1. 为什么呆在家里?

[ wèi shén me dāi zài jiā lǐ ? ]

Why did you stay at home?

2. 史密斯一家是我的邻居。

[ shǐ mì sī yī jiā shì wǒ de lín jū 。 ]

The Smiths are my neighbors.

3. 又有一只猫来到我家了。

[ yòu yǒu yī zhǐ māo lái dào wǒ jiā le 。 ]

Another cat came to my house.

4. 他的父亲经营一家餐馆。

[ tā de fù qīn jīng yíng yī jiā cān guǎn 。 ]

His father runs a restaurant.

5. 她是位写竖琴曲的作曲家。

[ tā shì wèi xiě shù qín qǔ de zuò qǔ jiā 。 ]

She is a composer for the harp.

6. 她全家人都是音乐爱好者。

[ tā quán jiā rén dōu shì yīn yuè ài hào zhě 。 ]

Her family are all music lovers.

7. 但是这些家务活谁来做呢?

[ dàn shì zhè xiē jiā wù huó shuí lái zuò ne ? ]

But who will do all the house work?

8. 我宁愿独自呆在家。

[ wǒ nìng yuàn dú zì dāi zài jiā 。 ]

I would rather stay at home alone.

9. 我要为我的房子置办家具。

[ wǒ yào wèi wǒ de fáng zǐ zhì bàn jiā jù 。 ]

I'll furnish my house with furniture.

10. 这家公司是我们的老客户。

[ zhè jiā gōng sī shì wǒ mén de lǎo kè hù 。 ]

This company is our regular customer.

11. 他通常跟他的爱犬待在家里。

[ tā tōng cháng gēn tā de ài quǎn dài zài jiā lǐ 。 ]

He usually stays at home with his pet dog.

12. 多么平静美丽的国家呀!

[ duō me píng jìng měi lì de guó jiā yā ! ]

How peaceful and beautiful the country is!

13. 请代我向你们全家致以最诚挚的问候。

[ qǐng dài wǒ xiàng nǐ mén quán jiā zhì yǐ zuì chéng zhì de wèn hòu 。 ]

Please give my best regards to your family.

14. 我爸爸正在家里找票呢!

[ wǒ bà bà zhèng zài jiā lǐ zhǎo piào ne ! ]

My father is at home looking for the ticket.

15. 是的，如果我是你，我不会早回家。

[ shì de ， rú guǒ wǒ shì nǐ ， wǒ bù huì zǎo huí jiā 。 ]

Yes. I wouldn't go home early if I were you.

16. 他们必须努力工作来支持他们的家。

[ tā mén bì xū nǔ lì gōng zuò lái zhī chí tā mén de jiā 。 ]

They have to work hard to support their family.

17. 他常常在回家的路上顺便来看看我。

[ tā cháng cháng zài huí jiā de lù shàng shùn biàn lái kàn kàn wǒ 。 ]

He usually drops in at my place on his way home.

18. 老太太和她的家人安享宁静的生活。

[ lǎo tài tài hé tā de jiā rén ān xiǎng níng jìng de shēng huó 。 ]

The old lady enjoys a quiet life with her family.

19. 既然来了，我想吃这个国家特有的食物。

[ jì rán lái le ， wǒ xiǎng chī zhè gè guó jiā tè yǒu de shí wù 。 ]

Since I'm here, I'd like to try a typical dish of this country.