地道美语听力播客900：兄弟姐妹间的明争暗斗

Nancy: Isn’t this a great time of year? Families get together over the holidays.

　　南希：这不是一年中最美好的时光吗?节日里家人合家团圆。

　　Yasmani: Maybe it’s nice for some families, but I dread my family get-togethers.

　　亚马尼：对于某些家庭来说，可能是吧，我挺害怕家庭聚会的。

　　Nancy: How come?

　　南希：怎么会这样呢?

　　Yasmani: I have a big family and there has always been a lot of sibling rivalry.

　　亚马尼：我们家是一个大家庭，兄弟姐妹间少不了明争暗斗。

　　Nancy: I’m sure that was true when you were growing up, but you’ve all grown out of it, haven’t you?

　　南希：我相信小时候会是这样的，可现在你已经不这样了，不是吗?

　　Yasmani: Not us. The firstborn still thinks he’s in charge, the middle children still act up to get attention, and the baby of the family is still rebellious.

　　亚马尼：不是我们。长子还认为他掌管一切，排行中间的孩子还在为得到重视努力，最小的孩子还是很叛逆。

　　Nancy: That’s true in a lot of families.

　　南希：很多家庭就是这样的。

　　Yasmani: Yes, but when we get together, we compete to show up the others. We brag, argue, and nitpick. It’s rather pathetic, actually.

　　亚马尼：嗯，我们聚在一起的时候，大家都争着向别人炫耀，吹嘘，辩论，吹毛求疵，其实，挺讨人厌的。

　　Nancy: How do your parents handle all that?

　　南希：你的父母怎么做?

　　Yasmani: They’ve always left us to our own devices. We just fight it out amongst ourselves.

　　亚马尼：他们总是让我们自己解决。我们就要争到底。

　　Nancy: So, there’s no loving bond between the siblings.

　　南希：那么。兄弟姐妹之间就谈不上什么手足之情了。

　　Yasmani: Oh, we love each other, but we compete with other, too. It’s complicated.

　　亚马尼：哦， 我们互敬互爱，但我们彼此之间也相互竞争，这很复杂。

　　Nancy: Then I should be glad to be an only child?

　　南希：那我是独生女，我应该很高兴了?

　　Yasmani: That’s right. Count your blessings!

　　亚马尼：对啊。知足吧!