 volume_up

Do you see them a lot?

よく会う？ volume_up

Not as much as I'd like to. Usually just on holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.

ううん、そんなに。もっと会いたいけどね。普通はサンクスギビングとかクリスマスとかのお休みのときだけ。 volume_up