拜访谁？who did you visit?
true story 真实故事
i once ran into a student on campus on a monday morning. i asked her what she did during the weekend. she told me that she spent time visiting her family. when i asked her which family members she visited, she replied,"i went to see my aunt and ankle". of course, what she wanted to say was"i went to see my aunt and uncle"．
一个周一的上午我在学校偶遇一位学生。我问她周末是怎么度过的，她告诉我说她去拜访她的家人。我问她去拜访她家里什么人，她回答：“i went to see my aunt and ankle,（脚腕）”当然，她想说的是：“i went to see my aunt and uncle.（我去看望我的叔叔婶婶）”
发音练习：
make sure you can pronounce the differences between the "a" in "ankle" and the "u" in "uncle”．
hat n．帽子
bad adj.劣质的
bat adj.蝙蝠;球棒
ban n.禁令
batter n.击球手
hut n.小屋
bud n.芽，蓓蕾
but conj.但是
bun n.小圆面包
butter n.黄油，牛油
各种“亲戚”的表达：
in english, it is generally easier to talk about family members than in chinese. you don't have to be so specific.
cousin n.堂兄弟姊妹，表兄弟姊妹
aunt n.姑妈，伯母，舅妈，阿姨
uncle n.伯父，叔父，姨文
matemal aunt/uncle n.姨妈／姨丈
paternal aunt/uncle n.姑妈／姑父
step-mother/father n.继母／继父
grandparent n.祖父或祖母，祖父母
great-grandparent n.曾祖父或曾父或外曾祖母