First cousins are considered close relations.堂兄弟首先被视为近亲。
His girl cousin just came for him.他表姐刚才来找他。
We are cousins.我们是表亲。
I have seven cousins.我有七个堂〔表〕兄弟姐妹。
Both his cousins are called John.他的两个表弟都叫约翰。
John is a cousin to me.约翰是我的远亲。
She is a first cousin to the count.她是伯爵的堂妹。
The renegade is first cousin to a rattle-snake.叛徒和响尾蛇一样狠毒。
The British,Canadians and Americans might be called cousins.英国人、加拿大人和美国人可以称作是同胞。
词语辨异
cousin of, cousin to
这两个短语意思相同。其区别是:
1.cousin of强调身份; cousin to强调亲戚关系。
2.cousin of后可接名词性物主代词构成双重属格,有“表〔堂〕兄弟〔姐妹〕中的一个”之义。例如:
She is a cousin to me.
她和我是表兄妹关系。
She is a cousin of mine.
她是我的一个表妹。
