I’ve got two brothers back in the States.
我在美國有兩個(gè)兄弟。
A What about your family? Are you a single child?
A 你的家庭怎么樣？你是家里的孩子嗎？
B Me? No, I’ve got two brothers back in the States.
B 我？不，我在美國有兩個(gè)兄弟。
A Are you the youngest or the oldest?
A 你是最小的還是的？
B I’m in the middle! I’ve got an older brother and a younger brother.
B 我是中間的。我有一個(gè)哥哥和一個(gè)弟弟。
A Three boys! It must have been tough for your parents, bringing up three boys.
A 三個(gè)男孩！對你的父母來說撫養(yǎng)三個(gè)男孩一定很不容易。
B Yes, it probably was. But we were good. We weren’t problems.
B 是的，很可能是這樣。但是我們都是好孩子。我們不惹麻煩。
Notes 注釋
1 When you are talking about brothers and sisters, you can use older / older; younger / younger, e.g. My older brother is called John / My older brother is called John; My younger brother lives in London / My younger brother lives in London.
當(dāng)你談?wù)撔值芙忝脮r(shí)，你可以用older / 年長的 ; younger / 年幼的,例如：My older brother is called John /我的哥哥叫約翰； My younger brother lives in London /我的弟弟住在倫敦。
2 If you are talking about more than two, you use oldest / oldest (or eldest / eldest) ; youngest / youngest, e.g.: I have two brothers older than me, I’m the youngest / I have two brothers older than me, I’m the youngest.
如果你在談?wù)搩蓚€(gè)以上的兄弟姐妹時(shí)，用oldest /的 (或者 eldest /的) ; youngest / 最小的, 例如: I have two brothers older than me, I’m the youngest /我有兩個(gè)哥哥， 我是最小的。
3 To bring up children / To bring up children: My parents brought up three children / My parents brought up three children.
To bring up children /養(yǎng)育孩子：My parents brought up three children /我的父母養(yǎng)育了三個(gè)孩子。
Key phrases and sentences
What about your family?
Are you a single child?
Me? No, I’ve got two brothers back in the States.
Are you the youngest or the oldest?
I’m in the middle!
I’ve got an older brother and a younger brother.
Three boys! It must have been tough for your parents, bringing up three boys.
Yes, it probably was.
But we were good. We weren’t problems.
你的家庭怎么樣？
你是家里的孩子嗎？
我？不，我在美國有兩個(gè)兄弟。
你是最小的還是的？
我是中間的。
我有一個(gè)哥哥和一個(gè)弟弟。三個(gè)男孩！
對你的父母來說撫養(yǎng)三個(gè)男孩一定很不容易。
是的，很可能是這樣。
但是我們都是好孩子。
我們不惹麻煩。
我在美國有兩個(gè)兄弟。
A What about your family? Are you a single child?
A 你的家庭怎么樣？你是家里的孩子嗎？
B Me? No, I’ve got two brothers back in the States.
B 我？不，我在美國有兩個(gè)兄弟。
A Are you the youngest or the oldest?
A 你是最小的還是的？
B I’m in the middle! I’ve got an older brother and a younger brother.
B 我是中間的。我有一個(gè)哥哥和一個(gè)弟弟。
A Three boys! It must have been tough for your parents, bringing up three boys.
A 三個(gè)男孩！對你的父母來說撫養(yǎng)三個(gè)男孩一定很不容易。
B Yes, it probably was. But we were good. We weren’t problems.
B 是的，很可能是這樣。但是我們都是好孩子。我們不惹麻煩。
Notes 注釋
1 When you are talking about brothers and sisters, you can use older / older; younger / younger, e.g. My older brother is called John / My older brother is called John; My younger brother lives in London / My younger brother lives in London.
當(dāng)你談?wù)撔值芙忝脮r(shí)，你可以用older / 年長的 ; younger / 年幼的,例如：My older brother is called John /我的哥哥叫約翰； My younger brother lives in London /我的弟弟住在倫敦。
2 If you are talking about more than two, you use oldest / oldest (or eldest / eldest) ; youngest / youngest, e.g.: I have two brothers older than me, I’m the youngest / I have two brothers older than me, I’m the youngest.
如果你在談?wù)搩蓚€(gè)以上的兄弟姐妹時(shí)，用oldest /的 (或者 eldest /的) ; youngest / 最小的, 例如: I have two brothers older than me, I’m the youngest /我有兩個(gè)哥哥， 我是最小的。
3 To bring up children / To bring up children: My parents brought up three children / My parents brought up three children.
To bring up children /養(yǎng)育孩子：My parents brought up three children /我的父母養(yǎng)育了三個(gè)孩子。
Key phrases and sentences
What about your family?
Are you a single child?
Me? No, I’ve got two brothers back in the States.
Are you the youngest or the oldest?
I’m in the middle!
I’ve got an older brother and a younger brother.
Three boys! It must have been tough for your parents, bringing up three boys.
Yes, it probably was.
But we were good. We weren’t problems.
你的家庭怎么樣？
你是家里的孩子嗎？
我？不，我在美國有兩個(gè)兄弟。
你是最小的還是的？
我是中間的。
我有一個(gè)哥哥和一個(gè)弟弟。三個(gè)男孩！
對你的父母來說撫養(yǎng)三個(gè)男孩一定很不容易。
是的，很可能是這樣。
但是我們都是好孩子。
我們不惹麻煩。