文本来源:佛山英语培训 首选爱德华国际英语
basic english - talking about siblings
基础英文──谈论兄弟姐妹
jenny and winnie have just met each other at a party. they are chatting about their families.
jenny和winnie刚在派对上认识。她们正在谈论彼此的兄弟姐妹。
jenny: do you have any siblings?
jenny:妳有兄弟姐妹吗?
winnie: yes, i have three actually. i have two younger brothers who are twins and an older sister. i’m the middle child.
winnie:有啊,其实我有三个兄弟姐妹。两个双胞胎的弟弟和一个姐姐。我是夹在中间的小孩。
jenny: lucky you! i’m an only child.
jenny:你真幸运!我是独生女。
winnie: i guess it’s good to have people to hang out and talk with, but having such a large family also means that our house is always chaotic.
winnie:我想有人陪伴、谈天还满不错的,但是家里这么多人也代表我们家永远都很吵闹。
jenny: do you guys fight a lot?
jenny:你们常常吵架吗?
winnie: when we were little, we used to fight over everything – the bathroom, tv remote control and front seat of the car. it used to drive my parents crazy! but we don’t fight as much now.
winnie:我们还小的时候,每一件事都能吵──浴室、遥控器还有车子前座。常常都要把我爸妈逼疯了!但是我们现在就没那麼常吵架了。
jenny: that’s good. how old are your brothers and sister?
jenny:那很好呀。你弟和姐姐年纪多大啊?
winnie: my brothers are two years younger than me and my sister and i are five years apart.
winnie:我两个弟弟比我小两岁,我姐跟我差了五岁。
jenny: i’ve always wanted to have an older sister.
jenny:我一直都很想要一个姐姐。
winnie: really? you can have mine! my sister acts like my second mom. she’s always nagging me. it’s so annoying!
winnie:真的喔?我姐可以给你!我姐就像我第二个妈一样。一直念我。超级烦!