这里分门别类地列举了一些常用的名称与职衔以及相应的英文表达方法:
1、亲朋好友Relatives and Friends
笔友pen pal/friend 长女eldest daughter 表姐妹(maternal female)cousin 长子eldest son
表兄弟(maternal)cousin 长姊eldest sister
病友fellow patient 点头之交nodding/bowing
伯父father’s elder brother;uncle acquaintance
伯母wife of father’s elder brother;儿媳妇daughter-in-law
aunt 干爸adopted father;godfather
干妈adopted mother;godmother 亲戚relative
干爹妈adoptive parents 嫂子elder brother’s wife;
干儿子adopted son;godson siater-in-law
干女儿adopted daughter;god- 叔父uncle
daughter 孙子grandson
高祖父great great grandfather 孙女granddaughter
高祖母great great grandmother 孙女婿granddaughter’s
姑父husband of(paternal)aunt; hushand;grandson-in-law uncle 孙媳妇grandson’s wife;
姑母(paternal)aunt granddaughter-in-law
好友good friend;real pal 堂姐妹(paternal female)cousin 患难之交friend in adversity;friend 堂兄弟(paternal)cousin tested by adversity 外祖父maternal grandfather 继父stepfather 外祖母maternal grandmother 继母stepmother 网友fellow net citizen
继女stepdaughter 忘年交good friends despite 继子stepson great difference in age
家属family member;dependent 玄孙great great grandson
结拜姐妹sworn sisters 养父foster father;adopted father
结拜兄弟sworn brothers 养母foster mother;adopted mother
姐夫brother-in-law 养父母foster parents;adopted
肉酒朋友meat-wine/sunshine/fair- parents
weather friend 养子foster son
舅舅(maternal)uncle 姨夫husband of mother’s
舅妈(maternal)uncle’wife;aunt sister;uncle
老伯uncle;pop 姨母mother’s sister;aunt
老搭档old partner/workmate 义母adopted mother;godmother
老关系old acquaintance 义女adopted daughter;
老友old friend goddaughter
妹夫brother-in-law 义子adopted son;godson 莫逆之交clost/bosom friend; 幼弟younger brother crony 幼妹younger sister
奶妈wet nur 幼女youngest daughter 男朋友boyfriend 幼子youngest son
女朋友girlfriend 岳父father-in-law
女婿son-in-law 岳母mother-in-law
朋友friend 曾孙great grandson
票友amateur performer 曾祖父great grandfather 曾祖母great grandmother 侄女niece
知己;知交understanding friend; 侄子nephew confidant;soul mate 侄女婿niece’s hushand
知心朋友intimate/clo/bosom 侄媳妇nephew’s wife
friend;apprehensive/understand- 侄孙grand nephew
ing friend;confidant;cond lf 侄孙女grand niece
知音understanding/apprehensive 子孙descendants;offspring friend;soul mate 祖父grandfather
知友understanding/apprehensive 祖母grandmother
friend 祖父母grandparents
2、行政职务Posts and Ranks
班长squad leader;class president; 常务副市长first vice-mayor monitor;supervisor;captain 常务副校长first vice-president; 班组长supervisor first deputy headmaster
办公室主任office manager 常务副总经理first deputy general 办公厅主任general office manager manager;first vice-president