一、阅读
My name is Robert. My friends call me Bob. I am twenty years old. I am Chinese. I come from Beijing. There are six people in my family. I have one younger sister and two older brothers. We are not rich, but we are a happy family.
二、解析
■ My name is Robert.
- 主：My name
- 系：is
- 表：Robert
My：第一人称形容词性物主代词。
■ My friends call me Bob.
- 主：My friends
- 谓：call
- 宾：me
- 宾补：Bob
■ I am twenty years old
- 主：I
- 系：am
- 状：twenty years，名词词组做副词使用，修饰 old。
- 表：old，此处 old 词性为形容词。
两种年龄表示法：
（1）一种是“数字+years old”，作表语：
My father is fifty-seven years old now.
我父亲现在已57岁了。
（2）另一种是“数字+ -year-old”，作定语：
Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children's party.
上周，我4岁的女儿萨莉应邀去参加一个儿童晚会。
■ I am Chinese.
= I am a Chinese.
- 主：I
- 系：am
- 表：Chinese
I am Chinese, Chinese 为形容词，前不可加 a.
I am a Chinese, Chinese 为名词。
■ I come from Beijing.
- 主：I
- 谓：come，vi. 来
- 地状：from Beijing
- 介：from
- 宾：Beijing
Were do you come from? come为一般动词，没办法与主语倒装。
Were are you from?
■ There are six people in my family.
- 表：There
- 系：are
- 主：six people
- 地状：in my family
句型：
There is + 单数名词 + 表场所的介词短语。
There are + 复数名词 + 表场所的介词短语。
people：两个人及以上才可用。
一个人：one person.
两个人：two persons = tow people
扩展：
There is no elevator to success.
- 表：There
- 系：is
- 定：no
- 主：elevator
- 定：to success
■ I have one younger sister and two older brothers.
- 主：I
- 谓：have
- 定：one
- 宾1：younger sister
- 定：two
- 宾2：older brothers
妹妹：younger sister
姐姐：older sister
弟弟：younger brothers
哥哥：older brothers
■ We are not rich, but we are a happy family.
- 主：We
- 系：are not
- 表：rich
- 主：we
- 系：are
- 定：a、happy
- 表：family
but：单一并列连接词。此处连接对等的句子。
二、扩展词汇
- call [kɔl]：vt. 呼叫
（1）Call me, please.
（2）Call me when you have time.
= Give me a call when you have time. 此处的 call 作名词用。